"HAM RADIO only..."
Yes ! As previewed 2 days ago, I could log this morning at 04:45 UTC (just before going to work) on 40M CW HK0GU/1 from Isla del Pirata IOTA SA-040 !! It is a new worked band for Colombia, and my worked IOTA # 296 ! Chris F8DZY
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Hi all, A little about my radio activity... On the previous days, I could log : - SV9/YL2VW on 15M CW (new band mode ! ) - MU/F5CWU on 80M SSB (new band mode ! ) & 15M CW (my last missing band for Guernsey Islands !! ) - MU/F5NHJ on 30M CW & 20M SSB -...
Lire la suiteHi, a new one on 80M yesterday evening thanks to 4U1ITU ! Quite rare on air due to a previous limited radio activity decision (???) It is only my 3rd band with 4U1ITU, it was nice to hear/work them in pile-up... Chris F8DZY
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Hi all, Today I received PX8L QSL (via OQRS) IOTA SA-016 Sao Luis Island ! This is my confirmed IOTA # 255... Chris F8DZY
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Hi all, Yesterday evening, again, I was QRV for a while, and decided to try the Top Band with my vertical HF3B, even if I don't have a good ground system at the moment (I have only 4 radials of 48m each), I could log 3 new DXCCs last night, thanks to...
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Hi, Yesterday evening, I was QRV especially on 40M CW with my HF3B vertical, the very bad WX and VERY VERY strong winds didn't allowed me to put the beam up and so, no radio all day long... I needed some QSOs ! And I was inspired, after my very first...
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Some DX this morning on 40M CW ! In 5 minutes, I could log again Bill E51NOU (N7OU) from Rarotonga Island IOTA OC-013 (South Cook Islands) through a nice pile-up... ...and FJ/SM5FUG also with nice pile-up (worked up 4 !) They are both new bands here !...
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Hi all, This week-end it was the MMC on 144MHz CW, I took part with my modest conditions (20W in 11 Elts) during the little free time I could find... On Saturday I thought the propagation was really poor, and so I would log more QSOs the next day. Finally...
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Hi all, Well, all is in the title ! Yesterday in the late afternoon, I was very surprised by an awesome opening on 10M to South America, and turning my VFO on the CW part, my band scope showed me "activity" in the SSB part... It is Bob VP8LP, beamed in...
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Hi all, Bureau QSLs of November arrived, and as each month, some new band slots and IOTAs ! - 8R1PW on 20M CW (new band mode ! ), 30M CW (new band ! ) & 40M CW (new band ! ) - 9J2FM on 10M CW (new confirmed band ! ) - GB4IPY on 30M & 17M CW (new band...
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