Ham radio, HF propagation, DXCC/WAZ/IOTA, Antarctica
22nd of March : A35YZ now QRT A35YZ is QRT after 41,175 QSOs. Thanks for calling us! We are tired, have to be at the airport at 10 AM local and still have to pack our equipment. A35YZ Continent Breakdown 160m 80m 40m 30m 20m 17m 15m 12m 10m Total QSOs...
We can expect from this massive X5.4 flare (the strongest in the 5 past years) some big radio black-outs and high polar absorption.... That hurts, but remember recently, our sun was too sleepy...I honestly prefer to see it like this, this is a good sign...
Hi all, It has been a lucky one yesterday evening. I could QSO with Gert, 7P8GF on 40m cw. He had a very good signal, and few takers, since most of 40m'ers were on the A35 pile-up (I didn't hear those A35 there.....so). New One on 40m, and I now miss...
Update, 19th of March Logs are now on-line, and all my QSO's are in there (incl 40m CW QSO with 3C0E, the luckiest one) 3C03 log: QSO of F8AFC: 6 10 12 15 17 20 30 40 80 160 CW SSB 3C6A log: QSO of F8AFC: 6 10 12 15 17 20 30 40 80 160 CW SSB The goal...
Hi all, I've been analyzing the stats of the last FW0NAR activity, in order to try to understand what happened in particular with Zone 14. First thng to be noticed Sunset in FW # 06:13z and Sunrise in West_Europe # 07:10z --> almost 1 hour of common darkness...
Update 16th of Feb Just worked 3B9/OE4AAC on 10cw this morning. This is my 2nd new band for 3B9 (yes !) and my last high-band. Just missing 3B9 on low bands now, this will be tough, but I'm very happy for those 2 QSO's on 17 and 10m enabling me to get...
Hi all, That was one of my target for this new Babs an dLoth expeidtion to Cocos Keeling VK9/c. Untill this expedition, I only had VK9/c on 15 and 10m only, and was desperately trying to get them on other bands. But very few activities from there has...
Hi all, You must have noted this, wherever you are inthe world. High bands (12/10m) were wide open to all parts of the world. Bands were full of exotic call-signs, even a few hours after sunset, and that enabled me to get very nice new ones here and there....
10th of December Expedition is over (for 2 weeks now), and target has been reached. Im' just missing Nepal on 80m, for the next one? Tnx guys for putting 9N-land on so many bands, a pleasure ! Ronan 20th of November, Just completing some slots here apart...
5th of December Well, T2T has QRT, what should we conclude on this long activity - 1st is that thanks to this expedition, this brought me an All time New One on at least 2 bands (40/20m), possibly 3 band with 17SSB if the manager agrees modifying dF5AFC...
hi all, Well, a few radio activities here and there during this summer season with new IOTA's, and above all, 2 new "All Time New Ones" with ST0R from 40 up to 10m, and T32JB on 20m this morning. The zoo was calling him on a 10KHz wide split when he passed...
Hi all, Great QSL received today, with respectively E51NOU (South Cook) on 15/12/10m CW ! 3 new band slots confirmed, just missing South Cook on low bands now ! It also includes a QRP QSO made with him on 15m CW !!!!! E51MAN (North Cook) on 40/15/15m...
Hi all, Great day today. I, first of all, heard WL7SJ, Terry from Alaska, on 17m, running by number a huge pile-up. No way to be heard when number 8 arrived. Then, Terry QSY'd and I started to call a few minutes after at the end of the band. Who answerd...
Hi all, VK0KEV log is now availablle here : http://www.hrdlog.net/ViewLogbook.aspx?user=vk0kev You can select to arrange by call-signs, which gives you an idea of the guy in your country who wkd him. As far as French operators are concerned, only 9 operators...
Thanks to my XYL who had to go to her office today (wake-up @ 05:00am loc time !), the last evening was very calm for a new year eve and I could even make some contacts to finish 2011. Well, I coud get JD1BMH on 40cw, exactly at my sunset (16:25 GMT)....
In a week-time, I managed to work them on all bands from 80 up to 10m, incl WARC's. OK, you will say, E4 is not that far from France, and you are right. But despite of a short path and relatively good propagation to this area, we have in F a wall that...
5th of October Well, the 3D2R guys go QRT today at 10:00-11:00, meaning that I'll not get them anymore, being now at the office untill 16:00. My 40m CW QSO is not in the on-line log, I must have dreamt hearing the "F8...." yesterday morning.... Yesterday...
21/10/10 Finally, my last band slot was fullfilled this morning, with PJ4D in the log on 80m ! One entire week chasing them at night to finally make a QSO at 07h45loc time, 30min after my "nominal" wake-up time. And I got them at the first call.... So...
Hi all Lucky early morning here...Woke up at 03:30 and couldn't feel asleep again.....So I took a cup of coffee, and went to the shack to see what was happening. ST2AR was on 3794, strong, but working NA at roughly his sunrise whil listening on 3785....
Hi all, What a day today !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HK3JRL on 80m this AM = New one on 80m C6AGN on 12m (new one on 12m) TX4T (French Polynesia) on 17m (new one on 17m) Can't ask for more ..... 12/15 were WIDE open actually. I wkd some West Coast...
Hi all, YES YES YES, got all Vlad's QSL today from his Africa tour !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 9U0VB on 20/17/15/12/10m --> New one on 12/10m conf 7Q7VB on 20/17/12m --> New one on 12/17m conf D60VB on 20/17/15m --> All Time New One on...
Hi all, A new one on 40m (#194) this night with XR0ZA in the log on 40m at 01:15 (02:15 local !) It's becoming hard to get some new ones on the low bands, so some extra "efforts" are needed to reach the 200 DXCC there, incl "night activity"... See you...
Hi all, RX today the QSL from Charlie, for our QSO's on 17 and 12m with his special call VR2009EAG. That was during one of last October "magic" opening on the high bands that I got him on 12m with an excellent S7 report here. Thanks Charlies for QSO's...
Hi all, I've been chasing my last zone on 40m for quite a long time now, unsuccesfully so far. I've heard UA0CNX few days ago, almost 1 hour before my sunset. He was a real S9 rpt here, but was only working West-Russian stations. I've heard UA0ZC on 80m,...
Hi all, Just received a 100 QSL package from the French buro. Many IOTA, and europeans, but it also includes some nice DX like 8Q7GL and VK9LA !!!!!!!!! (VK9LA for my QRP QSO on 40m !). It is funny that my buro QSL arrived earlier than my direct QSL !!!!!...
