Hi all, I could add the 20M CW slot for a new band quite easily at their beginning... Later, they are on 20M SSB, some minutes studying the split, they are listening up 30 ! Some calls up 33.6 and in the log ! (new mode !) Spotted on 15M CW while I was...
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, 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...
Well, that's in the title : Mike was coming here 579 on my 5 elements beam yesterday evening... working a large pile-up, I had to repeat my call 3 times but it's OK : DXCC #48 on the Magic band ! Another interesting one is RI1ANF (South Shetland Islands)...
Hi all, P29VCX QRV from IOTA OC-240 Lolaata Island their 6th and last Island activation of this Papua New Guinea tour, and I am very glad to have worked them yesterday on 20M CW ! This one is already confirmed here (same callsign from last year activity),...
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 all ! From February 6th to 18th, 5X8C Uganda by F6KOP Team will take place on our bands !! One the first big DX-peditions of the year, for sure they'll again have a great success 5X is not a new one for me, worked & confirmed from 10M to 40M, I will...
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...
...are the new bands worked for these DXCCs ! - TI5/NI1N Costa Rica is my worked DXCC #197 on 30M (now worked from 10M to 80M !) : - TZ6BB Mali is my worked DXCC #198 on 30M (now only needed on 20M, 40M & 80M for all bands...) : - V63ZM federal States...
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 ! 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, back from another job mission in Paris, today I found -as X'Mas gift- in my mailbox T30PY (IOTA OC-017) QSL ! It confirms our 7 QSOs on 10M CW, 17M CW + SSB, 20M CW + SSB + RTTY & 30M CW... Another ALL TIME NEW ONE now confirmed, my 296th DXCC on...
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, 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, I wasn't very active these days due to end & new year period... I could even log some interesting QSOs as T8CW Palau on 12M RTTY, 15M RTTY & 17M RTTY (missed 20M ! ) for 3 new slots. - YI1RZ Razi was also worked on 15M CW for our 4th QSO and new slot...
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...
When a journey starts well in radio, it often continues 15 minutes after my 2 new ones on 80M, it's simply an ALL TIME NEW ONE now worked thanks to ZK3T from Tokelau !! Working on 20M CW with a serious split +1 to +4kHz, Dieter (DJ2EH - ZK3T) answered...
Hi all, 2-3 days I was looking for Bill 3D2OU (N7OU) QRV from Fiji Island IOTA OC-016 ! This morning, on 15M CW, after 30 minutes fighting in the split, I could been heard up 0.5kHz () while the split came to +4 ! Another great ALL TIME NEW ONE, my 416th...
Hi all, good surprise this morning with an excellent opening to South America on 80M ! I could easily work ZF2BJ from Cayman Islands for a new band (#122) (only needed on 40M now for all bands !)... ...and XE3ARV from Mexico (new band & new zone !). Mexico...
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 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, 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...
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, 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 some new QSOs since my previous article ! I was very surprised, for a Saturday evening, to log them on... 160M CW YES !! The op. (Seb F5UFX) was clearly doing a great job, slowly repeating 3-4 times each call in order to be sure of them... Coming...
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Mixed : 309 (307)
CW: 301 / SSB: 288
6M: 82 (69)
10M: 260 (246)
12M: 259 (238)
15M: 288 (273)
17M: 279 (259)
20M: 293 (286)
30M: 212 (202)
40M: 225 (218)
80M: 129 (128)
160M: 39 (35)
(Scores = QSLs + LotW)
IOTA: 447 (390)
(QSLs only)
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