Ham radio, HF propagation, DXCC/WAZ/IOTA, Antarctica
Hi folks, Nice opening on 10m, right at my sunset (just a bit before), with K0VXU (Russ from Kansas, 5/9 rpt) and K9MRD (Wayne, from Nebraska, 5/5 rpt) in the log. A few more guys from the East coast were also worked (Ohio for example), but above all...
Lire la suiteEverybody must have noticed the excellent opening these days - To South East Asia on 10/12m in Europe morning time - To Central America / West-Indies before sunset. That made me the opportunity to work a lot of new ones one 12/10m, most of them being...
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21/10/10 Finally, my last band slot was fullfilled this morning, with PJ4D in the log on 80m ! One entire week chasing them at night to finally make a QSO at 07h45loc time, 30min after my "nominal" wake-up time. And I got them at the first call.... So...
Lire la suiteUpdate 16 Oct : Just got Babs on 12m for my very last band....7 bands, this is for me a grand Chelem. Tnx a lot Babs and Lot !!!!!! Ronan Update: 2 new bands in the log for TO7ZG : 15 and 10m. What a surprise this opening on 10m, Babs was peaking a real...
Lire la suiteHi all, I was secretly chasing Ivor on 40m for quite a long time, since I'm missing Mozambique there (as well as on 80m). C9 is already confirmed for a long time on te 5 upper bands, but on none of the low bands. I monitored the band and heard John, ZS1A,...
Lire la suiteHi all, Good opening on 12m, actually, first time ever I hear a JA on 12m. JH6CDI was 5/5 here, and was quite easily worked this morning on 12m. New one on 12m (#188), and new zone (Zone 25, Zone n°31 on 12m). I also worked T88CQ on 17m (I had Palau on...
Lire la suiteHi all, Well, I've been back on the air with "revised" transceiver and repaired amplifier, as well as with an "improved" HF2V, let's call it 1/4 wave center loaded vertical on 80m. Actually, 4 new bands slots this week, including 1 one 15m (T6LR), 2 on...
Lire la suiteHi all, After installing the modified HF2V, I spent some time listening to the bands and see how it behaves. Well, only 40 was used so far, with CX7OV and J69B in the log. Nothing new one 40m, but there was quite a big pile-up each time, and I've come...
Lire la suiteHi all, Here we are, the modified HF2V is now up in the air with a total height of 12m and the loading coils at 3m high. I just plugged 16 radials on the new radial plate and proceeded to some measurements. Basically, 40m was totally un-tuned, somewhere...
Lire la suiteHi all, This summer, it has been very quiet here for me, no new band slots in the log from last June (XT2EME on 40m)... Yesterday, I could get a new band slot with Radek, T6LR, on 15m, despite of my "small" conditions here: TS450SAT, barely 50W output...
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