F8DZY's blog - "HAM RADIO only..." - Liste des derniers articles parus sur f8dzy.over-blog.com au mois de Août 2009

DX activity on August 28th... (31/08/2009 publié dans : DX activity )

Hi all, a little busy at the moment and not really QRV , I could log : - OK2NA on 12M CW (new mode !!! )(I now just miss Czech Republic on 15M CW for all bands CW + SSB to "close" this DXCC !!) ...
What ? VU7LD missed ?? ;-) (28/08/2009 publié dans : Statistics )

Oh my God... How could I ? Checking my IOTA QSLs for Award application, I just see I didn't mention VU7LD Lakshadweep Islands (IOTA AS-011) in confirmed IOTAs... So, the real confirmed IOTA total ...
MU0FAL on 17M CW in the log ! (28/08/2009 publié dans : DX activity )

Colin !!! Again and again HI (our 5th QSO !) !! Many thanks for new band : I missed him on 15M some minutes before... Well, maybe next time ? I now only miss Guernsey Islands on 15 & 30M for all ...
DX activity on August 25th & 26th... (26/08/2009 publié dans : DX activity )

Hi all, A light activity since my return from job last week-end, but always some interesting QSOs logged with : - CT8/DL7JAN on 30M & 17M CW (new mode ! ) (I now miss Azores Islands on 10M SSB + ...
IOTA Awards application on the way ! (24/08/2009 publié dans : Awards )

Done ! It is a little fastidious but it's ok now : 205 differents IOTA QSLs are just posted to Jean-Michel F6AJA (french IOTA checkpoint) in order to claim my IOTA 100, IOTA 200 & IOTA Europe ...
P43JB on 17M CW in the log ! (24/08/2009 publié dans : DX activity )

P43JB-F8DZY 17M CW (end of QSO) Hi all, a very nice opening yesterday evening on the West Indies, I could QSO Joop P43JB in nice pile-up, booming here 599 ! I just recorded the 15s remaining of ...
TA3J/0 IOTA AS-115, TA3J & YM1907FB in the mail ! (23/08/2009 publié dans : QSLs received ;-) )

That's it ! TA3J QSL service did the job as promised ... I received 3 QSLs from Berkin (TA3J) in direct, confirming : - TA3J/0 IOTA AS-115 (this is my confirmed IOTA #210 !) on 40M CW (new band ! ...
5Z4/RW1AU in the mail ! (23/08/2009 publié dans : QSLs received ;-) )

3 new band sloths confirmed with this QSL : 20M SSB + CW & 15M CW !! Thanks K5XK Manager for fast reply...
SX9JZ IOTA EU-187 in the mail ! (22/08/2009 publié dans : QSLs received ;-) )

Hi all, just received SX9JZ QSL, confirming 20M & 40M (new band !!) CW QSOs... This is IOTA confirmed # 209 ! Thanks QSL Manager N7RO.
LA2NK IOTA EU-044 in the log ! (14/08/2009 publié dans : DX activity )

Finally ! After 2 days listening to them on 14260MHz, they were in CW on 14040MHz this afternoon... I should have been on their beginning because no takers (they had a continuous pile-up in SSB ...
V26K in the mail ! (14/08/2009 publié dans : QSLs received ;-) )

Hi all, just received V26K QSL from AA3B Manager, fast answer (one week) ! Confirming our 20M CW QSO (new mode ! )
RV3LO/P on RDA SM-13 !! (14/08/2009 publié dans : DX activity )

For Russian Districts Award, a good hunt with RV3LO/P who was activating today RDA SM-13 only issued by 15,02% of the appliants !! No takers on 20M CW, 1st call and in the log... Everybody was ...
BA7IO/4 IOTA AS-136 on 30M in the log ! (14/08/2009 publié dans : DX activity )

Wooow !! GREAT GREAT DX on 30M CW and it is IOTA # 260 !!! Vange has for sure good ears ! Chris F8DZY.
ZD8RH on 17M in the log ! (14/08/2009 publié dans : DX activity )

Well, all is in the title ! My little vertical did again the job through solid pile-up : 2-3 calls and in the log ! This is a new band for me with Ascension Island (only confirmed it on 15 & 20M ! ...
OH3OJ/P IOTA EU-184 in the log ! (13/08/2009 publié dans : DX activity )

Another new IOTA today with OH3OJ/P from Hailuoto Island ! I got Jukka on 20M SSB + CW easily... Thanks for my IOTA # 259 !
ZC4LI in the mail ! (13/08/2009 publié dans : QSLs received ;-) )

Yes ! Also received in direct ZC4LI for our 4 previous QSOs (17M CW, 20M SSB + CW, 40M CW)(all new confirmed bands/modes !! ). Thank you very much Steve !
CM6RCR in the mail ! (13/08/2009 publié dans : QSLs received ;-) )

Hi all, back from a one week holiday in EA3 , I had the pleasure to find in my mailbox CM6RCR QSL from QSL Manager W3HNK, confirming our 30M CW QSO (new band !! I now just miss Cuba on 12 & 80M ...
TF3BNT/P IOTA EU-168 in the log !!! (04/08/2009 publié dans : DX activity )

Wow, I am happy to have stayed on air tonight, after many new bandsloths in the evening, I could work at 2300 UTC a new IOTA (EU-168 Iceland's Coastal Islands ! Very rare !!) on 40M SSB with ...
DX activity on August 2nd & 3rd... (04/08/2009 publié dans : DX activity )

Hi all, I had some fun these 2 days with : - "chasing" TK8B Laurent (F8BBL) with 5 QSOs on 4 bands ! - ER4DX on 15M SSB (3rd QSO) - LX1NO on 12M CW (my last missing band !!! I now just miss ...
5N0OCH on 12M CW !! 7th Band !!! (03/08/2009 publié dans : DX activity )

Yes !!! This is the almost the "Grand Chelem" for me with 5N0OCH on 12M CW tonight ! My small vertical is really doing a great job here (well, Bodo's antenna too of course !) with our 7th QSO / ...
TK8B (03/08/2009 publié dans : Videos )

Hi, just before leaving in holidays, I could contact Laurent F8BBL as TK8B in Corsica Island, all bands are contacted CW + SSB here, but always a pleasure to add Corsica in the log, even more if I ...
F8DZY's blog is international ! ;-) (02/08/2009 publié dans : Statistics )

Hi all, According to my Geo-Counter, I can affirm this blog is really international : 40 different DXCC have visited it in less than 2 months !! I think it's a good "score" and I'm very happy with ...
QSLs Bureau of August !!! (02/08/2009 publié dans : QSLs received ;-) )

Hi all, thanks to Pierre F6CXJ, local Bureau QSL Manager, who went to Marennes Meeting yesterday, I could have some others Bureau QSLs before September (REF is closed in August)... and a lot of ...
WAZ Award in the mail ! (01/08/2009 publié dans : Awards )

So far ! I was very surprised to find today in the mail box my WAZ Award !!! Many thanks for a very quick send...