"HAM RADIO only..."
Hi, that's what is nice when you are away from home during a long time : you for sure find a lot of nice QSLs in the mail ! For the IOTAs, I received : HS0ZIQ from Phuket Island IOTA AS-053 (20M SSB) J79FF from Dominica Island IOTA NA-101(40M CW) TO3A...
Hi, long time ago I didn't confirm any new State, finally today I received in the mail box a QSL from Larnelle WD4LZC in Kentucky ! Don't know why never received any QSL from previous QSOs with this state before ?! Now confirmed thanks to Larnelle : My...
Hi, thanks to Benoît FS/F8PDR (Saint-Martin) confirming our 17M RTTY QSO, I reached my 200th Confirmed DXCC on 17M band ! This QSL arrived in the Bureau QSLs of this month. At the same time, I just sent a 300 QSLs package to the Bureau... those of you...
Hi all, another good one tonight thanks to Alain TR8CA on 40M SSB simplex ! Coming here 5/5, it was a little difficult to understand him correctly because of other OMs calling him during the QSO, but it's done ! (#185 on 40M) Merci Alain ! Update: Alain...
Hi, last week, on February 3rd, while waiting to work VP8ORK on low bands, I could log some West Indies stations on 40M & 80M CW : HI3FVA Francisco from Dominican Republic, J79FF from Dominica Island (Buddipole DX-Pedition) both on 40M CW (2 new bands...
Hi all, finally back home after job mission and some free days, I received a lot of QSLs in the mail box, and a lot from Bureau too, including a few interesting ones for new band slots here... - CT9/DJ0JE on 12M CW (new confirmed band ! ) - 4U1ITU on...
Hi, what a day on 10 & 6M !! I was QRV all the morning on 6M but nothing nothing nothing, I then decided to put up the Yagi, as it was a long time I didn't call CQ on HF bands... I think I was inspired because I runned one of my most memorable session...
Hi all, This week-end, it is the famous Coupe du REF (CW part) ! Last year, for my first participation, I finished 9th in LP category (16th general) with 854268 points... This year, my objective is to again finish in the ten firsts in LP category, and...
Last QSL received today : ZS1JX Peter from South Africa; confirming our 2 QSOs on 40M (#167) & 80M (#94) CW ! I remember very these 2 QSOs, especially on 80M where I was really really happy to add a new one this band, I was working to get the "famous"...
Hi all, not really QRV these times, I could log : - 4K9W Vlad on 12M CW (with the HF3B ) (our 3rd QSO) (new band ! ). Azerbaijan is now only needed on 80M for all bands ! - XR3A (Chile) on 10M CW - OX3KQ on 15M SSB (new band ! ) - W4/DL1FDH on 15M SSB...
Hi all, WOW another ALL TIME NEW ONE today thanks to VK9C/G6AY operating from Cocos Keeling Islands IOTA OC-003 ! Spotted on 20M CW, I first tried to listen if long pass would be better, no, short pass gave me a better signal so I jumped into the pile-up,...
Second ALL TIME NEW ONE of the morning !!! VK9XS Christmas Island logged on 12M CW ! Coming here 579 with QSB, they were mostly logging JA's, I was right to insist, they took several times R8DZY before understanding F8DZY correctly (what a thrill when...
Done ! I was looking for 5W7A this morning since I saw a spot of an Italian skimmer on 15M CW... That was it : Hrane (YT1AD) is coming here 599+10dB !! After some calls (split became very quickly wide !), I was logged up 4.2 kHz (#251 on 15M). Samoa is...
Hi, today we had strong winds in France, unluckily for me, my HF3B vertical didn't appreciate it very much... It certainly falled on the Optibeam which was down the pylon, and the upper 1/3 of the vertical is now looking like a lucky fishing rod ! The...
Hi, after a week of holidays, I was pleased to find in my mailbox 6W2SC QSL, confirming our 10 & 12M CW QSOs (2 new confirmed band slots ! )... ...also J5UAP QSL (same op.) confirming our 17M, 15M, 20M & 30M CW QSOs (new band ! ) I also received C6AGU...
Hi, what a day on the Magic Band !! Here's my dayly QSO map : Finally some French departments worked in short skip : tnx to F6DRA, F1MWV, F5LQ & F6GPT... 6M opening to Great Britain & OY : tnx to OY2J, GM8IEM, MS0RSD, GM4PMK, GM4VGR, GM3WUX, G4VCJ & G4YPV......
Hi all, Yesterday evening, again, I was QRV for a while, and decided to try the Top Band with my vertical HF3B, even if I don't have a good ground system at the moment (I have only 4 radials of 48m each), I could log 3 new DXCCs last night, thanks to...
Hi, it was a long time I needed this European IOTA reference : always visiting them when going in TK , and never heard on air from the shack during years was frustrating ! Thanks to F5RXL Solange QRV yesterday from the Sanguinaires Islands, it is another...
Hi all, Yesterday evening, I was QRV on Low Bands with my HF3B vertical (and still barefoot 100W), while most of people was chasing ZL8X, I could concentrate my activity on ZA3HA as previewed, C50C, TO3A and others also QRV... 17 QSOs as follows : - ZA/HA1DRR...
Hi, really happy to have worked Mathieu (MJ0ASP) today with his french call F5SHQ, QRV from IOTA EU-157 Cezembre Island on 20M CW ! Quite rare on air, it is my worked IOTA # 338 and now only 26 Europeans Islands to find... Waiting also for Rockall as...
Hi, today I received 7 QSLs from Fran EA7FTR : - CN2DX on 15M SSB (new confirmed band ! ) - HI3FVA on 40M CW (new confirmed band mode ! ) - YB0AKM IOTA OC-021 on 10M CW (new confirmed band & confirmed IOTA # 285 ! ) - A61Q on 20M, 17M & 10M CW (3 new...
Hi all, another ALL TIME NEW ONE this morning thanks to KH2/N2NL from Guam Island IOTA OC-026 !! I had the pleasure to be called by David by 2 times during my stay in Corsica but still needed to log him from France, now done thanks to excellent cycle...
Hi, an ALL TIME NEW ONE this morning with W0S !! Turning the VFO on 15M RTTY while adjusting some macros, I hear a little pile-up.... hmmm... what's this ? W0S... ok USA, why pile-up so ? W0S is a special call for the Mariana Friendship Club WH0SS ! KH0...
Hi all ! Yes, finally it's done ! My 12m. pylone is up, my HF3B vertical too, and I cutted 48 x 48m. radials for it ! I actually only put 4 radials for test, I will correctly match the vertical tomorrow and maybe start the Cubical Quad... Let's see some...
Hi all, I am veeeeeery late in DX activity news, maybe because of too much to tell about ! So, here's simply a summary list of latest new entries in the log for September month: On 10 meters : A45XR, XE2X, OX4OK, DU3/N0QM, LU4DPC (long pass !), BD7NWF,...
