Ham radio, HF propagation, DXCC/WAZ/IOTA, Antarctica
Hi all, You may have noticed this if you were on the air yesterday evening, from about 20:30GMT....I first QSOd with WX3B on 15m. Jim had a reasonable 5/5 report. Just after a couple of QSOs, I heard him saying that he will QSY to 10m..And I did follow...
Hi all, Today, I received a very nice package for all the QSO's made with Mehdi when he was in his Antarctica tour....including a special QSL for Port Charcot !!!!!!!!!!!!!! i REALLY HAVE TO SCAN THEM, THEY ARE REALLY BEATIFULLLLLL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
Hi all, Yesterday evening, I had some "non-ham" friends at home, and I didn't plan to be on the air. While explaining them what a cluster is, I saw some HV0A spots on 80m, my last band for Vatican (I even got it already on 6m !) I decided to make them...
Hi again, That was yesterday evening on 20m : KG4CN (Gitmo) was up to S8 on my non-generous meter of the FT-920. He was transmitting on 14197, and spotted as listening on 14208. I listened to him, but clearly heard he was now listening on 14189 (while...
Yep, my 15m QSO for which I was not 100% sure is updated, with my QSO !!!! Cool !!!!!!!! I'll keep an eye on 12m, but I guess that due to the propagation condition, this is a sweet dream ! Today's signals on both 20 ad 17m were extremely weak compared...
Hi all, Very quiet propagation at this moment on the air..Not so many openings on the high bands, not so many new IOTA's (except next WE maybe for the IOTA contest...), not so many expeditions, except VK9NI. I already have Norfolk on 20/17/15m, so I can...
That was yesterday evening, on 20m. He was very strong for that time of the day, so I took my chance, put the RF power button at its minimum position, and decided to call. 30min after, he got my call, amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I remembered having spent...
What a SUPER surprise today on VK9LA's blog made by Stan directly from Lord Howe. He recorded our 40m SSB QSO !!! Very strange feeling to hear one's voice from the other side of the world, within a big pile-up ! You have great ears my friend, MANY THANKS...
Today has started my holiday week, synchronized with K5D expedition ! I decided to wake up early (4:30AM loc time), and see what's happening on the bands.... WHAT A NOISE !!!!!!!!!!!!! K5D is VERY strong on 40 and 80m but - On 40m, he is above 7.1 MHz,...
Hi all, Today, I received C31CT QSL for 40/80m QSO's...My 2 last bands for Andorra, I ow have C3 confirmed on all bands from 80 up to 10m ! I also got 5Z4DZ QSL via buro for our 20/17/15/12m !!!!! New one on 12m, great !!!! (That was a QSO made in 2005...
Hi, Following an article on OK1RR web site, I decided to try an EWE antenna. Dimensions are 3 meter high for each vertical part. Horizontal wire = 6 meters I use a FT140-43 toroid wounded with separate primary (transceiver) and secondary (antenna). Primary...
After a couple of days standing-by on 15m for hours, scrutening the even smallest opening window, I could make it today in difficult conditions : Real 4/1-4/2 report, QSB, a bit of noise. But hey, here it is, the 5th band for Desecheo (80/40/20/17/15...
Hi all, Nice surprise this morning : HK0A and HK0B/HK3JJH QSL arrived for my 80 (Yes !), 20 and 17m QSO...I remember chasing him on 40m too, but I guess he never went there.... New one on 17 and of course 80m (I spent 5 years before contacting my first...
Incredible, the kind of QSO that you remember for a long time : I QSO'd with Mike, VE1TK on 80m SSB this evening, using only 5W PEP out !!!!!!!!!!!!! He gave me a 5/5 report (he was 5/9+10 here !), and 5/9 +5 when I experimented coming up to 500W PEP...
Slowly by slowly, I'm adding new DXCC on 80m..This morning, I could get hrough HI3AB pile-up, giving me my 123th DXCC on this band from last June. On 40m, I'm oer 160 DXCC now, also from last June !!!!! I'm really looking fwd to KP5 expedition there..It...
Hi all, Today receive NP4Z on 40/80m QSO's (CQWW SSB last Oct), new one confirmed on both bands I now just need to wait the QSL for 17 and 12m QSO with KP4 to have KP4 on all bands. 9Y4W for 40/17m QSO (new one confimed on 40m) --> Just need 9Y4QSL on...
Hi 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...
Hi all, Good news yesterday: Got 8P9AG QSL on 17m (just need to wait QSL for otherBarbados QSO on 40 and 12m to get them on all bands !). I also got YI1RAZ on 80/40/17m, 3 new bands for Irak (Just need it now on 12/10m !) At last, I got TT8SK for our...
Hi all, One week without any QSL in the mail, but good surprise this morning : I got 9K2HN for our 40/80m QSO : I now have 9K2 Kuwait confirmed on ALL bands I can go on, YESSSS ! (80/40/20/17/15/12/10) I also got TO5DX (eFJ, St Barth) on 15/12m, I now...
Hi all, I'm quite happy about what happened during Naz's pile up (VO2NS, Zone 2), on 20m today. I heard Valery, UN7MMM, calling him in vain, because of all EU wall between them. I decided to jump into the "wall", succesfully, in order to help them makig...
Hi 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...
Hi all, Well, in general, I appreciate contests to get some new ones on some bands (rarely All time New ones). I don't participate that actively, but I always turn the VFO and see what happens This week-end, during WPX SSB 2009, doing so enabled to get...
Hi all, This is my fourth QSO with Mehdi from his Antarctica travel. This time, he was in Videla base (Chilean base CHL-06), on Danco Coast.. Once again, this is a new "Country base" (CMy very first Chilean base), ! Signals were good again (surprisingly...
Hi all, Today's a great day : I could finalize my WAS on 20m thanks to my QSO with W7CA from Wyoming. Propagation was very good the last few days for W0's and W7's, and I was looking for Wyoming for quite some time now. After a QSO with Ed, NX7TT, in...
I must have been VERY lucky, but I could get through a HUGEEEEEEEEE European indisciplined pile-up on E44M 40m activity this late afternoon... Hey, 20 and 40m QSO today, that's good, whe considering the zoo this activity generates each time they are on...
