Ham radio, HF propagation, DXCC/WAZ/IOTA, Antarctica
Hi all, 9G5TT...Wel, I was missing Ghana on 80/40/12/10m. So far, I got them on 40/20/17/15m, and was looking at my everyday lunch break to get them on 12/10m. But tonight, great surprise, they were on 80m at a reasonable time (21:30z) with decent signals...But...
Hi all, I got XR0Y on 40m too !!!!!!!!! Actually, my youngest son woke up at 03:00am and logically woke his parents up too....After putting him back to bed, I quickly looked on the cluster and saw the first spots for XR0Y on 40m. There I was, in the middle...
Hi all, I really can not complain about XR0Y for many reasons, and here are the "pros": - My friend Stan is there ! - I got them on already 2 bands (40/17m). No sked, just pure fun in the pile-ups and great ears from them ! - They are facing difficult...
Hi all, Do you remember the YL expedition to Falklands isl beg of this year? Well, today, thanks to Vic (SV2KBS), I received her QSL card for our 80/40/20/17m QSO's (New one on 80/40m). Still thanks to Vic, I now have VP8 Falklands isl confirmed on ALL...
Hi all, I've noticed this with BS7H a few years ago which was listening almost 80KHz. I thought to myself that this could never happen again...until this morning. TX3A on 20m SSB, listening +5 to +50KHz (at least) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sometimes, we...
Hi all, I've been waiting this moment for years actually, and one of my DX dream came true with this 17mQSO with Easter Island. Needless to say this is an All Time New One, but most of all, one the DX entity I was dreaming to QSO with. A rare magic place...
Hi all, A short summary about the QSO's made during this CQWW SSB 2009. One thing to note before : I was not chasing "points", I was just chasing zones and DXCC's. Over-all feeling is a GREAT opening to Asia and Far-East on 10m !!!!!! Exceptional opening...
Hi all, this is official, Malyj Vysotskij Island counts now as a deleted DXCC entity. I had wkd this one from 80 up to 15m, so I'l update my DXCC status accordingly, with a "deleted" area in which I should also add the ex PJ's entity (PJ2-4 and PJ5-6)....This...
Hi all, I do like the week before big contests like the CQWW this week-end. Expeditions are warming-up, and this is in general a good opportunity to get some nice ones in the log. That was the case this early morning (04:30 local time) on both 40 and...
Update 17th of May: Only 88 QSO's logged on 80m from the beginning of their expedition which is my only interest there. Needless to say this is neither NOT their priority (they made over 53k QSO's so far....), nor acceptable conditions for them. Hummmm,...
Hi all, Following my previous QSO with the supposed "4W6AL" during the WAE contest, I wanted to check the on-line log to be sureI was in this ALL TIME NEW ONE log. But on the 12th of September evening (my QSO was at around 12:20TU), I was not in the log.........
Hi all, Finally received KH7Y QSL for our LP QSO's on 10/12 and 15m CW. New one confirmed on 12m, always nice ! I still miss Hawaï on 80m now, but even if I already have zone 31 confirmed there thanks to TX7M, I must say I'd really like to finalize KH6...
Hi all, Things are sometimes simple, but not always good. Openings from here (NW of France) are short and weak. Openings to Southern Europe are longer and stronger. That being said, we have to deal with it. Here, I have 1 single opening in the evening...
Hi all, After many months of chasing Lionel on the high bands, I could get him yesterday on 12m !!!!! For most of European guys, making a QSO with Lionel on 12m is quite easy because he is very active here. But for me, located at only 200km from him ,...
Hi all, Sorry not to have been more active during the past month, but - I was on holidays to Corsica island from 11th to 30 of August - I then was invited by my job (!) to South Korea until yesterday. It's nice to be back home, re-plug all the cables...
Hi all, Nice opening on 12m today, with 3B8DB and J79ZG (new DXCC there) and YB0NFL (new DXCC and NEW ZONE). YB0NFL was really peaking 5/7 here at 13:00z with slight QSB. 3B8DB had a steady 5/8 report. J79ZG was peaking 5/5 this evening with some QSB,...
Maybe 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...
Hi all, GREAT GREAT GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been working yesterday morning 3D2MJ from Fidji on 20m (short path). Readable signal (S3 here), and a lot of QRM, but I'm almost sure he could get my call OK (Not many "8AFC" calling on the...
Hi all, Everything happens, even miracle...I got today T77NM QSL after 2 direct letters and many emails sent. Why insisting so much...Well, that is my last band (80m) for San Marino. I got T7 on all bands now. Thanks for QSL'ing Matteo. I just wish it...
Just before the zoo yesterday evening, after only a few calls, I QSO'd with Pedro !!!!!!!! It was just his sunset there, and his real signals were 5/5, almost incredible ! This morning, he was back on 80m with a steady 5/7 report, ad with only a few callers...
Hi all This kind of DXCC is hard to get, although not far from here, but because so short-skip has a big drawback in front of strong stations that are a bit more far away....But there we go, I could get 4U1ITU on 12m as my last band...Tnx !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
Hi all, After a short dinner with friends, I went to the shack and heard very loudly 3B8GY on 40cw. He was strong, but the pile-up was, in consequence, also huge. I tried at least 30min before being logged, at aroudn 22:50z. Quite late, I must have been...
Update 22nd of May, Days are passing and still no new bands for XX9E...I got them on 20cw yesterday and 15ssb this late afternoon, which gives me 3 slots on 3 bands. But nothing so far on neither higher bands (hard to be there at propagation peak, I'm...
Hi 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...
Hi all, Well, as a French, the operator gave us 10 minutes on a different frequency(generally a french department) for "F" stns only. Remember, Glorioso IS a French island. I decided to try in QRP with my 5W after a few French stations, he got my call...
