Ham radio, HF propagation, DXCC/WAZ/IOTA, Antarctica
Hi all, Nice (and expected) new one on 30cw this morning with HC2IWM/8 from Galapagos island. I now have HC8 on all bands from 80 up to 10m.... Tnx ! Ronan, F8AFC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
Lire la suiteHi all, All is in the title. Each new "band-slot" is becoming harder and harder, but I succeeded in getting - FO/KH0PR on 17cw from Austral islands (I only have FO/a on...80 and 40m !), DXCC n°304 on 17m - 5W1SA on 12cw (Atsuo-san has great ears), as...
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Hi all, Nice new band for Norfolk isl yesterday evening on 30m with VK9NT logged at around 19:00z. From the beginning, I was chasing them as usually on my missing bands (I have VK9N on the classical 20/17/15m already), so I was interested in either 40/30m...
Lire la suiteFRANCE !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just QSO with TM0SI from Sein isl (IOTA EU068) on 30m CW.....and realized I've never got my own country on this band. And as a bonus, this is my 200th DXCC worked on 30m, GREAT ! Tnx ! Ronan, F8AFC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
Lire la suiteI was not expecting to work a new one on 40m at that time of the year, but since I'm still missing some African DXCC there, this was a good opportunity. I could work 5U9AMO as my DXCC # 269 on 40m (remember, my "all time target" is 275....) into a big...
Lire la suiteHi all, All is in the title !!!!!!!! I've never been an super active IOTA chasers, but reaching this symbolic milestone is nice indeed, tnx to DU1/R6AF QSO made a few minutes ago on 20m CW from OC-090. I guess this score is somehow reasonable, and I feel...
Lire la suiteAll is in the title. I must confess I've been looking fro French Polynesia on 30m for a long time, because this si my last band to get FO on all bands from 80 up to 10m. Now, this is done thanks to Alain and our QSO this morning. Next step will be FO...
Lire la suiteHi all, Nice one logged this evening on 30m with JD1BMH a few minutes ago. I've been looking for him on this band (and on 12m) since those are my last bands to get Ogasawara isl on all bands from 80 up to 10m (Yes, I already have JD1/o on 80 and 10m too...
Lire la suiteHi all, I like those kind of days when the letter box has QSL. Those ones are nice indeed EM20UARL on 80/40/30/15m (new one + new zone confirmed on 30m !) XR0YG on 40/30cw (new one CW + new one on 30m) PT0S : All time new one, confirmed on all bands from...
Lire la suiteHi all, I met a problem of "power cut" on my linear amplifier last July, and sent it to a "professional" guy in order to get it repaired. Each time I was powering it ON, fuses blown away....I hate working into High Voltage area, this is why I sent it...
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