"HAM RADIO only..."
Hi, good ES this morning on 6M : I could work ER5AL (KN45cv) & ER5KAA (KN45cw) from Moldova for a new locator + DXCC (#81), ZA/UA4WHX (JN92wb) from Albania for another new DXCC on 6M (#82), LA/DK2BJ & LA/DJ9IE from JO37nx for a rare & new locator, and...
Hi, today I received PT0S QSL confirming 9 QSOs from 12M to 160M CW + 20M SSB. My 10M SSB QSO was not logged ! this is my confirmed IOTA #367 ! This morning, I could work 5H1DX (DF8DX) QRV from IOTA AF-063 on 12M CW... This is a new band for Tanzania...
...are the new bands worked today ! This morning, I was very happy to log FK8DD/M on 30M CW for my 3rd QSO with Sam, it is a new band for New Caledonia, where I only miss 80M for all bands now ! Some minutes later, it was Bill (N7OU) now QRV from Rotuma...
Hi, the Magic Band is sometimes quite open here in SW France, but the openings are very strange : sometimes listening to QRP beacons 579 and no human sigs on the band even when calling CQ, and sometimes it opens very strong in several directions but with...
Hi, not really active the past week, I was QRV from time to time on this Saturday on HF bands, and could log 3 new IOTA references thanks to EG3INT/7 EU-152 San Juan de los Terreros Island (a new european IOTA is quite rare here (22 left) !! most of missing...
Hi all, this morning I was again QRV for 30M & 40M but they were only QRV on 40M CW, and at EU SS, they asked for NA only Well, in these conditions, and for a time LIDs were still in their bed, it will be difficult to add a low band... So I concentrated...
Hi all ! Another interesting DXpedition in Africa thanks to 5T0SP Mauritania ! The previous big one (5T5DC in 2008) made my happiness with 12 QSOs from 10M to 80M, but I missed some slots... It is now done with 17M SSB, 40M SSB slots added and, as a bonus,...
Hi, yesterday evening good opening on 12M & 10M (!)... The 17M band was wide open too. So 3 new QSOs were added with 12M CW (new band), 10M CW (new band) & 17M SSB (new slot). During the night, they were on 160M, spotted by some central EU stations, but...
Hi, this morning before going to job I had the good suprise to find Joel V44KAI CQing on 80M CW ! My last missing band for St Kitts & Nevis... I already worked him from 10M to 40M CW + 17M RTTY, I was very happy to hear him on this band. Coming here with...
Hi all, finally a DX-Pedition to chase !! CY9M from St Paul Island really started today on 20M SSB... Some shots were done on 40M CW last night but mainly for testing I believe. So, today (at 1630UTC) I logged them on 20M SSB, 17M CW & 15M SSB, that's...
Superb new one this morning thanks to Neil V73NS from Marshall Islands IOTA OC-028 worked simplex on 15M CW !! Surprising, he was calling CQ alone and alone, he was coming here 449 one shot and in the log ! If all next new ones could be so easy... This...
Hi, I didn't take part in the chase of this DX-pedition before, but Saturday evening I had a few free time and managed to work VU7AG on 80M (#129) & 40M (#224) CW for 2 new bands and a new mode (#300th CW !) with Lakshadweep Islands ! This morning I could...
Hi, the past days I could work some interesting ones as UK8OWW, UN/UA4WHX (last missing band), FY8PE (last missing band) & 3A2MW on 30M CW, TG9ADM on 17M & 40M CW (new band), V85TL on 15M CW + SSB & JW/SQ5BPF on 15M CW (new band), V63PR on 15M & 17M RTTY...
Hi all, that's it : the Invokers team went QRT ! Awesome operations from the 6 Panaman IOTAs... I got the 6th and last IOTA (NA-088 Colon Island) on 30M CW & 17M SSB. Both objectives completed : working them on 30M CW for a new band & working the 6 IOTAs...
Hi all, in parralel to H44G is also active 9M4SLL from Layang Layang Spratly Islands since some days... Already confirmed on 12M SSB, 15M CW + SSB, 17M CW + SSB, 20M CW + SSB & 40M SSB here, this is a very good opportunity to add new slots & bands ! My...
Hi all, yesterday evening I could add 40M CW (#198) ! With huge signal since my SS -30 minutes, 3DA0PW came to 599+10dB here on my vertical, really great ! After 30 minutes studying the split and trying, I could be logged at my SS +20 minutes => thanks...
Hi all, not very active on air these times, I could even switch on the TRX and again enjoy some TEP propagation yesterday on 6M... Some ZS stations again, I heard a Z2 beacon, and in backscatter I could work EA6SA from Balearic Isls (new one on 6M ! #45)...
Hi all, only one day of chase for me as I am leaving today for job, not too bad for the high bands ! Yesterday I could add the 10M & 12M bands as new bands + 20M CW as new slot ! This morning / night I hear them on 160M but impossible to be heard... bad...
Hi, good surprise yesterday evening with Harry JD1BMH coming here with a pretty good signal on 30M CW ! Hard split, but my "tuned vertical" did it... For sure you have good ears !! I was looking for him since days on low bands but couldn't be at the shack...
Hi all, continuing to chase these guys on their IOTA trip in Papua New Guinea, I could work them this morning on 20M CW, now from IOTA OC-135 Buka Island ! This is my worked IOTA #405... Two more possible new IOTAs to go with OC-025 Manus Island & OC-240...
Hi all, some nice ones logged these past days thanks to 3B9/OE4AAC on 12M (#193) & 15M (#243) CW (new bands !) QRV from Rodrigues Island... Not a new one but quite rare on air ! Also nice activity from Palau : it was an ALL TIME NEW ONE for me some days...
Hi, finally Oklahoma is now confirmed thanks to Larry WA5RES ! I am still waiting for some Wyoming OMs QSLs, don't know why some States are so difficult to be answered... And, dear reader, if you are from South Dakota, don't hesitate to try a sked with...
Hi, what a nice operation thanks to 9M6XRO & 9M6DXX operating from 1S entity Spratly Islands during these last days ! Worked as an ALL TIME NEW ONE some months ago with 9M0L, Spratly is now worked on SSB with 12M, 15M, 17M, 20M & 40M (#210) + 15M CW......
Hi, during the past days on the Magic band, I could add 5 new ones thanks to LY2TA, T77C, SV9GPV, 4X4DK & FJ/W6JKV ! This brings my worked DXCC number to 61 on 50MHz... I could also work many new locators in Europe, filling some "holes" on the map : 230...
Hi all, this morning before going to job, I could work Rémi FK8CP on 40M CW (#201) up 1.2 on my first call... New Caledonia is now only needed on 80M, 30M & 10M for all bands ! I also worked Joe WL7E from Alaska on 30M CW, with nice both 579 reports for...
