Hi all,

With a little late, a review on my ZA3HA "chase", I finally logged them 6 times including 3 new bands...

Albania is now less needed in the log, missing only on 10 & 12M for all bands... we'll see this next summer !

Thanks guys !

Chris F8DZY

Hi all,

I was QRV only some minutes here and here this week-end, in order to work some new band slots, and new band countries. Only 37 QSOs with :

- YO3FRI Maria on 10M CW (new band mode)

- YL2KO on 15M CW (new band mode)

- A45XR (our 2nd QSO) on 20M CW (new band mode)

- 9L5VT Sierra Leone on 10M (new band), 15M (new band mode) & 20M CW (new band)

- ZA3HA on 20M CW (our 6th QSO) (I now miss them on 10 & 12M for all bands)

- 9H1XT on 10M CW (new band mode)

- A73A on 20M CW (new band mode) & 40M CW

- 3V3A on 10M CW (new band mode !)

- OY1CT (our 4th QSO) on 15M CW (new band mode)

- AY5F Jesus on 15M CW (new band mode)

- C6ATR on 15M CW (new band for Bahamas Islands !)

- C5A on 10M CW (new band) & 15M CW (new band mode)

- ST2AR on 10M CW (our 8th QSO)(new band mode)(I now just miss him on 80M CW for all bands)

- ZD8O on 15M & 20M CW (2 new band mode for Ascension Island)

- VP2V/N3DXX on 15M CW (new band for British Virgin Islands)

- TI5N on 15M CW (new band mode for Costa Rica)

- H7V on 15M CW (new band mode for Nicaragua)

- VP2E/K1XM on 15M CW (new band for Anguilla Island)

- LU8YE on 10M CW (new band mode)

- PZ5T on 10M CW (new band for Surinam)

- K3LR on 10M CW (my last missing band slot for USA, finally "closed" -worked 10 to 80M CW + SSB-)

- CW3D on 10M CW

- OH0Z on 15M CW (new band mode)

- TM0R on 10M CW

- F6DDR & F2DX on 160M CW

- EA2EA on 160M CW (new DXCC on Top Band)

- G3P on 160M CW (new band mode)

- EA6URA on 40M CW

- R9DX, EA8CMX & OH2BH on 80M CW

- C6ATA on 40M CW (another new band for Bahamas Islands)

- UP0L on 80M CW (new band)(Kazakhstan is now only needed on 30M & 12M for all bands)

Not so bad for a total of 2h30 "QRV"...

Chris F8DZY

Hi all, this morning I could log VK5AUQ Dirk (PA2C) on 20M SSB long path, QRV from Kangaroo Island IOTA OC-139 !

That's it : I gained my bet to work my 300th Island before the end of the year !!

Thank you very much for this new IOTA,

Now on road for the IOTA 400...

Chris F8DZY

Hi all,

Yesterday evening, I was QRV on Low Bands with my HF3B vertical (and still barefoot 100W), while most of people was chasing ZL8X, I could concentrate my activity on ZA3HA as previewed, C50C, TO3A and others also QRV...

17 QSOs as follows :

- ZA/HA1DRR on 40M CW (new band mode ! ) & 20M CW

- TC3WFF on 80M CW, 40M CW (+ 20M SSB-CW & 15M SSB-CW today...)

- SU/HA3JB Gabor on 40M CW (new band ! )(+ 20M CW this morning ! New band mode )(+ 17M CW this afternoon new band ! )

- F5CQ Rafik on 160M CW (finally a F on Top band CW... my last missing band slot )

- ZA3HA now on 17M, 40M, 80M (new band ! ) & 30M CW this morning (TNX guys !)

- V26K (Antigua & Barbuda) on 40M CW (our 2nd QSO)(new band ! )

- PJ5/SP6IXF on 40M SSB (new band mode ! )

- TO3A Saint-Barthelemy Island on 30M & 80M CW (2 new bands ! )

- E7/DK4YJ on 160M CW (new DXCC on Top Band ! ) & 40M CW

- 9H1XT on 160M CW (new DXCC on Top Band ! )

- C50C The Gambia on 40M & 80M CW (2 new bands ! )

- OY1CT (our 3rd QSO) on 80M CW (new band mode ! )

- CN8WW on 80M CW (new band mode ! )

- CT9/DL5AXX on 160M CW (new DXCC on Top Band ! )

- K0RF from Colorado on 80M CW

- ZL8X, ZA3G, GB0KLT, etc...

Wow, the HF3B vertical did the job !! Thanks to all for very FB radio evening...

Chris F8DZY

Hi all,

Back from one week with job, I could find in the mail a direct from VR2O/P IOTA AS-006 (Hong Kong group) again confirmed but with a correct QSL label !

Remember one year ago : VR2O/P in the mail !

Guys, you really did it, thank you very much !!

Yesterday evening, I could log A71BX (our 2nd QSO) on 40M CW up 1 (new band ! )...

And this morning it was ZA3HA (Hungarian team DX-Pedition => see ZA3HA.com) on 17M CW booming here in simplex (new band mode ! ).

I noticed Albania is not really in my log, I only worked this DXCC on 17, 20, 30 & 40M ! And so, I will try to chase the Hungarian team if possible, because as for them, local WX is really really ugly with big winds, rain and very cold temperatures !! The beam is down and will stay today, hope tomorrow will be better... Will try to work them tonight 160/80M if "on air"...

Chris F8DZY