Ham radio, HF propagation, DXCC/WAZ/IOTA, Antarctica
Hey, good skip today, and enjoying more and more this transequatorial propagation. I could get Andy, 3DA0TM, on 20m with 5W a few minutes ago. Needless to say this is a new one QRP ! Great ears Andy, 73 Ronan, F8AFC/QRP
Hi again, Good surprise in the mail : I got Fedor's QSL for our 80/40/17m QSO's....New one confirmed on those 3 bands, and surprise, new one confirmed on any bands (still waiting for 20 and 12m QSO with another Uzbek station....). So thanks Fedor !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
Hi all, I'm filling in the missing DXCC balnks in my chart of the countries WORKED but not confirmed.... I got today IS0HQJ for our 12/10m QSO's in 2007/2008, new one now confirmed on both bands. Thanks ! Ronan
Hi all, 2 more DXCC now confirmed on 40m, thanks to JX9JKA (already confirmed on 20/17/15/12/10 !) and PJ7/K2GSJ. I just need JX on 80m now, and PJ7 on 80/12/10m !!!!! CU on the air, Ronan, F8AFC
Good QSL received yesterday : TA1ED on 80m...Thanks Metin for this new one confirmed there :-) Ronan
Hi, Today got KP2AD for our 3 QSO's on 80/40m (late 2008) and 12m (Oct'07). 3 new bands now confirmed for KP2, many thanks Lubos !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just need KP2 on 10m now, maybe next summer ? Ronan
Hey, nice skip this morning on 80m...I could QSO with Carlos, TI8II on 80m, on my first call. He ,had a excellent 5/9 report here... Thanks Carlos for this new one on 80m !!!!! Ronan
Another big surprise today, I got a post-card directly sent from Lord Howe island (you remember, VK9LA ?). My friend Stan, SQ8X, was one of the operator, and sent it to me from there.. Absolutely beautiful pic, and a customized stamp from Lord Howe.........
1 all time new one confirmed with TN5SN 2 new ones on 80m with 26B and TY5ZR 1 new one on 40m with V26B Hey, that's a good day, HI !!!!! 73 Ronan
Excellent !!!!!! I could get through a big pile-up with J28JA on 80m this evening. Great ears (it helps to be French sometimes). This is my VERY last band for Djibouti (First time ever heard on 80m !), and m very last band for CQ Zone 37 :-) MERCI Jean-Claude...
Hi all, I got OA4BHY/2 QSL card for our 40m QSO (IOTA SA075). Nice QSL card, and fast QSL return...Thanks for this ew DXCC on 40m !!! Ronan
So far so good : 6-bands so far, from 40 to 10m !!!!!!!!! Even if the skip is VERY selective on 15/12/10m, there were some short burst opening, up to S2-S3, enabling me to make the QSO on those bands. I now just miss 80m...Let's see tonight... More info...
Hi all, 2 nice QSL cards arrived yesterday : YN2Z on 80m (new zone and new DXCC there !) VK9DWX on 40/20/17/15m, ALL time new one, 4 bands in a row ! Thanks !!!! Ronan
Hey, I also received W0ZTL QSL card from North Dakota for 20m QSO....ND is quite rare, but this QSO was VERY nice because I was running QRP with 5 watts only. May thanks Alex for permitting me confirmig ND, under QRP conditions on my side !!!!!! 73 Ronan,...
Hi all, Nice QSL day yesterday, got EK3GM QSL for 80m QSO, as well as EK8WA for 40/20/15/10m QSO's !!!!!!! Just need EK on 12m now, HI ! Ronan
Hi all, Today got YC6NE QSL card for our 40 and 80m QSO's. New DXCC, and new zone confirmed at the same time on both bands !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Many thanks Billy (I'm still looking for a French flag to send to you !) 73 Ronan
2 new ones on the low bands today : This morning, fighting with deliberate QRM, I could QSO with LU1DK on 80m, my very last band for Argentina !!!!!!!! And this evening, I came through HV0A pile-up on 40m ! I now just miss Vatican city on 80m to close...
Very nice signal this orning on 80m from Seth, J79XBI. And a new one on 80m ! Hey, 3 new ones on 80m and 1 new one on 40m in 1-day time, that's not so bad, HI ! 73 Ronan
Everything is in the title, I could QSO with Mal from Western Australia on 80m this evening...Excellent report, and new zone there !!!!!!!!!! Thanks Mal !!!!!!!! Ronan
Hi all, Got CO6LC QSL card for our 80 and 40m QSO, as well as XF3PAS (IOTA NA090) on 40m....This last one being a new zone confirmed on 40, and Cuba being new one confirmed on both 40/80m, this is a nice day !!!!!! Thanks to both of you for QSL'ing :-)...
Hi all, Great opening yesterday evening after our sunset on 12m, and 4 new ones in the log - PJ7/K2GSV - TI8II - CO8LY - HP1AVS and HP3AK I now just miss PJ7 and 80/10m, TI and CO on 10m, HP on 80/40/10m Hope to be tonight to see if same opening occurs...
2 new ones, including a new CQ zone with HC2AQ, the WE started well indeed :-) If anyone knows J39KI QSL route, thanks for sending me a message, I didn't find any info anywhere !!!!!!!!!! Ronan
Nicolas succeeds in placing his QSO's on line on his web-site. Here : link Thanks Nicolas for the report (3/1, HI !), but this is a good QSO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ronan, F8AFC
It made quite a long time since I haen't contacted new ones on 80m, but in "one week" time, 2 new ones are in the log : TY5ZR, Romano, a couple of days ago, and ZD8UW this morning, through a quite big pile-up.... I miss E4 on 80m, this would be great...
Hi all, Today, just RX the QSL card from OH0RJ for my 12m QSO with OJ0J. This was my VERY last band for Market reef, and now, I got QSL for 80/40/20/17/15/12/10m !!!!!!! Thanks again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ronan
