Ham radio, HF propagation, DXCC/WAZ/IOTA, Antarctica
Hi all, Nice but short opening quite early this morning on 17m (at 09:00GMT) : I QSO with Razi, YI1RAZ..This is a missing one on 17m (DXCC n°232 on this band), and my 3rd QSO with him (already contacted on 80 and 40m). I'll send a QSL to his manager,...
Lire la suiteHi all, I'm quite happy about what happened during Naz's pile up (VO2NS, Zone 2), on 20m today. I heard Valery, UN7MMM, calling him in vain, because of all EU wall between them. I decided to jump into the "wall", succesfully, in order to help them makig...
Lire la suiteSlowly by slowly, I'm adding new DXCC on 80m..This morning, I could get hrough HI3AB pile-up, giving me my 123th DXCC on this band from last June. On 40m, I'm oer 160 DXCC now, also from last June !!!!! I'm really looking fwd to KP5 expedition there..It...
Lire la suiteHi all, Today receive NP4Z on 40/80m QSO's (CQWW SSB last Oct), new one confirmed on both bands I now just need to wait the QSL for 17 and 12m QSO with KP4 to have KP4 on all bands. 9Y4W for 40/17m QSO (new one confimed on 40m) --> Just need 9Y4QSL on...
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Hi all, Nice suprise today. A long expected QSL from Jan Mayen, with JX9JKA for our 20/17/15/12/10m QSO's (he may have forgotten our 40m QSO, so I'll send him another one for this band) 8P5A for 80m QSO during CQWW SSB, new one on this band, Thanks both...
Lire la suiteHi all, Today got YC6NE QSL card for our 40 and 80m QSO's. New DXCC, and new zone confirmed at the same time on both bands !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Many thanks Billy (I'm still looking for a French flag to send to you !) 73 Ronan
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Hi all, Always keeping in mind to improve the reception on the noisy low bands, I wanted to acquire some external DSP treatments. The internal DSP of the FT920 is not that good (in my mind, or at least, not good enough ...), so I started to search on...
Lire la suiteNice signal this evening from Sergei, RA0AHC, on 80m (real 5/9 here !) RA0A is not that far from zone 19 and 23 (missing zones for me there !), hope to get them one of these days ! Ronan
Lire la suiteLet the figures speak for themselves 80m 123 DXCC worked, 30 zones 40m 156 DXCC worked, 36 zones Max power used here = 500W PEP, the HF2V being ground mounted with 48 radials (30 feet long each) "Nicest ones "(but this is subjective HK0A on 80m, YB and...
Lire la suiteHi all, Nice surprise this morning : HK0A and HK0B/HK3JJH QSL arrived for my 80 (Yes !), 20 and 17m QSO...I remember chasing him on 40m too, but I guess he never went there.... New one on 17 and of course 80m (I spent 5 years before contacting my first...
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