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F8AFC's blog

Ham radio, HF propagation, DXCC/WAZ/IOTA, Antarctica

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VK9NI Episode 7: The end?

Hi all, Well, this morning has been unfruitfull too, as the previous days. VK9NI was spotted on 40m more than 2 hours after my sunrise, meaning this is almost impossible when considering actual propagation condition. They really should have come earlier...

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QSL in the mail: HI3T on 40m

QSL in the mail: HI3T on 40m

Hi all, Yesterday, I got HI3T QSL card for our 40m QSO last October 2008. Thanls for this new one now confirmed on 40m, Ronan, F8AFC

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TK9X: New DXCC on...80m (#131) !

TK9X: New DXCC on...80m (#131) !

Hi all, Despite my unfruitfull chasing for VK9NI on 40m, I nevertheless contacted my DXCC #131 on 80m yesterday evening, with TK9X. --> This was the first time I hear Corsica island on 80m, thanks to the entire team, this is my mast band for Corsica....

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VK9 NI Episode 6: Still nothing....and 40m beam now down !

Hi all, Sad news on www.vk9ni.com web-site : They took off the 40m 2el beam from the tower. That is not a good sign for what I'm looking for. Once again, nothing heard during the WE, and nothing on 40m LP on morning time: They look still busy trying higher...

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VK9NI Episode 5: Nil nil nil...on 40m

VK9NI Episode 5: Nil nil nil...on 40m

Hi all, Not much to say this morning...No activity yesterday evening nor this morning on 40m SSB. They are now spotted indeed on 7085, but more than 2 hours after our sunrise..By far too late. I'm starting to think this one is not for me for any reasons......

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VK9NI Episode 4: I heard them on 40mSSB this morning

VK9NI Episode 4: I heard them on 40mSSB this morning

But dawn, they were so weak here !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was about 05:00GMT, half an hour after my sunrise, and they could be herd here for 30min... Barely readable, right on my noise level, sometimes above, somtimes below, but they were there (and...

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VK9NI Episode 3: 40m this evening "I'll have it one day, I'll have it"

Hi all, I've been waiting all today for tis evening possible "skip" to Norfolk on 40m. He was spotted by some East-Central Europe around 2 hours before their sunset....I'll have 2 hours to wait hoping for the skip to turn in my direction (which had been...

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VK9NI Episode 2: 40m this morning, 2h after sunrise...:-(

VK9NI Episode 2: 40m this morning, 2h after sunrise...:-(

Hi all, Well, they were spotted by S/W european stations (CT/EA) on 40m SSB at 06:29 this morning, exactly 2 hours after my sunrise. With a A factor of 22, needless to say that I didn't hear them... 1 hour earlier would have make it, let's see tomorrow,...

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VK9NI Episode 1: 40m hunting has started

Hi all, Very quiet propagation at this moment on the air..Not so many openings on the high bands, not so many new IOTA's (except next WE maybe for the IOTA contest...), not so many expeditions, except VK9NI. I already have Norfolk on 20/17/15m, so I can...

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QSO in the log: RZ9OO (zone 18) on 10m !

Hi all, There is a contest, sounding like a russian contest, this WE. (Sorry, I'm not that kind on contests....). But it is always a good opportunity to get new ones/zones on some bands. That was the case this morning on 10m...I could get RZ9OO (up to...

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