Ham radio, HF propagation, DXCC/WAZ/IOTA, Antarctica
Hi all I know, it's been months since I haven't been writing a few words about this homebrew staff.... I finished simulated a filter + pre-selector for 80-40m bands, whose results will be posted here VERY soon. The next phase will be the construction...
Hi all, Sometimes, there is a kind of serie when receiving QSL cards... Today, got K6MYC Mike's QSL card for our 80m QSO (California is a new zone for me àn 80m..Zone 3)...Mike jhas a 3 element beam on 80m !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I also got Dov's QSL card for...
Hi again, Yes Yes Yes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I finally got through and made the QSO with Chris, ZK2V, from Niue isl. An ALL TIME NEW ONE for me (very rare !). I was to take a coffee this morning in my "shack shelter" at around 06:15tu when I turned my VFO, the...
Hi all, I've been fighting the last 2 days to get through the Polish/Italian/Greek wall without any success so far...I heard very well E44M on 80/40 and 15m, but that was simply impossible.... I only have Palestine confirmed on 17m...So I have quite a...
Let 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...
Hi all, Today, I received TN5SN QSL for 20 and 15m QSO's. 2 new bands slots for TN !!!!!!! Regarding the "on air" trafic, this is very calm at the moment. I was excited after ZK2V QSO on 20m, I'm still chasing some IOTA and new band slots, but definitely,...
Very 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,...
Yep, this happened to me this morning. I was beaming short path to Japan at around 07:30 UTC when I heard a small voice with a japanese accent on 14.270 below some North EU QRM. I listened carefully, and noticed a pile-up 5 KHz down. i decided to turn...
Hi all, Today it makes exactly 1 year that I first started to use the HF2V on both 40/80 (with 40 radials, buried, of 10m long each, with the help of an simple AL811H with around 500 to 600W PEP). As a result, I've been making lots of QSO on all continents...
Hi all, 3 new ones on the high bands yesterday ET3JA and VU2NKS on 12m (DXCC #147 and 148) TJ3SL on 10m (DXCC # 127 on 10m) Signals were not that strong, and there was quite a lot of QRM due to the very strong short skip within EU. But I'm happy to have...
Hi all, I just finished my holidays and could - put down the HexBeam to clean it and to raise it up again at 35 feet (it was at 20 feet high before....) - Install an inverted-V dipole with the APEX at 25 feet high (so quite omnidirectional)...Goal is...
Hi all, Great news this morning : I received PZ5Z QSL card for ur 40/80m QSO's during last CQWW SSB contest (super fast shipping from OM2FY Branislav !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) With this QSL card, I now have PZ5 confirmed on all bands I go on : 80/40/20/17/15/12/10m...
That was a good evening yesterday. I've been working a few new ones : - 40m CO6LC (after my 80m QSO a few days ago) FM5BH ZP5CGL - 80m C4EURO (last band for Cyprus,DXCC # 98 on 80m !!!!!) What I missed : HP3AK on 80m (He had too much QRM, and it was very...
Hi all, Great new one on 80m here (and new CQ zone as well) : I could get my friend Billy on 80m at around 23::00z in a "quite noisy" band, (after several 40m QSO's)He had a good 5/7 report, but the opening didn't last very long here, but long enough...
Hi 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...
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...
Hi 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...
Hi all, Here I am, VERY happy to have QSO'd E44M on 80m (SSB, a challenge among the South Europe wall !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) So I have E44M on 5 bands : 80/40/20/17/15m Let's wait for the next week-end for 12 and 10m meters maybe :-) Good luck to all, it is...
Hi all, Quite good status as of today : I could QSO with E44M on 40/20/17/15m, which is good indeed. Once again, I missed them yesterday evening on 80m, and I'm waiting for them to go on either 12 or 10m (Today, I'm staying at home, so this would be the...
Very nice surprise yesterday : I got VE5UA, Larry's QSL card for our 20/40m QSO (new zone confirmed on 40m). I also got HQ3Z (Honduras !) for our QSO's on 40/80m during CQWW SSB contest (New one on both bands + New zone on 80m !) I'm still waiting NL7Z...
Hi all, Nice but short opening quite early this morning on 17m (at 09:00GMT) : I QSO with Razi, YI1RAZ..This is a missing one on 17m (DXCC n°232 on this band), and my 3rd QSO with him (already contacted on 80 and 40m). I'll send a QSL to his manager,...
Good surprise yesterday: Got 3V8BB and OH0X QSL on both 40 and 80m...I now just miss the QSL of both Tunisia and Aland on 12m (although I already QSO'd them there...just waiting).. I also got C91R QSL for 12m QSO : I now only miss C9 on 40/80m..... I...
Hi all, I was giving some CQ DX calls yesterday evening at around 22:30 to 23:00z on 40m when I heard a booming signal from Alberta, Canada. That was Larry, VE5UA, who was arriving up to 5/9 here, really impressive (his 3 elements mono-bander full size...
I now officially miss OY on 40 and 80m only (worked recently there, but not yet confirmed). I got yesterday OY4TN QSL card for our 6m QSO...Tnx !!!!!!!!!! Now, I got OY/DL stn, OY/LA stn on both 40/80m, and OY9R (Otto) and OY3JE (Jan, yesterday evening),...
Hi 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...
