Ham radio, HF propagation, DXCC/WAZ/IOTA, Antarctica
Hi all, I was lucky enough this morning to hear them on 15m (the best signal from them, ever on that band). Peaking 5/7 on the HexBeam !!!!!! So many people calling !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But suddently, the operator asked for UK and West Europe stations...I...
Lire la suiteHi all, Good news !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The local authorities responsible for checking both ha station and TV set concluded very rapidely to a faulty TV set installation. They made a demo by psuhing up a telescopic mast, just in front of this...
Lire la suiteYes, I finally succeeded in getting them this morning (very few minutes after my sunrise !) on 17m short-path... He was barely readable, but I could jump into a brief propagation opening and I went through there !!!!!!!! Next step : Try the higher bands...
Lire la suiteA few new ones in the log: FY5KE, 6Y9S, OX3KQ, and VU7NRO !!!!!!!!!!!! On morning timen I've been working a HR3 on both 80 and 40m !!!! I love the week before big contests : It's always the opportunity to make nice DX'ing without the crowd of the contest......
Lire la suiteWhat a fight yesterday afternoon to get through the pile-up/zoo on 40m SSB. Willis is a tough location to QSO with from the western part of EU (atlantic coast), especially on the low bands where the sunset accurs later than the rest of Europe. This is...
Lire la suiteHi all, More than one month without updating this blog, sorry for that.. Lots of things happened during this period, where should I start from? Well, let's start with ALL time new ones. VK9DWX on 20m TN5SN on 17m New ones on some bands (if my memory is...
Lire la suiteHi all, I'd like to celebrate my 100th DXCC contacted in the past 3 months (since the HF2V is up) : While trying the new linear on 40m, my CQ call was answered by Alain, TR8CA, with a solid 5/8 -5/9 report here. alain is my 100th DXCC on 40m (somehow...
Lire la suiteThat was yesterday evening, at around 21:00z...Allan, VK3PA on 80m SSB (5/7 mutual report) I couldn't have QSO with Allan without the new linear, that's for sure !!!! I also heard very well (same 5/7 report) HL3IUA, but no QSO...First time I hear so well...
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Export version, 10/12m mod done, VERY slightly used... It arrived 2 days ago in perfect shippign case from a clean French ham. This one will help me a lot on the low bands !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For the moment, I tuned it on 80 and 40m only. With...
Lire la suiteHi all, Yesterday evening, I succeeded to QSO with Svein, JX9JKA, on 40m...This is my 6th band with Svein (10/12/15/17/20 already "done"). I just miss him on 6m (too late in the year now I guess), and 80m. But this is the first time time I see him on...
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