Ham radio, HF propagation, DXCC/WAZ/IOTA, Antarctica
Nice signal this evening from Sergei, RA0AHC, on 80m (real 5/9 here !) RA0A is not that far from zone 19 and 23 (missing zones for me there !), hope to get them one of these days ! Ronan
Hey, I got YJ0AVE QSL today, all time new one, for our QSO beginning of last Nov on 20m !!! Thanks for fast QSL reply !!!!!!!! 73 Ronan, F8AFC
Hi all, Nice surprise this morning opening my letter box : 3 letters in it !!!!! JA5AQC and FM5CD for 80m QSO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EY8/F4EGS for 40m QSO (still need for 80m QSO too....) Thanks for quick QSL'ing !!!! Ronan, F8AFC
Hi all, Well, 2 new ones one 80m : 5N9NDP yesterday evening (My last band for 5N !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) FM1FV this morning, tnx Manuel ! This morning, I woke up early (04:00UTC), and have been listening both 40 and 80m...But they were VERY quiet !!!!! Hope...
Hi all, A very nice one received today (and new one on 20m) : R1FJT, Franz Josef Land near the North Pole. QSO made last April (almost 1 year ago)...A bit of delay to receive it direct, but with a bit of patience, it entered !!!!!! My tnx for this nice...
What a great opening this morning at 07:30 GMT on 80m : I could QSO K6MYC (thans to my fried Arnaud, F4DPT, for telling Mike I was there !)...With a good 5/9 report from California !!!!!! New State for me (My long-term 5B-WAS !), new zone for me (yes,...
Hi all, Yesterday, I received C56KRfor our 40m QSO, new band.....I just miss C5 on 80m now, as quite a lot of DXCC by the way, Thanks Niels !!!!!! 73 Ronan, F8AFC
Not a "far DX", but always needed : I received 4O3TT QSL for our 40/80m QSO, thanks Boro for fast QSL answering !!!! 73 Ronan, F8AFC
Hi all, Yesterday I received Warren's QSL card (ZL1AIX) for our 80m QSO, new DXCC and new zone confirmed now on 80m. I also got Nand's QSL for our 40 and 17m QSO's...I now just need India on 80m, HI !!!!!! Thanls to both of you for QSL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
Thanks to both of you for sending the QSL card: Venezuela is now a new one confirmed on 40m Tadjikistan is now a new one confirmed on 20/17 and 15m !!! 73 Ronan
Thanks Rafiq for the QSO on 40/20m, and the QSL. I'm now looking forward to receiving the QSL for our 80m QSO, HI ! 73 Ronan
Hi all, Quite a long time without any QSL in the box....But today, got one from ZL4IR (nice QSL !) for our 40m QSO. Ed was my first ZL on 40m (I worked him with 100W only !), so that was worth sending a direct QSL to his manager in the States :-) 73...
Hi again, Just QSO'd with Rakim, EY7AD, on 12m. Nice signal (picking to a real 59 !!!!!!!!!) This is a new one for me on 12m, and above all, my last band for EY !!!!!!!!!! Thanks Rakim Ronan
Hi all, RX today VK9XHZ QSL card for my 20 and 15m QSO...My very first VK9.... This week has therefore been the "VK9" week, with VK9DWX, HI; Ronan PS : I'll scan the QSL and post it in the appropriate QSL album
Hi all, I could get Pedro yesterday evening, after our sunset (which means nowadays that 20m should be close...). I was lucky for sure. I'm now waiting HK0 on the low bands.....HI ! Ronan, F8AFC
Hi all, This morning, I QSO with my first VK on 40m using the HF2V and 100W only. I got a 5/5 report, which was the same report I gave him. Thanks to David, VK3EW, for this QSO !!! Ronan
A5100A on-line log here : http://www.tuduri.net/f5lmj/Log/loga5100a.htm Yes, my 20 and 40m QSO's are there !!! Cool !!!!!!!!! Ronan
Hey, I forgot to say that I QSO with Chris, 5U5U on 12m, at around midday here. That was my last band, as I already QSO(d him on 20/17/15 and 10m. Very sharp propagation very short (but strong !) opening.... It seems to be a good DX day today :-) Ron...
A nice one received today from Monk Apollo : SV2ASP/A on 17m... I now have SV/A on 20 and 17m (only...), Ronan
You can find here some of the QSL I received already (not complete, but on-going)...Please see QSL_received folder on the right of the page. link Ronan
Hi all, 3 new ones confirmed on 80m today : A92GR, JY4CI and MU0GSY. I now have 101 DXCC confirmed on 80m, YES !!!!!!! One new one on 40m, as well as a new Zone: JT1CO (Zone 23). I now have 36 zones confirmed on 40m (still waiting NL7Z QSL for zone 1....)...
I was running a couple of years after Andorra on 12m, and I could QSO C31JM last summer to complete my high bands QSL collection. Well, today, I RX the QSL card, THANKS !!!!!!!!! I now have C3 on all bands from 20 to 6m, hae QSO with C3 on 40/80m and...
Not bad for the first couple of days. They didn't go on 10m, so no regret on my side. I also heard them briefly on 40m, but what a zoo !!!!!!!!!!!! Anyxay, that os already a new one for me on 20 and 12m, HI ! Logs will be on-line AFTER the expedition...
Hey, new DXCC confirmed today : I got FJ/OH2AM QSL for our 20m QSO... From the date of our QSO, I QSO'd several other stations from FJ (17 and 15m), hope to get their QSL too :-) Ronan
Hi all, Nice surprise today: I got HV0A confirmed on both 40 and 80m, my ery 2 last bands for Vatican !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I also got UA9PC (zone 18) also on 80 and 40m, new one on 80m confirmed, and above all, 2 new zones confirmed !!!! Many thanks to both...
