Ham radio, HF propagation, DXCC/WAZ/IOTA, Antarctica
Hi all, My 2 goals I had with this 3DA0 expedition was to get them on QRP (done with 5W yesterday on 17m), as well as on 80m (my very last band for Swaziland). Yesterday evening, 3DA0TB was active on 80m, with realtively good signal but with a lot of...
Lire la suiteHi all, As you have certainly noticed, more and more QSL managers request direct QSL through different ways : IRC / GS / OQRS. The question is to know how do you spend your GS ? Ham radio is becoming business-oriented, involving sometimes huge things...
Lire la suiteMaybe yes, sometimes, through static crashes tonight. But I could log 3DA0EL on 40m (already confirmed there), and listening to Masaru-san (JA5AQC) up to S7 here on 80m. The HF2V is still alive !!!!!!!! That was a long time ago that I've been working...
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Hi all, Just QSO with Pedro from Gorgona island, IOTA SA017 on 20m. Weak signal, but no callers and good ears. The magic receipt, HI. That was my chance, and I got him on the first call !!!!! Thanks for the new IOTA Pedro (really have to make a status...
Lire la suiteHi all, Nice day today...I was missing Lebanon on 12/10m, and waiting QSL for 17/15m QSO with OD5NH.. (as many of us !) I heard OD5KU Eiie in QSO with ON7CD, asking him to try a few bands, and I could hear him on all those bands. So I jumped into the...
Lire la suiteHi all, Now TK9X is over, here I come with 5C10FT....I need confirmation on Morocco on 80/17/15/10m (Still waiting CN3A QSL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!).... As for now, I got 5C10FT on 40/20/15/12/10m, so I miss 80 and 17m....This sepcial activation lasting until...
Lire la suiteHi all Just got TK9X on 12m, after telling him (on 17m) that 12/10 were opened. He agreed to QSY, and we made it (Many thanks for the op's courtesy !). Unforrtunately, I asked him for 10m, but the op said they had no more antenna for 10m..I'm coming too...
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Hi all, For those who are waiting my QSL via buro, I just want to inform that I sent today to the REF (The French buro) around 500 QSL for the QSO made in the last 3 months (roughly). This is the period at which I do sned QSL through the buro. In this...
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Hi all, This may be the easiest DXCC to be made from my QTH, but I still need confirmation on 80 and 15m.... So after the WE (I should have tried 12/10 duriong the IOTA contest...), I decided to go for TK9X on all bands in SSB mode. So far, I got them...
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Hi all, Now VK9NI is over, we can make a short analysis of the on-line log (mostly on 40m SSB QSO's). From France, only 3 QSO's have been made on 40m SSB....F5BZB, F4FJH and F8CMF, congrats guys !!!!!!!!!!!!!! From UK (incl G/GM/GI/EI/GD/GM), only 1 QSO...
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