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Hi all, some days since my last post : I had no time to write another new article before, sorry... Well, after my previous QSOs, on the next day I could add the 10M SSB in the afternoon, and in the evening the 160M CW slot ! Was just missing the 40M for...
Hi all, last Friday afternoon, a nice TEP on the Magic Band : 9J2BO from Zambia came here 569 with all EU calling him... I waited his best signal to try by myself, and it was down the log (#47) ! This is my second QSO with Brian (10M CW). Zambia is still...
Hi, the PJ4C chase continues : I was very astonished to work them yesterday morning on 30M RTTY (I am really not an expert in "digimodes pile-ups" but logged on 4th call...) for my last missing band ! Got them several times later, plus this morning on...
Hi, all is in the title, today again the postman brought me some new nice QSLs : - MJ/DL5NUA confirming our 30M CW QSO (new band mode ! TNX to F5VKT for QSP Bureau QSL... Ham spirit still alive ! ) - LU8YE (Radio Club de Los Andes - Patagonia) confirming...
Hi all, just back from 15 days in Paris, this morning I could work A35YZ Tonga (IOTA OC-049) on 30M CW at my very first call ! It is an ALL TIME NEW ONE : my worked DXCC #288 and my worked IOTA #371 ! Actually listening to them on 12M CW, I will try to...
YES ! It's been a long time I wanted to log Ogasawara Island, heard it for the 1st time 3 days ago with JD1BLY, yesterday with JD1BMH and today all day long on 15M CW, but it was impossible to be heard from France with 100W ! Tonight I checked the cluster...
Hi, the NH8S chase continues here... The first day I could log them 3 times on 20M CW, 17M CW & 15M SSB. Yesterday evening on 15M CW but with a weak signal. All these QSOs are ok in the online log : This morning big fight (Sunday !!) on 17M SSB : one...
Wow !! I never could imagine my 1st QSO with them would be on 30M !! My HF3B vertical tuned did it ! Yesterday evening on 30M CW, I could quite easily log them in a nice pile-up... Wallis & Futuna (IOTA OC-054) is another ALL TIME NEW ONE here, my worked...
Hi, it was a long time I didn't swith on the radio... This morning there was a nice opening on 12M : I started with 3 new DXCCs but it is finally 9 new DXCCs that I could work on 12M thanks to VK6LC Mal (Australia is now only needed on 17M & 80M for all...
How many possibilities it happens like this ?? VP2MOM was my DXCC #200 on 12M, it became also on 40M !!! Thanks guys for new band, (actually worked on 12M, 15M, 17M & 40M CW) I will look for you on 20M, 30M (& 80M if QRV) for all CW slots... DXCC #199...
Hi, this early morning before going to job, I could work again Peter ZS1JX on 80M CW, CQing alone and coming 449/559 here, we could do the QSO without any QRMer, what a chance ! Another new one on 80M (# 98), thanks Peter ! Just after I saw a spot of...
Hi, many new bands thanks to TX7M QRV from Marquesas Islands (only confirmed here on 20M SSB with FO/F6CTL in June 2006 !)... These QSOs were done on October 28th & 29th. Due to the CQWW SSB, their activity is concentrated on WARC bands this week-end,...
Hi all, the chase continue here... I was able to add some new slots these past days, and I am now looking for them on 20M & 40M CW. This morning they were on 40M SSB, 5-20 up, and impossible to be heard : pile-up is still really impressive ! As usually,...
Continuing my chase of this new DXCC, I finally heard & worked them on 10M CW today, but now that the log is updated, this QSO is missing... Also I worked them 2 days ago on 40M CW but they finally logged a bad call, tnx to QRMers / Lids / . So I will...
Hi all, The strongest TEP opening I ever worked yesterday !!! All afternoon long, many EU's could work for our big pleasure many stations from South Africa (and some V5, TR, Z2, 9J...) ! I could log ZS6A in SSB (new mode for ZS on 6M) with a 5/6 report,...
Hi all, yesterday evening on 20M CW I finally heard correctly H40FN QRV from Nendo Island IOTA OC-100, it was the opportunitiy to try this ALL TIME NEW ONE ! A not too large pile-up, SP "polar path" usual distorsion of the signal, he's 335 for real with...
Hi all, that's in the title : HU2DX El Salvador, another new DX-Pedition ... Booming this morning at my SR on 80M CW, one call and in the log : wow ! (#106), 2 minutes later on 40M CW, where the pile up was more agressive, again a few calls and in the...
Hi, yesterday evening, in 5 minutes, I could work T32C on 12M SSB and 10M CW ! The opening was very good : 2 calls on 10M and in the log, 12M SSB was strong too... ...and this morning, I could log them on 30M CW ! Really great ears... Thanks guys for...
Hi all, A lot of nice ones this month, including several new IOTAs ! - OH3OJ/P from IOTA EU-184 on 20 CW + SSB & 17M CW (new confirmed band mode ! ). My confirmed IOTA # 268... - OH1JO from IOTA EU-173 confirming our 20M SSB QSO. My confirmed IOTA # 269......
Hi all, in May 2011 I sent a direct to DL7EDH, QSL manager of 4J9M, today I received a direct from Azerbaijan, confirming our QSOs on 17M & 40M CW (2 new confirmed bands ! ). Azerbaijan is now only needed on 80M for all bands (still waiting 15M confirmations)......
Hi all, Well, a little free time to post some articles on the blog ! Corsica activity is over: total QSO number is 3540 (almost the same than in 2008 from Furiani !), 89 DXCC & all continents were worked. The QSL is ready to print at UX5UO QSL Print,...
Hi, I was in late to get my April Bureau QSLs, but now done... Some interesting ones again for me, as for example : - 9H3TX on 17M CW (new band mode ! ) - OE2BZL on 80M CW (new band mode ! Austria is finally "closed" : confirmed 10 to 80M CW & SSB ) -...
Done ! I worked them yesterday on my 3 wanted band slots ! 15M SSB was easily added, 12M CW was the hardest one with a weak signal and a big pile-up (even if they were not spotted there for a while !), and 30M CW started one hour later than the day before...
Hi all, just contacted Jim from Rarotonga Island (South Cook Islands) in SHORT PASS (16800 kms) this morning on 20M SSB (new band) ! I missed KH8/N9YU from American Samoa, who was booming 5/9 in short pass too (5/4 in LP !), but was having TX problems......
Hi all, back yesterday from one week job in Paris area, I could start chasing some new DX-Peditions, including ZK2C Niue which is only confirmed on 20M CW here at the moment... This morning, at my SR, I could log them on 40M CW for a new band (# 194)...
