Ham radio, HF propagation, DXCC/WAZ/IOTA, Antarctica
Hi all, We were getting used to see both SFI and SSN above 100 in the past few months. But in a few days time, those indexes dropped down quickly to...SFI # 82 and SSN # 32. Let's hope this is a shortl sun "nap" before it really wakes-up. This cycle 24...
Lire la suiteHi all, Nice QSL received yesterday, longly expected. I got H44MS from Solomon isl for our 40 & 12m QSO's, each of which I do remember. 40m QSO was a lucky one, before the zoo, and in simplex ! 12m QSO also (with a cracking signal from him)...He was working...
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Hi all, Great day today. I, first of all, heard WL7SJ, Terry from Alaska, on 17m, running by number a huge pile-up. No way to be heard when number 8 arrived. Then, Terry QSY'd and I started to call a few minutes after at the end of the band. Who answerd...
Lire la suiteHi all, Generally, I do NOT react this way, but this "man" bahavior was just too much. This guy is used to call UK only, or any other specific area, which I do respect. And when he does this, I never called him. Today, he was on 15m, 21.260.2, asking...
Lire la suiteHi all, WE stared very well - Received T30AQ QSL card (all time new one confirmed) - Got DS2GOO/4 on 12m (new one on 12m) - The amp is back home and fully running :-) Let's keep he fingers crossed so that proapagtio opens to JA/HL on 10m too, still miss...
Lire la suiteUpdate 4th of May Here we are, 200 points so far thanks to HB10K and PA3GGB on 40m, and to 7X4AN and S79DF on 20m yesterday evening. My list of missing ones is very useful so that I can concentrate on them only.... For the S79DF QSO, I was lucky: He was...
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Hi all, Nothing really exceptional, but CP6XE arrived finally in the mail. New DXCC + new zone confirmed on 12m (now, 34 zones confirmed on 34 contacted)...Let hunt the 6 last ones Ronan, F8AFC
Lire la suiteHi all, The luckiest QSO of my entire ham-life, by far !!!!!!!!!!!! For more than 1 month, my amp is under reparation, so I'm just running barefoot. Needless to say this means for this kind of expedition lots of patience, and a miracle ! From the beginning...
Lire la suiteHi all, Nice QLS's arrived yesterdau with Len's QSL for our 40/12m QSO : I just need Guyana on 10m now... Also RX VK9CF QSL for our 10m QSO (my first VK9 on 10m...) Tnx to both for QSL'ing ! Ronan
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Hi all, YES YES YES, I could get Roger, WL7LU, on 17m last WE., which is a new one, and above all, my very last CQ zone on 17m !!!! I was lucky, running barefoot here (the ampm is still KO...) and he had a good S5 report on 18.125 with his 100W and his...
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