Ham radio, HF propagation, DXCC/WAZ/IOTA, Antarctica
Hi guys, Tonight I've been working my nearly last state on 20m for the WAS : North Dakota. Alex, W0ZTL, had tremendous signal here, very often over the not-generous 5/9 of my FT-920. I really fighted to to get in, but he heard me !!!!! It was almost as...
Hi all, If you follow this blog, you may be interested in getting some feedback of the low band vertical that has been modified with a parallel radiator for 30m... Well, I must admit I am happily surprised: Although working barefoot, it sounds to be working...
Hi all, Nothing really new nor special, except this nice QSL arrived today for ou rlast February 2010 QSO's with YN2TX no 80/40/17m..New one confirmed on 40 and 17m...I do not expect YN2N to arrive (I sent 2 times direct letter + 2GS to Octavio, YN2N,...
Hi all, I wanted to summarize some simulations made here (MMANA_GAL), and based on Internet researches as well as my own calculations/simulations. The goal is to prepare next winter for the low bands based, improving the actual HF2V. 1st thing to know:...
Hi all, Not so many activities (nor propagation ?) in this summer, but always nice to hunt for some "outside of EU" DXCC even if they have been confirmed for a long time. This time, I was interested in XT2EME which I miss on both 80/40m bands. I could...
Hi all, I already got Harry on 17m, but that was not a new one there (I have JD/o confirmed on both 17/15m). I was looking for him on 20m for a few days, I missed him yesterday (there were no callers, but I could only copy him with lots of QSB). But tonight,he...
Hi all, I was lucky to go back home today for lunch (what I don't do everyday), but I had the strange feeling that something could happen (just have a look at the solr indexes theses days !). I could see XW3DT spotted on 14.195 wordking simplex...I decided...
Hi all, Today, I completed Creta isl on all bands thanks to Mike, SV9CVY (I already got SV9 on 80/20m with SV9GPV). I remember having chasing him on 12m during 1 week, which was my last band missing, and I coudl get through finally (at the very beginning...
Hi all, Nice opening yesterday evening on 20m (maybe thanks to the good SSN number we have for the last couple of days..) I coumd get Ken, ZL3OZ, on the long path at around 21:30GMT, from OC134. Really before the pile-up. We had a nice QSO (he was peaking...
Update 17th of Feb Well, here we go again with a super op !!!! I got 603A on 10cw, whereas propagation was not that good, he was a real 539-549 here, but got my call OK....6th band from him, including 4 new ones !!!!!!!! F8AFC has worked 6O3A on 6 out...
Hi all, I said yesterday that I needed 2 more zones confirmed to reach the mythic level of 150 zones totalized between 80/40/20/15/10m bands. Well, today, I received KL7HBK (John in Alaska, zone 1) QSL for our 80m QSO, as well as KH2JU (Danny, Guam isl,...
Hi al, What a day !!!!!!!! I could get them on both 20 and 17m in 15min time...1 hour before my sunset. Fighting against QSB on 17m (peaking S6, then nil etc), he was working by #, slowly, but with enough time between each number to reah a propagation...
During the past week, despite on the averagely poor conditions, I could make some new ones on 40m using 100W only (even going through pile-ups, HI !) OY9R otto JA5CJZ Aki-san (with his big 4 elements mono-bander !) ZL4IR Ed I also missed ZL3GS that I...
Update 6th of April And finally on 12m. Yesterday, the were 419 in CW, I think I made it, but not sure. Later on, they QSY'd on SSB, S1-S2 with QSB. I took my chance, but I was missing most of the letters. I tried to jump into a propagation jump, and...
Hi all, OK, this is not a DX from France, but always nice to get this new challenge of making QSo's with QRP conditions (5 W). 20/17/15m were easy, but I fighted 30min yesterday evenig on 40m. This morning, on 80m, I got through the very first call....Lucky...
Hi all, Long time since I haven't been here, sorry guys! So I'd like to start this post by thanking Dale, BA4TB, for the special words during tonight's pile-up for his expedition on AS094 (new IOTA by the way). This is rare that an operator passes a few...
Hi all, Each new slot is very tough, this one was hard to get indeed but enables me to reach the 2400 band-slots (yes, next goal is the mythical 2500.....) FW5JJ was hard to get on the high bands, I was actually missing him on 12m from the beginning of...
Hi all, If you have been active this morning, you must have noticed that North Pole is wide open ! It started actually yesterday with WL7E at S6 here in the afternoon. But this morning, signal strength is actualy stronger and I could work FW5JJ on 15ssb...
Hi all, Finally, after months of chasing, I could work FW5JJ on 30m this morning 2 hours after sunrise ! Not that strong, but not so many takers. Few calls were necessary, but that was a good one, JJ had great ears ! n°271 on 30m, let's hope for 12m now...
Update Log is now on line : Just missing 30m and 80m for the next one, HI ! 73 Ronan Hi all, Short activity from PY0/t which I had on on 20/15/10m and only in SSB..... Well, I was lucky enough since I could add from yesterday 40cw, 17cw, 12cw !!!!!! Maybe...
Hi all, All of you must know Vlad, UA4WHX, from his previous tours worldwide, from all the QSO's you have made with him, from his operating skills, etc.... But on this O19VB (Oscar 19 Victor Bravo) operation, I'm very sceptical on the reasons for such...
Hi all, Very calm DX period those days, although I worked a few new ones here and there (ET3AA on 30m, 3B8HC on 80 SSB, etc...), as well as some new IOTA's (total 664 as of today). Summer has never been a good DX period for sure, but the next season will...
And a very nice one, few days after having made the Paypal transfer only !!!!!! Tnx for 8-band !!!!!!! Next time I'll have to chase Christmas island, it will be on 160m only, hard task, HI ! Ronan, F8AFC
Hi all, Nice "All Time New One" confirmed today with XZ1Z QSL arrived, on 4 bands. DXCC n°319 confirmed, 12 more to go...:-) Ronan
Hi all, From 30th of October to the 10th of November, a group of French hams will activate Tromelin isl (9th most wanted). Web site : http://www.tromelin2014.com/ This will make noise on the bands !!!!! Ronan, F8AFC
