Ham radio, HF propagation, DXCC/WAZ/IOTA, Antarctica
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Hi all, Well, things are approaching to the end, and I added 2 more QSO's with S04R in the log - 40m SSB this morning - 12m SSB QRP yesterday evening. About yesterday evening, their signal were really up to 5/9 on 12m (this is why I tried QRP, which worked...
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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...
Lire la suiteHi all, Today, received A43DLH for our 20/17/15/12/10m QSO's (new one on 12 and 10). Also got FG/TO6T from Guadeloupe isl on 20/17m (new one on 17m) Thanks to both of you !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ronan, F8AFC
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Hi all, First day of activity chasing S04R on the air (I just went back home yesterday, so issed the very first day of the expedition). All started yesterday morning with 20/17m QSO's, quite easy, even if the signal on 20 was still not that great (but...
Lire la suiteHi all, I'm filling in the missing DXCC balnks in my chart of the countries WORKED but not confirmed.... I got today IS0HQJ for our 12/10m QSO's in 2007/2008, new one now confirmed on both bands. Thanks ! Ronan
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Hi all, Good ones in the mail today : SU1SK on 20/17/15m (new one and new zone on 17/15 !) 6W/F5RAV on 80/40m, 80m being my very last band for Senegal !!!!!!!! Thanks to both of you ! Ronan
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Hi all, I may not wait next winter for a good RX antenna...So I put down my EWE last WE, and I'm thinking of building a half-size K9AY antenna. A lot of litterature is available on Internet for the original one, but 7.5m high and 10m wide is too big for...
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Hi all, I'm finishing my winter season DX'ing with a nice one on 40m... I was chasing zone 23 for quite a long time without any success (missed a few times this zone, last one being during the last russian contest with UA0YAY....). 2 days ago, I saw JT1CO...
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Hi all, You may have noticed this during the last few days, but the propagation conditions are now changing from winter to summer conditions. Trans-equatorial propagation on the higher bands is now there !!!!!!! I spent half an hour yesterday evening...
Lire la suiteHi all, Nice QSO today with a new IOTA for me : VX8X active from Ellice Island, NA192 (active only till the 5th of April !) Quite late, but just at my sunset...I heard them earlier, quite well (up to S7 here), but they went QRT for almost an hour. When...
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