Ham radio, HF propagation, DXCC/WAZ/IOTA, Antarctica
Hi again, Most of you (in EU at least) have heard/QSO with Svein who is now JX9JKA in Jan Mayen isl. I couls QSO with him on all bands from 20 to 10m, incl WARC, with even a QRP QSO on 17m. I look for him now on the low bands !!!! Svein will stay there...
Lire la suiteHi all, This morning, I QSO with my first VK on 40m using the HF2V and 100W only. I got a 5/5 report, which was the same report I gave him. Thanks to David, VK3EW, for this QSO !!! Ronan
Lire la suiteWell, I decided to improve my RX by adding switchboard + 1.8KHz IF filter from INRAD. I've already got the optional 2100Hz SSB filter (CW is already fully loaded, HI), so the combination with the 180Hz may improve during contest times... Next step will...
Lire la suiteHi all, A short feddback after almost one week using the HF2V on 40/80m... Well, not a single station outside of EU (I only active in the evening, but maybe not last eough...1 hour max after my sunset). Nevertheless, my DXCC is SOOOOOOOOO empty there...
Lire la suiteHi all, Well, I could finally (and at last) raise the HF2V yesterday, and adjusted the SWR today. That was quite straightforward, and everything went very well ! I started to tune 80m band - original setting gave me a SWR min = 1.7:1 o 3.600MHZ, and I...
Lire la suiteYou can find here some of the QSL I received already (not complete, but on-going)...Please see QSL_received folder on the right of the page. link Ronan
Lire la suiteHi all, Long time since I didn't come here to update my blog. Simplte reason : My Internet line was KO, and it took one month for my Internet provider to repare it !!!!!!!!!!!!!! From late April, I got many news...where to start? - 6m openings : Yes,...
Lire la suiteFor the french readers : " Le 18 avril 2008 : A notre grand regret, l'opération Glorieuses 2008 doit être repoussée de quelques semaines. En effet, le commandement des forces armées de la zone Sud de l'océan Indien nous a fait part du fait que d'importants...
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Hey, just conclude on a payment for an HF2V directly from the States. A New In Box HF2V from N3HYB, Don. Few pics : I'm looking forward to receiving it !!! I'm already preparing the ground plane (At least 32 radials of 30ft, 10m, each, to start)...It...
Lire la suiteHi all, OK, my choise has been made after MANY researches on the WEB. My goal, get a nice DX antenna on 40/80m..Vertical antenna was my choice. I'm read a lot a good opinions about this one, and spent my wE calculating how many radials I could put on...
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