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Hi all, This month of Bureau QSLs gave me some new confirmed band slots thanks to : - TK9X on 20M & 30M RTTY (2 new bands mode ! ) + 30M CW... - CU3HQ on 20M CW (new band mode ! ) - HF15KHW on 17M CW (new confirmed band ! FINALLY Poland now confirmed...
Hi, continuing my future station equipment, today I received a big package from DESTOCKABLE.fr : 2100 meters of electric cable, for my future radials of the IT9ZMX HF3B Vertical (160-80-40M) (it should arrive soon too ! ). I ordered last week on the french...
Hi all, and again happy new year ! My very first QSO in 2010 was done this morning with John ZL1BYZ !!! Worked simplex on 17M CW (new band and new mode : 1st ZL in CW ! ) after 2 hours listening to him while doing some interfacing on my computer, and...
Hi all, It was a nice Christmas gift : on December 25th, 2009 the number of pages viewed crossed the 10.000 !!! I want to thank you readers for your visit(s) and hope you'll come back again... This blog doesn't give me any $... I want it free of any advertising...
Hi all, little free time and little radio activity... I could even log : - ER650M on 20M CW & 30M CW (new band ! )(I now only miss Moldova on 12M for all bands !!) - 5H1HS Harald on 17M CW (new band ! )(Tanzania is still needed here on 12, 30, 40 & 80M...)...
Hi all, today I received 3 QSLs from K2PF QSL manager, confirming multiple QSOs... - J28OO Darko on 40M CW (new band ! )(this is also DXCC confirmed # 99 on 40M, DXCC 40M is near !! ) - T94CT Senad on 40M & 12M SSB (new confirmed band ! )(I now just wait...
A new page on the right side of the blog... I have to modify some of my videos on YouTube : after 1-2 years, some videos are now blocked or audio cutted because of some copyrights' songs It will take me time to find the videos projects (if I still have...
Hi, yesterday another new one on 6M thanks to KP4EIT José from Puerto Rico !! While most Central EU & UK listened to him with a very strong signal, I had a lot of diificulty to be heard correctly : signal was 5/4 to NIL with a lot of QRN ! But José got...
Hi all, it was a little time I didn't switch on the radio excepted on 6M... This night (00h00 to 01h00 local), I could appreciate some excellent conditions on 10M & 12M ! It was for me the opportunity to log VP2EAR from Anguilla on 12M SSB (new band !...
Hi all, last hours of activity for 5W0M, I won't add any new slot so it's time to close this adventure here... Yesterday, after my 2 QSOs on 40M CW & 20M SSB, i could work 5W0M on 30M RTTY & 12M RTTY ! All are OK in the online log. This morning I heard...
Between March 26th and April 15th, Jacek SP5EAQ was QRV as A3EAQ in SSB only... Tonga is a rare entity here, I only worked A35YZ DX-pedition on 30M CW on their last day, as I was away for job, so I was very interested by this holiday style operation......
Hi all, 5W0M will go QRT on Wednesday at about 0200UTC, it's time to add some missing slots ! Unluckily, it appears my call has been busted for my 30M CW QSO, I didn't see this before on the online log, and it only let me this morning and tomorrow morning...
Hi all, yesterday evening very first DX opening of the year on 6M here with PY1RO from Brazil ! Coming here 549, it appears he was stronger in South & Central Europe according to cluster reports... but no matter, the QSO is done and it is my 72th DXCC...
Hi, the 5W0M chase continues here... Since last Thursday, I could add the 12M CW + SSB for a new band, the 17M CW for another new band and just now the 15M RTTY for a new mode ! There too, the high bands are worked, will have to be lucky for working them...
Solomon Island DX-pedition is still active... Less activity due to H40T with part of the team, but still active... This morning I finally heard them on 15M CW, pile-up was not too big but it took me 15 minutes to be logged (new slot & last CW slot for...
Hi all, the Solomon's chase continues ! After my 2 first QSOs on 12M SSB & 20M CW (OK in the Online log), I could add the 15M SSB (not correctly logged : seems to be entered as F8DZU ) on the same day. On March 12th, I could add the 17M CW for a new band...
Hi all, another nice DX-Pedition thanks to DL7DF & Co QRV from Solomon Islands as H44G ! I had the GREAT pleasure to work them 2 days ago on 20M CW for an ALL TIME NEW ONE, this is simply my 300th worked DXCC ! Wow, a new step is crossed here This is...
Hi all, just back from a 3 weeks mission in Paris area, I was in hurry to work these TX5K !! Clipperton is not a new one here, already confirmed on 40M SSB + CW, 30M CW, 20M SSB & 15M CW, my 1st target is to work them on new bands, my second is to work...
Hi all, 5X8C is not yet finished that another African DX-Pedition just started with 9U4U Burundi ! Not a new one here, Burundi is needed on 10M, 12M, 20M & 80M for all bands ! This morning I could get them on 20M SSB for a new band (#280), 15M CW & 17M...
Hi, 2 new IOTAs worked thanks to T48RRC QRV from IOTA NA-204 Moa Grande Island (30M CW & 17M SSB)(#417) and T47RRC QRV from IOTA NA-086 Cayo Coco Island (20M SSB)(#418) ! Russian Robinson Crusoe team celebrating 20 years of RRC... They always have a big...
Hi all, the chase is still active here, with an incredible QSO on 30M RTTY in a huuuuuge pile-up + QRM from CW beacon, it was a very lucky one I believe : everybody was calling in a +1 to +4 kHz split, I tried 2 calls on +6 and I was answered !! WOW !...
Hi all ! Mission completed for this DX-Pedtion chase !!! My 20M RTTY QSO finally appeared after correction, and yesterday morning, I easily worked them on 17M RTTY my last wanted slot ! My firsts targets are more than filled, more than satisfacted here......
Hi all, back from job, I could find in my mailbox some nice QSLs, as the 6 IOTAs recently activated by SM6CVX Hans & Co from the following Islands... P29VCX IOTA OC-025 Manus Island : P29VCX IOTA OC-103 Anosau Island : P29VPB IOTA OC-069 Lihir Island...
Hi all, PT0S St Peter & St Paul Rocks DX-pedition just started and they are really booming on low bands !! On the first night they were QRV on 160M (), just came back from a night job and switched on the ICOM 7600, they were 599+10dB on the Top Band !...
...are for example T6LG Afghanistan on 10M CW (I'm still looking for him on 40M CW but always go QRT when its signal is increasing here...), TNX for LotW confirmation ! - NH7O on 12M SSB & KH7Y on 12M CW for a new band for Hawaii ! (only miss 40M for...
