Ham radio, HF propagation, DXCC/WAZ/IOTA, Antarctica
Many thanks for K3IR for QSL managing those stations. I got ZS6CCY,QSL for our 80m QSO and ZS9X QSL for 10m QSO. I now have South Africa confirmed on all bands from 80 to 10m, YES !!!!! Zone 38 is now OK, HI ! I also got Dudley QSL card for 12m QSO, new...
3 new ones yesterday... J69B on 80m at my sunrise UK9AA on 80m at my sunset S21DX on 40m, at 22:00 GMT on 40m..I've been looking for them here since the beginning of the expedition, but couldn't hear them louder than S5...I must have been lucky yesterday...
Hi all, Well, as for every contestn I participate in order to contact some new ones on some bands (and of course ideally all time new ones, but this is rare). Priority was given here for the low bands for the 1st contest of the HF2, HI ! Not so bad actually,...
Hi all, Actually, friday evening showed a GREAT opening on the high bands for the West Indies. QSO in the log PJ4NX on 12m --> New one (and last band for PJ4 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) FM1II on 12m (I just need FM on 10m now) 9Z4CT on 15m (just need 9Y on 12/10m...
Yes, 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...
Hi all, After checking my QSL "collection" and my log, I came to the following conclusion: 80m : 105 DXCC / 24 zones 40m : 149 DXCC / 33 zones 20m : 269 DXCC / 40 zones 17m : 230 DXCC / 36 zones 15m : 225 DXCC / 35 zones 12M : 135 DXCC / 23 zones 10m...
That 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...
Hi all, I also received VK6IR QSL card for our 40m QSO. I already had VK confirmed on 40m (VK7GK for example). But VK6 being a new zone (29), I needed it also. So thanks Steve for QSL answering :-) As a total of zones worked on 40m since last June, I...
Hi 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...
Hi all, This morning, I had a QSO with Norberto, TI2TL on 40m at around 06:30 UTC. That was a new one for me on 40m, and I'm now approaching the 100 DXCC from the date I installed the HF2V (3 months ago). I also contacted YC6NE and YC6BRS yesterday evening...Billy...
Well, 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...
Hi all, It didn't happen for a VERY long time, but this morning, at around 10::00 UTC, there was a nice opening between Europe and VK on 12m. I QSO with Gerry, VK2APG, with a real 5/7 report, that was impressive. I also heard VK8DP (I still miss Zone...
Good evening on 80m : I made QSO with Rafiq, JY4CI (he was luckely calling by numbers to decrease the zoo....) and Matin, TA1ED. Those are 2 new ones for me, and I'm approaching the psychological 100DXCC on 80m now (94 to be exact). I'm still running...
I' actually missing A4 on 80/40/17 and 10m.... Yesterday, I could get them on both 17 and 10m; without much problem (they do have an excellent signal here, although I was playing with QSB on 10m !). This morning, I got them on 12m as well... Next step...
I had the opportunity to work at night time on 80m in the last couple of weeks, and I noted that my noise level was constantly over S5 here, sometimes peaking to S9 when I have some electrical crashes. It is quite difficult to output from this noise "small"...
Good surprise yesterday evening coming back from the office. I got - J28JA QSL for our 40m QSO - 4L0A for 80/40 and 15m QSO - 4L4WW for 20/17m QSO 4L was surprisingly not confirmed yet on any bands, now it is on 80/40/20/17/15m :-) Thanks to Pierre, F5JFU,...
A 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......
Hi, Again, a new one on 40m yesterday evening with V55V/P QSO. He was rather week (5/5), and the band was quite crowdy with both field-day and All Asian contest, but I succeeded in going through the DL small pile-up... 5 is my #90 DXCC on 40m, from the...
What 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...
Hi all, Yesterday evening, the sporadic was not there on 12/10m, so I decided to go on "lower bands" to see what was happening. Andre, C56YK was arriving very well at S7 here, calling by numbers. I already have C5 on all bands except 80m, so I decidede...
Hi all, Today, I got 5N9NDP QSL card for our qso on 80m. I immediately sent a QSL to his manager IK5JAN, because that my my VERY last band for Nigeria. I now have Nigeria on all bands : 80/40/20/17/15/12/10m !!!! So do I with Zone 35 also of course !...
In 1 hour time I QSO'd aroud 20 statios from W6/W7/VE6 and VE7 area, with signals up to real 5/9 report ! That was impressiven and this opening lasted until our sunset here (but band closed very rapidely after this sunset !) One of my motto was that I...
What a surprise : I discovered that I was missing FG, Guadeloupe isl, on 17m last WE...Well, I was lucky enough to QSO with TO6T yesterday evening on 17m. I'm now approaching the 250DXCC on 17m, not so bad, HI ! I really have to make a clear status of...
Hi all, I spent some time yesterday evening on 80m trying to what kind of propagation waw there.... I was hearing VQ9RD quite weak at around 21:00z, calling for NA stations. I couldn't believe I was receiving Diego Garcia so nicely on that band... After...
Hi 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...
