Hi all,
That was a nice late opening yesterday....
Just coming back from the office, he was spotted on 15m, with a real 5.9 report here. Only a few calls were necessary to get through
Shortly after, he was spotted on 12m at around 18:00 z, but nothing here.....nil, while some east/south Europe were giving 5/9+ reports....No chance !
I decided to come back o 15m to call him with QRP conditions (5W). He was still 5/9, and I just had to call a couple of times !!! A new one in QRP !!!!!!
Surprisingly, at 20:00z, the band opended suddently on 12m, and he was 5/7 here. I jumped into the split and called maybe 10min. I heard a few French guys coming in the log, the propagation was therefore turning. That was my chance. 10 more minutes of call, and yes, he got me !!!!!!!!
I was hoping for any 10m QSY (remember, I need S0 only on 10m now after my 80m QSO), but nothing. That was all for today, but with QSO on 15 (both full power and QRP) and 12m, I now hae them on 5 bands...Just need them on 40 and 10m for the "Grand Chelem", HI !
GL to all
Ronan, F8AFC