Ham radio, HF propagation, DXCC/WAZ/IOTA, Antarctica
Many thanks to Scott for his QSL from St Kitts I got today (V4/NE1RD). This is a new one for me on 17m !!!!!! ROnan
Hi all, The WE is starting well : A new state for me with my QSO with KE0WM, Dave, in South Dakota !!!!! I think I just miss the State of Iowa now to complete my WAS on 20m.... Ronan
Hi all, A new one confirmed on 80m : EY8/F4EGS.... I'm definitely approaching the psychological limit of 100DXCC confirmed (I may miss around 5 DXCC to come, over 131 DXCC contacted on80m). Once this will done, I'll have 7-band DXCC confirmed (so I could...
1A0KM for 20/17/15/12/10 and 6 meters QSO (July 07) !!!! My first ever 6m QSL card, tnx IK0FTA !!!!!!! JY3NE for 10m QSO (June 07), new band for me for Jordania !
Hi all, Yesterday I received Seth's QSL for our 80/40m QSO's last wintern season. Thanks a lot Seth, J7 is a new one now confirmed on 40/80m !!! I need J7 on 15/12/10m now, hope for the propagation to improve. 73 Ronan, F8AFC
Soon, HK0 will be activated by Texas DX society between 1-6 MArch, 2008. More info on : www.tdxs.net/hk0.html Quite active (at least once a year), but this would be a ALL TIME NEW one for me...I've never heard HK0 in the past !!!! Ronan
Good morning here, with 2 new ones on 17m : Otto, OY9R and Fedor, UK9AA, in 10 minutes time. resp DXCC n 222 and 223 on 17m.. Thanks to both of you, Ronan PS : Still with the hexbeam and 50W !!!!!
Quite a good day today : TO5FJ on 17m (not a new one, I QSO FJ5KH on the 25th of December) J5C on 20m, but this time in QRP conditions !!!! That's a new one in QRP !!!!!! BTW, still looking for Petrus, 3Y0E, and J5C on 17m (my last band.....) Ronan
Thanks Chaï for your nice QSL cards for our QSO on 20 and 17m. I've very happy to confirm the 17m QSO, because Thailand has been only recently (12th of October, 2007) authorized to transmit on this band !!!!! (as well as 12, 17m and CW portion of 80/160m)...
Well, this WE has been rather good for PZ5YV...I got them on 3 bands (20/17/15m). QSL via buro to IT9DAA. I also QSO with Carlos, WP4U, on 12m...Nothing on 10m, but it is a good sign to hear 12m open to NA/Caribean sometimes... Ronan
Hi all, Well, still trying to do something with my 40m "temporary" vertical tuned this time on 80m with the internal tuner : C31CT, EI9HQ, HB0/DG3NDN and UA2FEK... Those DXCC are quite small, making the pile-ups even BIGGER !!!!!! But with patience, I...
Hi all, A new DX news from Mauritania :www.5t2008.de/ I need it actually on a few bands, so this may be a good opportunity to complete the DXCC... GL Ronan
Mike/OM2DX, Steve/OM3JW, Rudi/OM3PC and Miro/OM5RW will be active as E4/OM2DX from Palestine on 14-22 December. They plan to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres with two stations. QSL via OM3JW. On-line log and other information will be available...
After 2 days, already QSO both of them on 20 and 17m. Hopefully morning/evening time I'll get them on the low bands (my temporary vertical for 40m still up...), and hopefully they'll try some high bands next WE !!!!! Ronan
Well, not so bad so far: 9X0R on 20/17/15 and 12m (nice opening on 12m today) 5T5DC on 20/17 and 15m... Still looking for 5T5DC on 12/10 and 9X0R on 10m....I keep my fingers crossed ! Monday being a day OFF (EASTER), I hope they'll go a bit more on the...
Today I got YV4DYJ QSL card for my 12 and 10m QSO made last spring. New one for me on 12m, thanks Victor ! Ronan
Hi all, Today is a great day : I received from Emil, LZ3HI, the QSL card from Petrus, 3Y0E (Bouvet Isl). My tnx to the entire team for their great job !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm already looking fwd to QSO'ing Petrus on other bands now, HI !!!!!...
Yep, within a very sporadic opening, I QSO VP6DX on 15m, new band after 40/20/17m. Quite hard, I heard them by 30sec period, up to 5/2, 5/3 here max...Then nothing during 1 min, etc etc.... Ouaouh, what a great expe, and great op's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
All time new one confirmed today : E4/OM2DX. Nice QSL, and nice to confirm an all time new one !!!!!!!! Ronan
Today got a new Antarctica QSL : KC4AAA, Helmut , from his manager Larry, K1IED. New Antarctica country, new base, and VERY nice QSL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks to both Helmut and Larry !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ronan
I'm in the log ! Here = www.ti9.eu.com/online_log.html Starting search 20 SSB F8AFC Search completed ... 1 QSOs found Yes !
Hi all, Today got 8R1XT QSL card from Martin for QSO on 20/17/15m (new one on 20 and 17m !!!!) Thanks a lot !!!!!!!!!! Ronan
Hi all, A potential new one will be on the air soon : VP8DIF from South Georgia Island (AN-007), from 27th of January 2008 to 28th of February. More info here : www.lars-boehme.de/vp8dif/index.html GL ! ronan
Today, I received BS7H QSL card...Very nice one for this very rtare DXCC. Thanks to all the team for their great job, and to Martti for picking my call-sign up in this huge pile-up !!!!! Some pictures and more info on BS7H here : www.scarboroughreef....
Nothing exceptional, but new ones one some bands today in the mail. 7X4AN QSL for 10m QSO, and 5n6EAM on 15m QSO (both are new ones on each bands. Thanks to both of you ! Ronan
