"HAM RADIO only..."
Hi, another nice package from Bureau this month, A lot of new (bands, mode) French DDFMs thanks to the REF CW & SSB Cup, and many others from worldwide... - TA1CQ confirming our 15M SSB QSO (new band mode ! ) - FG/F6AUS confirming our 3 QSOs on 20M CW,...
Hi, all is in the title !! I couldn't be heard on 15M SSB, 12M & 10M yesterday, low bands are still too crazy for Low Power stations, so only 2 new QSOs with E4X ! I was very happy to have a mini-QSO with my SOTA-friend Alain F6ENO/E4X on 17M CW & 15M...
Hi all, Still listening to 144MHz, I could log some new locators and one new DXCC... Many thanks to F6AFC Michel from JN38CM DDFM 54 (657 kms, my new ODX & new DDFM ! ), F8DHA Fred from IN95RO DDFM 17 (188 kms) for CW QSOs. Also worked F5DJL/P Jean-Louis...
Hi all, As promised here are the very firsts photos of my new shack & installation... Starting from 0 : I first have to build the desk for the shack ! You will notice I already put my little vertical at the place of the future pylone... You maybe don't...
Yesss ! An all time new one today !!! YS1/HB9KNA from El Salvador ! Markus was calling LP to Europe and I was surprised only a few takers to his several calls !! Coming here 3/3 to 5/6, he answered me to my 3rd call and gave a 4/4 report, not so bad in...
Hi, the chase continue when not at the job and when possible with family obligations... Yesterday I think I worked them on 17M SSB at 1737UTC (just heard "DZY 59") and the log is updated till 1731UTC () only. So I have to wait the new update to be sure...
Tonight I jumped in a nice pile-up on 40M CW for YB4IR who was working EU... It's my second QSO with Imam (1st was on 20M SSB) in 09/2007 and only my 3rd band with Indonesia ! The split was not so wide : up 1 to 2 => I worked him in less than 5 minutes...
Hi, this week I received my new QSLs from printer Gennady UX5UO ! See => UX5UO QSL Print. 3000 new both sides full colours QSLs with perfect quality, as usually... Thank you Gennady for nice job ! The new F8DZY QSL v2.0 : Actually working in my next QRA,...
EXCELLENT !!! Yesterday I was very happy with an old QSL I didn't expect to receive a day... Today I was stunned to find in my mail box an envelopp from Vladimir M. Bykov (UA4WHX) !! I wasn't dreaming : all my 4 QSOs with him from 2006/2007 are in my...
Hi all, I will be in Ajaccio (DDFM 2A), Corsica Island from March 23rd to April 20th for my job ! I bring with me my ICOM 7600 (100W) and a vertical, in order to be QRV from TK in CW-SSB-RTTY from 80 to 10M... My radio equipment should arrive on March...
This week-end, it was a big contest for digi-modes addicts : the CQ WW RTTY ! I am not really QRV on digital modes, so it was an opportunity for me to use my Signalink-USB ! A very very little entry (some minutes here & here because QRL) in the contest,...
Hi all, Well a light radio activity lately, as usually, but also interesting for me... as usually ! - EA9PY on 10M CW (our 6th QSO !) - F5ZSR/p from JN03AM (Dpt.65) on 2M SSB (new locator & new DDFM) - CN8YR on 15M CW (our 3rd QSO & new band mode ! )....
Hi all, today I started to chase ZL8X Kermadec Island IOTA OC-039, I could listen to them on 80, 40, 30 & 20M bands since yesterday evening, but only tried to call this morning... I was chasing elsewhere (see article up this one) I could log them on 40M...
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 !!...
Hi all, A pleasant radio activity these few days with... - ST2AR on 17M RTTY (new mode & our 5th QSO ! ) - EI5DR Edward on 17M CW (new band mode and our 2nd QSO !) - MJ0ASP on 12M CW (new band ! ). Jersey Islands are now only on 10 & 17M for all bands......
Hi all, excellent surprise today !! I could log XV2RZ (op. XU7MDY) on 20M CW in a huge pile-up !!! It was a very windy day today, and my vertical moved about 30° down ! Despite of this, my sigs could be heard in Vietnam... Thanks to my ICOM 7600 Bandscope,...
Hi all, all is in the title and it is my "little surprise"... I will soon install my very first OM antenna, an 11 elements VHF F9FT Tonna which was unused since 2004 ! Up 7 meters from my ground, but my QRA is 171 meters ASL, on the top, and clean 360°....
Hi, my job and next QRA makes me very busy at the moment and I was not really active these past days (and I won't be until June month ! )... but I could log : - Z33A on 15M CW (new band mode ! ). Macedonia is now only needed on 15M SSB, 80M CW & SSB for...
A light activity these few days,but I could even log : - ST2AR on 17M CW (new band ! ) - VP5/W5CW on 40M CW (new band & our 4th QSO !! ) - OH9SCL on 17M SSB (new band mode ! I now only miss Finland on 12M SSB + CW & 15M CW for all bands CW + SSB ! ) -...
Well, all is in the title ! I really received a lot of QSLs !! - J37BO Bill (K4LTA) from Grenada confirming our 4 QSOs on 12M, 17M, 30M & 40M CW (all new bands ! ) Grenada Island is now only needed on 80M for all bands... - EA9IB from Melilla confirming...
Hi, Actually in the Bask Country region for my job, I went yesterday on my very first SOTA : F/PO-252 Abarratia near Hasparren (DDFM64) in order to activate this nice summit again... A nice one again, with 56 QSOs & 15 DXCC (Europe + Scandinavia) in 1...
How to configure your W2IHY EQPlus & 8 Band Equalizer ? A lot of people are using or would be interested in using this very nice equipment, but a few know HOW TO CORRECTLY CONFIGURE it ! I thought it would be interesting to publish this page... I want...
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 Luxemburg on 10M CW & 12M SSB to "close" this DXCC ) - OX3XR...
Hi all, I am now QRV on the "Magic Band" ! Thanks to Olivier F6ARC who made a very fast shipping of his very nice 5 elements model... See DXM6-5 I received it last Monday, and up since Friday (2 days ago)... I put down my VHF beam for the moment (no more...
Hi, today I received WQ7L QSL from New Mexico State in the mail ! Another new confirmed State for my WAS Award... I will have to seriously think to work missing states (ID, WY, SD & NE) and to confirm OK & LA (already worked several times since 2004 but...
