"HAM RADIO only..."
Hi all, Finally back from work and now on holidays, I find a little time to post some new articles... This summer, I received another nice QSL package from the Bureau, and could find for example : - TX4T on 30M & 17M CW (2 new confirmed bands !! ) - 8J1M/1...
Hi, Last Friday I logged OX/DL2VFR (& Co) on 80M CW thanks to my HF3B vertical... Surfing on the net, I just realized they were operating from Greenland Coastal Islands (South East) group, IOTA NA-151 ! It is another new island here, thanks guys ! This...
Hi all, Since some days, the REF CW & SSB 2010 results are online, and I'm very proud for my very first participation to finish n° 9 in Low Power category in CW part, 16th for general !!! It was a nice challenge without any beam from my previous QRA !...
Hi all, A little about my radio activity... On the previous days, I could log : - RA1QY/P from RDA VO-29 on 20M CW - V55V/P on 20M SSB (new band mode ! ) during Field Day ! - BD1ISI on 20M CW (new band mode ! ) - IS0GQX Bruno (our 3rd QSO) on 17M CW -...
Hi all, Another confirmed DXCC via LotW (well 2, but apparently a bug on the site ?) thanks to E4X (# 204). There is also 5X1NH from Uganda which would be # 205 but not added on my current DXCC total... why, I don't know... Maybe I'll try an e-mail to...
Hi, some new interesting QSOs even with a light radio activity - EK6LP Aram ! (our 5th QSO) on 15M CW (new band mode ! ) - EA8OM (our 3rd QSO) on 12M CW - 3B8CF (our 3rd QSO) on 12M CW (new band ! ) - VQ9LA Larry (our 4th QSO) on 12M CW (new band mode...
Hi, today in the mail box I found a QSL from Bob MD0CCE, confirming our 2 last QSOs on 15M & 12M CW. They were my 2 last missing bands in CW : Isle of Man is now confirmed on 10 to 80M CW !! Thanks a lot. I now only miss MD on 12M & 80M SSB in order to...
Finally ! After 2 days listening to them on 14260MHz, they were in CW on 14040MHz this afternoon... I should have been on their beginning because no takers (they had a continuous pile-up in SSB with KW stations making my calls really too weak ... But...
Well, I wrote too fast ! KH8/N9YU went back 30 minutes later on the QRG, he was really booming (better than earlier) peaking 59+ in short pass... He worked by numbers (which was the best solution) in split and I could log him on my 3rd call ! This is...
Hi all, As previewed, I was QRV this morning on 12M and looked for them, starting in RTTY today... Wow ! Booming signal here on the vertical, it's my chance !! 2-3 minutes to understand the split, 2-3 calls and in the log ! Thank you very much for my...
Hi all ! This week, we poured the concrete for the pylon ! About 2,7 m3 were necessary for the hole of my 12M pylon... "Come here, nice truck..." "Yes, there..." Let's go ! Filling the hole... And at the end of the morning : Next step : THE pylon !! In...
Hi, this afternoon I was back home earlier, and no more snow but rain... I decided to switch on the station, and to call CQ on 17M in CW. After 2-3 calls, Rolf SM0DEJ answered me with a beautiful 589 : Sweden is already contacted on 17M CW but still not...
Hi all, Next Saturday & Sunday will take place the REF CUP SSB part ! I will try to do it seriously but will depend of "QRM family", anyway I will be present in order to give points... the occasion to hear ourselves (I'm not anymore an SSB addict since...
Hi all, (I am in Paris till January 19th, so sorry if not much new articles during this period... ) Here are some photos of my actual radials' system, 24 x 24M in >< configuration... I could notice a perfect SWR of 1.0 and a very low X, with R=50 on 3.500MHz,...
Hi, back from a short holiday break, I could find in my mail box E4X QSL ! It confirms our 8 QSOs on 4 bands & 3 modes... all new ones of course : E4X is an ALL TIME NEW ONE confirmed DXCC ! My # 249th... (only ? yes, I know... but what will I do after,...
Hi, only a few QSOs today (I can't be QRV this week-end) : - 6Y1LZ on 40M CW (new band ! ) - 4Z4DX Dov (our 4th QSO) on 12M CW - VK3IO on 30M CW (I was looking for something outside Europe on 10MHz while everybody was enjoying pile-ups on 15 & 12M with...
Hi, 2 days ago I was QRV on 17M band... yesterday I decided to be on 15M CW ! This wide band was a little open so I decided to try some CQ on 21.007MHz... The first station to answer me was Garkusha EW8OC from Gomel, beautiful 589 w/QSB, and it is a new...
Hi all, the VP8ORK chase continued this week, as previewed, worked on 80M & 30M CW 2 days ago in 5 minutes at 0430UTC just before going to work (30M band at this time is incredible !! ), and 40M CW yesterday morning at 0440UTC when back from job this...
Hi, after a maintenance break, the DXFriend site is running again, the log is updated, and as 2 of my previous QSOs were badly logged, I had to work them again on 40M CW & 10M CW, it was done yesterday and now OK on the online log ! Ouf... 30M is still...
Hi all, Continuing a nice activity, another ALL TIME NEW ONE thanks to ZD9T Tristan Da Cunha Island IOTA AF-029, just worked on 15M CW up 4 ! This is my worked DXCC # 258 and my worked IOTA # 299 !! (My bet of reaching the 300 before the end of the year...
Hi, still in the Bask Country region till next Friday, I'll try to activate Peña Plata summit (SOTA F/PO-231) on my free day : next Wednesday, September 22nd... WX permitting of course ! It's a long time I wanted to go there, but long drive & long walk...
I know, I'm very late with this ! But no more internet at home is a good reason why... In one week, it should be ok again I hope. Well, a lot of new band slots again confirmed these 2 months : MAY : - 5B4AHJ on 12M CW (new confirmed band ! ) & 15M CW...
Another new Island !! IOTA SA-062 (Bahia State South group) from Coroa Vermelha Island... I waited today for a less important pile-up (yesterday they were very busy !) in order to call them. I caught PW6C team on 15M SSB which is really not easy with...
Hi, a light activity at this moment, no major DX-Pedition to log so still trying to find some interesting ones... I could log for 3rd & 4th QSOs Joel V44KAI on 17M RTTY & 12M CW (2 new bands ! ) from St Kitts & Nevis Islands... Ivan 5N7M on 12M RTTY (new...
Hi all, Not many interesting DX-Pedition since some weeks to chase, HF bands are a little boring here these days... so I decided to go on VHF this morning ! Good idea : some activity with new locators, DDFMs and DXCC with Spain. Many thanks to F6DBP Jean-Marie...
