Ham radio, HF propagation, DXCC/WAZ/IOTA, Antarctica
A multi-national team will go to Paramaribo next January 2008 in order to enable everybody to make a QSO with PZ-land. This is a rare DX, but it may be needed on some bands (I just need it on 12m for example...Still wiating for Ramon, PZ5RA, QSL to come)...
What a pleasure to find a F/B signal report from the state of Idaho (New state for me, just miss ND now.....) Thanks to Ed, NX7TT, was a real 5/7 report here. I already looking forward to getting his QSL card ! Of course, I worked him barefoot !!!!! More...
Alain, F4RPW, informs OPDX that he is now a resident of Mayotte, and has received the callsign FH1LE. He has just arrived on the island about 3 weeks ago. Alain is gradually getting all his equipment sorted and is planning to install his station soon...
PAPUA NEW GUINEA - P29VCX - OC-284 IOTA NEW! from Nukumanu Island (OC-284) is planned by Hans SM6CVX, G3KHZ, G4EDG and CT1AGF for activities on all bands CW/SSB with three stations from 23rd to 29th of September. PAPUA NEW GUINEA - P29NI - OC-283 IOTA...
2 separate expeditions on ZL7 Chatham Isl October 5th to Oct 10th : ZL7/SP5EAQ, ZL7/SP9PT and ZL7/SP9BQJ OC-038 plan to operate CW, SSB, and RTTY. QSL via home calls. October 16th to Oct 30th: ZL7/DL2AH by DL2AH on 10-40 m RTTY/SSB. After that he is planning...
As you must have noticed, 3B7C on St Brandon isl started today. Signals were not that good, especially on the high bands (nothing here on either 12 and 10m). I succeeded in QSO them on 20, 17 and 15m, with real signals varying between S2 (20m) up to S7...
A nice chart available here : hfradio.org/fot_7.html, giving the FOT (Optimum frequency, which is in fact a percentage of the famous Maximum Usable Frequency, well-known as MUF) Good luck with Australia on 24 MHz at around 09:00z.... High bands (24/28...
A nice expedition will take place to Liberia from October 3rd until the 24th, 2007. Even if Liberia is quite common with active operators such as Ashley (EL2AR) and Dick (EL2DT), this is definitely worth contacting : A DX expedition with humanitary goals...
Guinea Equatorial on the air from the 5th to the 14th of October 2007., more exactly from Bioko Island (IOTA AF-010). I did QSO with Elmo from 3C0M o 20/17 and 15 meters, let's hope it's gonna be at least the same for this potential "all time new one"...
Next year will definitely be very exciting for DX chasing. Most of you are already aware of this expedition, but I'm really wondering the rate of hams missing this one in their DXCC chart !!!! Ducie became an own DXCC country on November 16th 2001 and...
After 3B7SP, a new team is going to St-Brandon Isl next September : Call sign will be 3B7C, the site is available here : www.3b7c.com/ Let's hope the propagation will be OK (I need 3B7 on 10 meters.....since I've QSO with 3B7SP on 20/17/15 and 12m SSB))...
A fter a lapse of nearly five years, the call 3D2AG/p will be activated from the small isolated island of Rotuma (OC-060) in December 2007 by Antoine, also known as FO5RK. The expedition is planned to start on December 15, and last until January 20 or...
Today, the solar flux went below 66...That's what I call a minimum... The only good point is that my static noise went down now to S1-S2, with a very clear 20m band starting from 20:00z.. Really don't know what happened. Let's be optimistic, the propagation...
Another interesting DXCC coming soon on the air : Lord Howe Isl, from October 19th to October 22nd. by JA1XGI (W8XGI) on 40/30/20 meters and possibly the lower bands CW, SSB and Digital (RTTY, SSTV). QSL via JA1XGI (bureau or direct) or W8XGI (only direct).by...
Toaday just received HI0C QSL (20m QSO, Isla Cabras, NA122) and 7P8DX QSL (17/15m QSO). Thanks to respectively to ON4IQ and ZS1RA for rather quick response (QSO with HI0C in June, and 7P8DX in April 2007). For info, Cabras Isl has not been on the air...
After the success of FX4DL (QSO on 20 and 17m..I missed them on 15m, too light...), a new chance to contact Revilla Gigedo !!! XE1YK/Carlos Levy, chairman of the "Federación Mexicana de Radio Experimentadores (FMRE)", has announced a new dxpedition to...
Willis Islets VK9WWI This is a two man, AA7JV and HA7RY, mini expedition. HA7RY, Tomi, will be working the high bands during the day (when I will be diving) and I will work 160 and 80 bands at night. George and Tomi will be using 500W into two vertical...
Hi all, 8 QSL received this week (ok, I sent something like 50 direct requests 2 or 3 weeks ago....) VU2RBQ and 5Z4/SM1TDE on 30cw (new ones confirmed on 30m, need VU and 5Z on 160/80m only now) EL2DT on 30cw (new one on 30m, need EL on 160/80/40m now)...
Hi all, Nice QSL package received from Tim, M0URX yesterday CY9M on all bands from 80 up to 10m (except 12m...snif) 9M4SLL on 40/30/20cw an d15ssb (new one confirmed on 40/30m) 5B/G4MKP on 30m (new one on 30m) Tnx guys for QSO (all made with 100W !),...
Hi all, Even after sunrise, it is possible for little pistols like me to work some DX on the low bands.. SR + 30min : W1IA on 80m (Brent, in New Hampshire state...My 30th US state on 80m !) SR + 1 hour : TI7KK on 40m (IOTA NA191), more info on www.ti7.info...
Hi all, Just read this info saying that Western Sahara will be on the air for 6 days next April, from the 12th till the 17th of April. I miss Western Sahara on 80 and 10m only , hope to get them there !!!!!! This DXCC is not far from Europe, but is quite...
Many thanks to Mohammed, A92GR for the QSO this early morning on 80m (04:30loc). A9 is my 100th DXCC on 80m from the date I installed the HF2V, that is to say from last June, not so bad isn't it ! I know ! need margin above those 100 DX to get effectively...
MANY MANY thanks to Kan-san and Masaru-san for our QSO tonight on 80m... Incredible signals, I've never heard such nice signals from JA on 80m !!!!! Kan-san (7J4AAL) was a real peaking 5/9 report here, and Masau-san 5/6. I must have been lucky with my...
More info can be found on http://glorieuses2008.free.fr/index-e.htm As a summary, - It may take place early May - 4 stations will be running at the same time - Nice set-up there (V80 vertical, 4SQ on 40m, Spiderbeams, and ACOM linears) Nice web-page with...
Update I heard them well on 160 the other night but couldn't get through. Nevermind, I could make what I call the "grand chelem", nice operation guys !!!!! F8AFC has worked 5T0SP on 8 out of 26 band slots 6m 10m 12m 15m 17m 20m 30m 40m 80m 160m PH CW...
