Ham radio, HF propagation, DXCC/WAZ/IOTA, Antarctica
All bands except 160m, but all in CW. New one confirmed on both 80m and 30m as a bonus, that was fun to chase them indeed ! 73 Ronan
All in the title. I may add that T2T is an ALL TIME NEW One now confirmed, and as a bonus, on 3 bands ! Tnx for QSO + QSL'ing Ronan
Here is the source : http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/predict.shtml And the prevision chart : This would be the least active cycle for...100 years. So each QSO opportunity mustn't be missed !!!! But nowadays, there are some activities : Ronan
Hi all, Nice QSL in the box today : VE2IM from Zone 2 on 80/40/20/15m (Thanks last CQWW SSB contest !!!) : New zone confied on 80/40/15, TNX !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UA9JLL on 10m, my first Asiatic Russia Station there (zone 17 already confirmed nevertheless)...
Hi all, I still enjoy CQWW SSB from last October. Today, received VR2C from Hong-Kong, zone 24, for our 10m QSO. Thanks to WA4WTG for quick QSL'ing ! Ronan, F8AFC
Nice surprise this AM too : Received 4W6AL very nice double-QSL cards !!!!!!!!!! Nice QSL for an All Time New One DXCC now confirmed, TNX !!!!!!!! Ronan, F8AFC
Hi all, Here, we are, my 100th DXCC confirmed on 80m. TX5SPA QSL cards received today for 40/80m QSO's, French Australs, South Pacific, zone 32 etc etc..It could be worse for this 100th on 80m !!!!! One regret, I missed them from Marquesas..Maybe for...
Hi all, 2 very nice QSL in the mail today: E44M on 80/40/20/17/15m form Palestine (I remember the 80m pile-up...!!!!!) FT5YI from French Antarctica base Dumond D'Urville (new base + new base "country") Thanks to all of you for QSO's and QSL !!!! Rona...
Hi all, Yesterday, I got HI3T QSL card for our 40m QSO last October 2008. Thanls for this new one now confirmed on 40m, Ronan, F8AFC
Hi all, I received yesterday 5Z4/RW1AU QSL card for our 20/15/10m QSO's..I was missing Kenya on 10m to complete the 5 high bands DXCC there. I now have 5Z4 on all 20/17/15/12/10m Next step, well, the low bands, HI !!!! Ronan, F8AFC
Hi all, Today received the QSL card of AT2RS from IOTA AS199 (very new IOTA), for our 20 and 40m QSO. Thanks for this new IOTA confirmed !!!!!!!!! Ronan, F8AFC
Hi all, Nice surprise this morning : I received QSL cards for 5L2MS and ZD7X for my QSO's with them (both on 20/17/15/12 and 10m). Thanks to both managers for new ones (respe on 12/10m for Liberia and 10m for St Helena !) Ronan
Hi all, 2 new ones confirmed today on 40m : JW9DL and P40A ! Thanks to both of you for QSO's and QSL's !!!! Ronan
Hi all, This is definitely a great day : I got VK6LC QSL for our both 80 and 17m QSO, new zone (29) confirmed now on both bands ! I got now 148 zones confirmed totally on 80/40/20/15/10m, 2 more and I'll be able to get my 5-band WAZ !!!!!! Thanks Mal...
A quite rare african country will be on the air next March, Rwnada. A multinational team (maily composed by EA operators...) will go there next March. Let's hope to complete some new bands with this expedition !!!!!! More info on : www.9x0r.com/ Rona...
Hi all, Nice suprise today. A long expected QSL from Jan Mayen, with JX9JKA for our 20/17/15/12/10m QSO's (he may have forgotten our 40m QSO, so I'll send him another one for this band) 8P5A for 80m QSO during CQWW SSB, new one on this band, Thanks both...
Hi all, 3 new ones confirmed on 80m today !!!!!!!!!!!!! C6ANI, 9Y4D (what a pile-up it was !) and Carlos, TI8II (80 and 15m, 2 new bands for Costa Rica) Thanks to all 3 !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ronan
Hi all 2 QSL's in the same enveloppe, but god ones ! J79ZG on 15/12m (Just need Dominica on 10m now !) MJ/DJ7ZG, new one confirmed on 80m. Ronan
Tnx RC9O for QSO + QSL indeed. Zone 18 is quite hard to get on 160m, but this is now done. Zone 18, and 18th zone confirmed on the Top band. WAZ is hard there !!!!! Ronan
Hi all, Hard one, but logged yesterday on 80m for my 222th DXCC on this band, just before they QSY'd on 160 where I didn't listen to them I look for 30m now which I still miss, hopefully I'll get them there, but they are weak here in our morning time....
Hi all, Very calm week (I'm chasing 3G0ZC only on 160m....no real pressure so far, HI), but this week ended very well with my 221st DXCC on 80m thanks to HZ1FI !!! (7th band for Saoudi Arabia, missing 160 and 30m...). Tnx a lot Tom for this rare QSO !!!...
Hi all, There we go, the new Year has just started few days ago, and I was looking for my 1st new slot of the Year. This has been made yesterday evening thanks to Mike, SV5BYR/5 from Dodecanese island, on 160m with a very good 579 report here. Thanks...
Hi all, All is in the title. In addition, this is my 8th band for Egypt, which is quite rare on 30m, and my DXCC n°268 on this band. I now hope for 160m but..... 73 ! ronan, F8AFC
Hi all, Tnx to Abubaker, I could log a new one one 12m (n°272 on 12m !) with 5A1AL. One hour ago, he was nil, but there we go, sunset approaching, he was a real S9 during the QSO. I do hope for 10m now, so that I would miss Lybi only on 160 and 10m,...
Hi all, Got C21GC QSL enabling me to confirm 2 new bands (40 and 30). Good one indeed, since Nauru on Low bands is somehow very hard from West-Europe. Mersi mnogo Ronan
