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Second received QSL today, also from EA7FTR Manager, is a new IOTA ! HZ1FS/P IOTA AS-192 Hibar Island ! This is IOTA confirmed # 212 (on 264 worked, and not 263 as announced before => just checked 9M2TO QSL mentions IOTA AS-015 Pennang Island ! ). Slowly...
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Good surprise with CN8IG QSL in the mail box today ! Confirming 4 QSOs on 10M SSB + CW, 12M SSB + CW. Morocco is now only needed on 15M for all bands (and 40 & 80M CW for all bands SSB + CW)
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So fast !!! Today I received my 3 IOTA Awards ! IOTA-100, IOTA-200 & IOTA-EU... Let's go for IOTA-300 !!! Chris F8DZY.
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Hi all, An expected QSL today in the mail ! YN4SU Nicaragua !! Confirming 2 QSOs on 20M & 40M CW (2 new bands ! )... It is also DXCC confirmed # 98 on 40M ! Chris F8DZY.
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From October 10th to 27th, 2009 a team of 4 Dutch operators (PA8AD, PA3AN, PA3AWW & PD0CAV) will be on air again (5L2MS) from Benin as TY1MS, taking part in the CQWW SSB Contest 2009 from Grand Popo Village. I only worked (and confirmed) Benin on 20M...
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Hi all, I just added a new menu on the right side of the blog, between "DXCC QSls" and "RANDOM QSLs", called "Awards" and, as you guess it, showing my actual Awards, plaques, trophies, since my beginnings in HAM Radio (not a lot but growing up slowly......
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It's time for me to send my outgoing Bureau QSLs to the REF ! This time, it's about 200 QSLs... I have about 150 others in instance but still waiting for new bands / modes as they are stations I often listen to. Plus some answers to OMs who sent me first...
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Done ! So NOW this is my IOTA # 263 ! Ottawa Islands (new IOTA reference) in the Hudson Bay... ... and at the same time a new band for me with Canada as I worked them on 30M CW !! (I now just miss Canada on 12M for all bands ! ). Thank you very much !...
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Good new ! I received an e-mail from RSGB HQ telling me my applications for IOTA 100, IOTA 200 & IOTA Europe were accepted ! All my QSLs excepted one (K7RL which doesn't count for NA-065 as printed on it... ), well 204 on 205 is not so bad, huh ? It also...
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Hi all, Excellent DX yesterday evening at 20:00UTC on 20M CW with Oscar LU1XS from Ushuaïa - Tierra del Fuego IOTA SA-008 at 11600 kms with my little vertical antenna !!! Not many takers, and calling for DX, I could catch him on my 1st call ! Very happy...
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