Two new IOTA and one new DCXX confirmed!

Received 3C6A, Equatorial Guinea (AF-010) and 3C0E, Annobon Isl (New DXCC entry and IOTA AF-039). QSL from EA5BYP. The operation was performed by EA5BYP and EA5KM. Here you can look at the fine QSL card's.

So this adds to both DXCC and IOTA! Nice. But I have a long way to go yet.

Here in Sweden at the moment it is raining and then it is raining some more!! I think we have broken all high time reccords so far during June. The thumb is still alive and hurting as normal. So I knew it is there.

CUL!!

New IOTA in my mailbox.

In the end of March this year a team of YB Hams activated OC-221 (Kei Isl) using the call sign YB8Y. Worked them on a few band slots. Today I received a very nice 4 pages QSL card from this operation. Pushed my IOTA score up 1 point!

Well. I visited my doctor and the nails (3 ea) was removed without any problem. No more plaster just a removable plastic support for stabilizing my thumb. I  got an X-Ray picture with the nails still in. I have put it in a frame on the wall in the schack. I also have the 3 nails in a tube for anyone to see!!
Now it is time to celebrate Midsummer. Here after it is down hill to the next winter time. Nights getting longer but hopefully we will have some fine days ahead!

CUL!

A new one arrived today!

A new DXCC arrived today. It is 9M0L, Spratly Islands. Hope this will be approved by ARLL or it might allreddy be fine for DXCC. I managed to work them on 7 bandslots. Missed them on the most needed, namely 12 m. But OK from 80 to 10 m except the WARC 12 m.

Tomorrow I will visit my doctor for, hopefully, removal of the plaster for good! I shall also perform an X-Ray of the thumb and if all is OK the nails (3 ea) will be removed.
I have 5 kbm of wood that I have to take care of for the coming winter. So I hope that I can start working with that this weekend.

That's all for now. Take care all you readers out there.

A real rare one in my mailbox!

Today a rare QSL arrived. HK0NA that I worked on 11 bandslots. Form 80 to 10 m CW and some SSB.
When you look at the QSL you understand the problems and also the achivement the Malpelo team performed. Hat's off for all of the members in this DXpedition!!!

Hope you knew that if you click on the picture you will get a big one to look at!

No answer from SQ8X regarding JX5O. Wonder when that card will show up. HK0NA was during Jan/Feb this year and JX5O was one year ago!!!

SQ8X (Stan) is the designer of HK0 QSL.

Well that's all for today. Take care all you readers out there.

Direct QSL problems!

The rate of getting reply from all the DX I work is very low. Worst case at the moment is JX5O! He is close to one (1) year since the operation. I have sent SQ8X an e-mail but so far no responce.

Also missing 9L0W IOTA operation in December 2011.

There is a few more that I wan't list at the moment. But I wonder if they have read and follow IARU general rules regarding direct QSL. Or if they are just sleepy as Balder!!??

Anyway the K index is at the moment up to 4 - 5 in Dombås Norway. So today there will be some other activitys and hope there might be some openings on 6 m.

Take care all of you readers out there.

QSL from South Pacific

Today ZK2C (IOTA OC-040) Island of Niue arrived in my mailbox. Worked them on 40, 30 and 20 m band. Unfortunally no new IOTA for me but new on 40 and 30 m. Look at this card!. Imagine to wake up every morning with her standing outside!!?? Keep on dreaming!

Worked YV8AD on 17 m this morning. Very strong and a nice pile from EU.
50 MHz is starting to see some activity. During this morning I worked a lot of EU stations. But no outside EU.

Soon it is time for the EU Championship in Soccer. Lots of games will be on TV.

That's all for now. Take care all of you out there.