Ham radio, HF propagation, DXCC/WAZ/IOTA, Antarctica
Nice 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, A few DX from the end of last week: J79XBI on 40m (I already got him on 80m, HI !) VP8YLG on sked on 80 and 40m, and in the pile-ups on 20/17m. Thanks Victoria for coming on the sked, I now have VP8 Falklands on ALL bands from 10 to 80m. Special...
Lire la suiteHey, nice skip this morning on 80m...I could QSO with Carlos, TI8II on 80m, on my first call. He ,had a excellent 5/9 report here... Thanks Carlos for this new one on 80m !!!!! Ronan
Lire la suiteExcellent !!!!!! I could get through a big pile-up with J28JA on 80m this evening. Great ears (it helps to be French sometimes). This is my VERY last band for Djibouti (First time ever heard on 80m !), and m very last band for CQ Zone 37 :-) MERCI Jean-Claude...
Lire la suiteVery nice signal this orning on 80m from Seth, J79XBI. And a new one on 80m ! Hey, 3 new ones on 80m and 1 new one on 40m in 1-day time, that's not so bad, HI ! 73 Ronan
Lire la suite3 new ones yesterday... J69B on 80m at my sunrise UK9AA on 80m at my sunset S21DX on 40m, at 22:00 GMT on 40m..I've been looking for them here since the beginning of the expedition, but couldn't hear them louder than S5...I must have been lucky yesterday...
Lire la suiteHi all, What a great expedition....It is the very first time since I have the HF2V that I contact a DX expedition on all bands from 80 to 10m (including 80/40/20/17/15/12/10 m !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). I had them for my last possible band this morning on 80m...
Lire la suite2 new ones, including a new CQ zone with HC2AQ, the WE started well indeed :-) If anyone knows J39KI QSL route, thanks for sending me a message, I didn't find any info anywhere !!!!!!!!!! Ronan
Lire la suiteVery nice skip this evening on 20m to Antarctica : 2 new bases in the log (R1ANC and 8J1RL), including a new base from a new country (Japan..) There reports were really peaking to S7 here, it is a long time since I haven't been hearing Antarctica so loud,...
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