So, finally S04R is now over, I got them 6 times on 15M CW, 17M CW, 20M CW & SSB, 30M CW and 40M CW... A correct result with my actual working conditions. During the last 2 days, some new bands with following DXs : - OX3XR on 30M CW - VR2XMT on 17M SSB...
Voilà, ç'est fini ! Merci aux opérateurs de TX5C qui nous ont offert Clipperton comme new one pour la plupart d'entre nous et/ou sur plusieurs bandes ! Mon objectif premier était simple : les contacter AU MOINS UNE FOIS. Au final, je les aurai donc contacté...
Not a joke : I finally received a QSL in direct (after my postage SAE + $) for a July 2004 QSO with Ana Maria CU2YK... Better late than never, no ? One of my firsts QSOs after my 2nd class license F4DZY... Why in direct ? 1- CU2YK not bureau member 2-...
Great propagation on high bands since last week, especially on 12 & 10M for South Europe (10 is very sporadic here). I managed to fill some NEW band sloths for my 5B DXCC with : - OM3EY, LY3W (my last missing band for OM !), 5N/LZ1QK (4th band with him...
Hi all, I really love summer time, even if WX is not good as today, the ES propagation is still here !! Activity of the day (very short : 2h30 "in spare time" due to my children humor ) : - ZB2FX (2nd QSO) on 17M CW (new band mode !) at 1st call... Tnx...
As most of us, I chased S04R Western Sahara, I got them on 40, 30, 20 & 15M CW but missed them on 17, 12 & 10M (nil here). The 12M had big openings these last 2 days in the evening, it seems propagation conditions are on the good way... I got CM6RCR (Cuba)...
The day starts very well with this morning a NEW IOTA : EU-095 !! Activated via the SOTA program by F5LKW & F5HTR... They went on this small island by kayak during 7 kms through Mediterranean Sea, then climbed 191m. more to activate the summit !! Quite...
Today I had the pleasure to find in my mail box a QSL from Christian F5NRY-TL8QC from Bangui - Central African Republic for a nice complete QSO we had in November 2007. I was just using my new call after success in CW exam, and was calling CQ on 20M with...
Finally a new EU IOTA in the log this afternoon with SX9JZ on IOTA EU-187 Gavdos Island ! But bad surprise when looking on QRZ.com for the QSL info : What does it mean ? "Only direct operation" => HAM community have to pay their holidays ?? More and more...
Only QRV 30 minutes , just the time to work : - ZB2FX (again !! 3rd QSO !) on 10M CW (new band mode !) - 6W1SE Peter (3rd QSO !) on 17M CW (new band !) - EA7LM José from Huelva on 17M CW (new band mode ?!? Hey, I just miss Spain on 12M CW for all bands...
A little radio today with again some new band/mode, filling my band sloths CW + SSB surely & carefully Thanks to : - CU2KI, booming on 15M CW : new mode ! - HF94KE on 17M CW : I now have finally worked Poland on all bands CW + SSB ! - OM5FA on 15M CW...
Hi all, Well, a very lite activity including some SOTA activations after the IOTA EU-095/SOTA F/CR-268 worked in the morning, and : - S59AA Franc (again, after 12m cw !) on 17M CW... What is funny with this OM is that I worked him when he was in TK, he...
Well, it's time to have a look at my modest stats before new Cycle 24 (and before new station in future QRA) ! Main goal is 5BDXCC so the Cubex Quad will help me with 12 & 17M bands, while future "1/4 wave 80M - 1/8 wave 160M antenna" (HF2B IT9ZMX) will...
Hey, good surprise while surfing on the net this night (my son Mathis makes my nights very shorts ) and looking at the site of my friend Gert K5WW (section "blog"), I saw an article on my latest SOTA video... and CW transmission question : Sorry for bad...
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 know the operator... Laurent had a good signal and I could...
Hi all, Nice radio day, mostly chasing IOTAs because can't be QRV this week-end for the contest (going to a wedding). I could work 3 new IOTA (RI1OP from EU-153, UT7UT/P from EU-180 & F5KKD/P from IOTA EU-068), and : - 9A8ZRS IOTA EU-090 on 30M CW, 17M...
Hi all, GREAT GREAT day today with all these nice QSLs in the mail ! HC8N for 15M SSB QSO (new mode) : CN8ZG for 80M SSB QSO (new band) : Z29KM for 10M CW QSO (new one !!! DXCC #236 confirmed on 244 worked !) SV9CVY for 20M CW & SSB QSO (new band/modes)...
Thanks to F6AML for bureau QSL TY6A ! Confirming our 20M CW QSO (new band mode !) ...also in QSLs bureau this month : - A61TX - UK8AJ - VP5/AH6HY - EA9BW - ZX5J - OM, SM, S5, EA, OE, HG, many DLs... and I forget a lot ! A lot of new band sloths now confirmed...
REALLY really really busy at home : 5 minutes on air ! HI I switched on my ICOM 7600 which was still on 24.892, and hear a signal 599+20db exactly on !! It is Bob MD0CCE calling CQ ! Booming here ! As I didn't hear the beginning of his CQ (calling DX...
Hi all, last day of a short week at home before going back in mission to PARIS during 15 days... I could log : - ON6SA (2nd QSO) booming here 599 +20dB !!! on 17M CW (new band mode ! I now just miss Belgium on 15M CW to close this DXCC !). A long & FB...
Hi all, I was on air these days with some interesting QSOs on different bands, as : - CS28MCF (Portugal) on 17M CW (new band mode ! ) I now just miss Portugal on 15M CW & 12M SSB to "close" this DXCC !! - LX1NO on 15M CW (new band mode ! ) I now just...
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 + CW, 12M CW & 80M SSB to "close" this DXCC !) - UE4FDA from...
Well, as promised, here are my new stats after this E-sporadic summer season ! For DXCC : It is + 2 worked and + 8 confirmed on 10M ! It is + 20 worked (!!) and + 6 confirmed on 12M ! It is + 6 confirmed on 15M ! It is + 12 worked (!!) and + 5 confirmed...
Hi all, A light radio activity after this week-end (it's very HOT here !! ) but as always, there's something to chase, even for the fun of it : - EA9/KH0AM again worked on 40M & 15M CW (2nd & 3rd QSO) (already confirmed but the pleasure to work him again......
In the bureau mail this month, I finally RX J5UAP QSL, confirming 7 (!) QSOs on 10M (SSB, FM, RTTY), 12M SSB, 17M (SSB, RTTY), 20M (SSB, RTTY)... I didn't know CW at this period (all QSOs on the same day : April 23rd, 2007 !). Many thanks Peter (HA3AUI)...
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Mixed : 309 (307)
CW: 301 / SSB: 288
6M: 82 (69)
10M: 260 (246)
12M: 259 (238)
15M: 288 (273)
17M: 279 (259)
20M: 293 (286)
30M: 212 (202)
40M: 225 (218)
80M: 129 (128)
160M: 39 (35)
(Scores = QSLs + LotW)
IOTA: 447 (390)
(QSLs only)
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