Ham radio, HF propagation, DXCC/WAZ/IOTA, Antarctica
Update 25th of October Hi all, New QSO (and new band) this evening on 12m SSB with AA4VK/CY0. A bit easier than yesterday's 15m QSO, but still a huge pile-up. He was peaking a real S7 here, while being absolutely nil on 10m...Another MUF story....This...
Hi all, I was expecting some openings to the West Indies earmier in the evening, but finally QSO'd with HI3K at 22:30gmt (which is VERY laste for 10m). He was 5/5, which made him fully readable. Thanks for this new one on 10m, I just miss Dominican Republic...
Hi all, It is clearly a dead "DX" season and making new ones on bands where I approach the "300" DXCC is rare, very rare. Bu tthis WE, I was lucky enough to make 2 new ones on 15m CW - XW0YJY during All Asian contest (I now just miss Laos on....160m only...
Hey, that's the kind of news that makes us hope of a quick sunspot number increase... KH4 may be on the air in a soon future (summer/autumn 2008....), more info on : hamspirit.wordpress.com/2007/11/18/kh4-midway-island-summerautumn-2008-possibility/ Let's...
Hi all, Always keeping in mind to improve the reception on the noisy low bands, I wanted to acquire some external DSP treatments. The internal DSP of the FT920 is not that good (in my mind, or at least, not good enough ...), so I started to search on...
Hi all, Just like any small pistol, we always have to find a way to work DX's before the zoo/pile comes in. That was the case this morning with H44MS on 40m, that I already heard this week on 40m, but in the middle of a classical EU pile (so no QSO)....
Hi guys, One of the closest DXCC from my QTH, but what a fight it was to get it in the log on 160m (#81...). 2 hours of real battle, but I can not complain when hearing the EU pile-up/zoo calling him. I wonder how it would have been if I were located...
When I look at the "last good ones" page, I realize I'm late in sending my direct QSL requests. But I know where it comes from. In general, I send direct QSL's after QSO's on at least a couple of bands. But I have some difficulties to get some new ones...
Hi guys, 1st one (Progress Station) on 17cw, very lonely with a S7 signal ; 2nd (Kohnen Antarctic Research Station) one on 30cw, quite weak but workable (and worked) ! I've been chasing for Antarctica bases for years, and 2 new ones in the same day is...
Hi all, This expedition is a good opportunity to get Rodriguez isl on a few more bands compared to today's result here. So far, I have 3B9 confirmed on the 5 higher bands (from 20 up to 10m), so my main focus is therefore on the low bands. I decided not...
Hi all, I got Jaime few weeks ago on 160m as a new one there. This morning, I could hear him (not that strong, 559 here, and he gave me a 549 rpt) on 30m but that was enough to make the QSO. New one on 30m (#172 there) and this is the DXCC n°47 that I...
Hi guys, Excellent week for Zones chasing on 30m, with resp XE2X (zone 6) and VE7SV (zone 3), this last one having being worked this morning. I now have 34 zones on 30m, and I now only miss the following zones: - Zone 1 (Alaska, never heard so far on...
Hi all, Just received XE2X QSl card for our 30m QSO couple of months ago. I do remember the pile-up, that was the only time I could hear zone 6 on 30m, and that was enough... Looking at his QSL, see the antenna...I now understand the strength of his signal...
Hi all, This is my 1st new "slot" of the year, and it has been made on 80m (!) : I could get HH2/HB9AMO this morning. Skip was good, since he was peaking 579 here using a simple TS-50 (barefoot) and a 32m wire up at 6 meters only with strong local noise....
I love those kind of QSO's when, monitoring a band to see what happens you hear a DX just starting to call CQ. That was the case on 30m CW this evening with 9X0NH just starting (certainly after his dinner break). I tried to get him erlier, but the zoo...
Hi all, All is in the title : New DXCC (DXCC # 12 on 160) + New Zone (5th zone so far) + New Continent on 160cw : C50C was put in the log at around 05:30z despite of a quite high QSB (but with peaks up to 579 here). IU was sounding rather lonely, but...
Update 13th of August Few days have passed and bands are quiet if we do not consider this D64K activation. So I decided to go for a few more contacts and I could get them on all 5 higher bands (except 20ssb !), and on a new band yesterday evening on 30...
Some of you may laugh reading this title, but I found a web-site permitting to "learn" CW on-line. http://lcwo.net/courselesson I tried it, and despite I have almost never been active on CW from the day I passed my exam (15 years ago...), I decided to...
Hi guys, What a week-end !!!!! Not because there was the ARRL 10m, but because I could "finish" T8 on all bands thanks to - T88NU on 10CW during the contest - T8CC on 80/40/17 and 12m. Yes, you read correctly, T8CC from zone 27 on 80m CW with a very good...
Hi all YES YES YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amazing evening on the air !!!!!!!!!!! I could get RI1ANR on 15/20cw, DP0GVN on 20SSB, so as an Antarctic "chaser", that was fun indeed. But above all, I could QSO with HS0ZEE on.............. 80CW ! Yes, Sheridon...
Hi all Slowly but surely, I can add from times to times new ones on the Top band. Tonight, I could contact 4L5O on 160, with a very decent signal despite of the QSB. I was lucky enough that he could hear me, making this QSO my 50th DXCC on 160m. Few minutes...
Hi all, The claimed scores have been published, and for the 10W-category I was participating to, here are the best claimed scores : FORMULA CLASS - 10 watts or less Callsign Countries Zones Score PY4ZO 234 40 274 WG5G 227 40 267 W8QZA 220 40 260 ND0C...
Hi all, On behalf of a friend of mine (Arnaud, F4DPT), I'm doing here something I'm not used too. But it's worth it, see yourself : Here it comes, an almost BRAND NEW 4elements Ultrabeam covering 20-6m (6m kit included !!!!!!). The complete kit, bought...
Hi all, RX today Bob's QSL from Antarctica for our 80m QSO. He was until recently on Davis base, 68'35" S, 77'58" E. Antarctica on 80m, this is RARE and DIFFICULT, and almost impossible for a small pistol like me. But that day, that was possible thanks...
Hi all, Beginning of the evening, I could see some spots on 40m for EB5BBM/BY7PP. That would have not been neither a new one nor a new zone there, so I just listened a short while and appreciated his good signal. A bit later; I saw the , spots of BY7PP/EB5BBM...
