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Hi all, the chase is going on ! After my previous QSOs, I finished my first target on the high bands with adding the missing 12M & 10M SSB slots plus some RTTY QSOs for a new mode. I made 15 QSOs at the moment with them but the 20M RTTY is missing......
Hi, again a good package of QSLs arrived this month, including some nice IOTAs... VO2/NF6J IOTA NA-044 : W4/DL1FDH IOTA NA-062: CEOY/I2DMI IOTA SA-001 (20M RTTY) : FJ/OS1T IOTA NA-146 (12M SSB) : J79AN IOTA NA-101 (10M to 40M CW & SSB, TNX Jan !) TM0CI...
Hi all, yesterday I could add the 10M SSB slot (haaaaaard one, 2 hours calling ! they 5/9+) and worked them also on 17M CW in 2 minutes, they were 449... (still no comment ). This morning, strange but no real pile-up on 12M SSB, so I took my chance, listening...
Hi all ! Back from a 15 days mission in Paris, I was happy to find in my box H44G QSLs Solomon Islands IOTA OC-047, confirming our 12 QSOs on 10M CW + SSB, 12M CW + SSB + RTTY, 15M CW + SSB + RTTY, 17M CW + RTTY & 20M CW + RTTY... As an ALL TIME NEW ONE,...
Hi, yesterday after TT8TT, I had the chance to log Dave A92IO on the magic band ! Strange conditions as I worked him via a skew path : 150° instead of 96° from here... But that's it ! My worked DXCC #70 on 50MHz, already confirmed via LotW ! It is my...
Hi, I just got my April Bureau QSLs, a good package again, where I could find 3 new IOTAs confirmations : - YB8Y from IOTA OC-221 Kei Islands confirming our 2 QSOs on 15M & 30M CW - EJ0PL from IOTA EU-103 Little Saltee Island confirming our 20M SSB QSO...
Hi all, good one also received today : XX9E Macau ! This DX-Pedition was only worked one time because of QRL job on 20M SSB (too bad it wasn't my neighbour Adrian F5VLY at the microphone ! ) but it's enough for confirming an ALL TIME NEW ONE here (still...
Hi, a very nice DX-pedition, breaking all time number of QSOs made by a Polish team just ended with 5T0SP Mauritania, big big job done there, as 6M would have been my last possible band but no opening at this period here, I decided to work them on RTTY...
Hi all, a new interesting DX-pedition started again with T30PY, a brasilian team QRV from West Kiribati (Tarawa Atoll IOTA OC-017). Already confirmed but only on 30M CW thanks to T30OU (N7OU), it is a nice chance to add some new bands ! Today I worked...
Hi all, Long long without posting, one month in TK plus a new personal project (non radio) made me away from the shack ! Good surprise when back from Corsica : the mailman brought me some nice QSLs ! All the needed ones from Vlad UA4WHX for his previous...
Hi all, this night before leaving for job, I could work Michel FM5CD coming here with a solid 599 on 160M CW ! It is a new one on the Top Band, only my 35th worked DXCC on this band... Martinique Island is now worked from 6M to 160M ! Funny to see I have...
Hi, a good DX-pedition again thanks to the DX Friends team ! 5J0R San Andres & Providencia went QRT today, not a new one here (confirmed on 10M SSB, 20M & 40M CW), it was a good opportunity to fill some new band slots ! Quite easy from France, I could...
Hi, 2 nice QSLs received today with 3C0E Annobon Island IOTA AF-039 confirming our 4 QSOs on 10M CW, 12M CW + SSB & 15M CW... ... plus 3C6A Bioko Island IOTA AF-010 in Equatorial Guinea confirming our 7 QSOs on 10M SSB, 12M CW + SSB, 15M CW + SSB & 17M...
Hi, very good ALL TIME NEW ONE yesterday thanks to Zorro JH1AJT (and Co) offering me Myanmar on 17M CW as XZ1Z !! This is my DXCC #304 ! I tried before on 15M SSB but it was an usual zoo, and finally got it in my favourite mode on his QSY. QSO is ok on...
Hi, the Panaman IOTAs' chase continue... After the NA-071 (HP0INT/3) & NA-072 (HP0INT/1) some days ago, I could work HP0INT team from NA-170 (HP0INT/2) on 17M SSB & 15M CW, then again HP0INT/2 but from NA-202 on 40M SSB, and today I logged HP0INT/9 on...
Hi, this is simply a great final on the HF bands for me with finally the 80M band added this night !!! A lot of patience and very good ears needed on this one !! Only some EU were logged then it was NA at their G line... Oufff ! Three days ago I was really...
Hi all, I had some fun this week-end during the CQ WW SSB contest in chasing new band slots with "LotW users only" when I was at the shack... That is to say 2 hours on the whole week-end The excellent propagation on 10M made me add 3 new ones (EY8MM,...
Hi all, second day of chase here (well, some hours during my afternoon). I could add 10M SSB & 15M SSB + CW for a new band... Yesterday evening, a bit lucky, I logged them on 30M CW on my first call : they were just starting and no takers, great ! All...
Hi all, the Invokers team (EA5KA, EA3NT, F4BKV & MM0NDX) are in Panama, QRV from six different islands from September 5th to 19th... My first objective is to contact them from the 6 IOTAs ( NA-071, NA-072, NA-088, NA-170, NA-202 & NA-203), my second is...
Hi all, just back from another job mission in North France, today I could log VK9CZ DX-Pedition from Cocos Keeling. Already confirmed here on 15M SSB (VK9CX) and on 17 & 20M CW (VK9/G6AY), I was happy to work them on 15M CW (new slot) & 10M CW (new band...
Hi, great 2014 beginning here : I just put up the antennas again today, and I was glad to listen to Carl ZS8C from Prince Edward & Marion Island on 15M SSB with a correct 5/6 report !! Listening up 5 to 10, I got him after 5 tries, through the Eastern...
Hi, some good new ones on 10M band thanks to a nice propagation these, last ones are : - TT8TT (CW + SSB) Chad - 3B9SP (SSB + CW) Rodriguez Island - DP0GVN (SSB) Antartica - FR5DZ (CW) (new band slot) Reunion Island - XX9THX (CW) Macau - T30PY (CW) West...
Hi, last week I worked FS/K9EL on 80M CW ! About a very comfortable 569 report here, no takers (0530 loc. )... I was very astonished to work a DX on 80M at this period of the year, I tought to work him on 6M instead... And 3 days later, FS/K9EL was effectively...
Hi all, the XR0ZR chase continued here ! My 3 firsts QSOs are OK in the online log, then I could add a few more as below : This morning, I could add the 20M SSB for my 10th QSO... This chase will stop here for me because I'm putting down antennas this...
Hi all, sorry long long time no post ! A lot of job missions + an alternative project (non radio) made me REALLY busy and out of the shack !! Fortunately, during this time some directs are still coming in the mailbox ! So far, I received : - T33A Banaba...
