Improved Tuning Unit for 160 m.

I have changed my tuning unit for 160 m, From the small dia coil with 2 mm wire to 1/4 " cupper tubing and an old roller inductor. Se picture.

The capacitor is for 80 m and the coils for 160 m. Either band is selected from my schack via Russian Vacuum relays.

The antenna is about 24 m long and the linear loading is about 2 X 6 m used only on 160m.

It is long, isn't it!!!

Have a nice day all of you readers.

7BDXCC

Well, here are some proof of my 17 m sticker to the 5BDXCC. See picture. So now it's a 7BDXCC!!

Next project is to get the 160 m, 12 m, and 6 m. 12 m and 160 is worked more than 100. Problem is  geting the QSL, either via LoTW or paper QSL confirmation. I'm working on it.
6 m is a different story. But I will cotinue to monitor the "Magic Band" when I have the time and when there are no TS in the neighbourhood.

Take care all of you readers.

A New One!!!

It is not so often I receive a new DXCC. But now it has happened! I worked EP3PK on 20 m band on the 16 of August 2012. Today I received the QSL from Mr Pooyan as a confirmation of our nice QSO. And I must give regards to his QSL manager IK2DUW. This is a new record. 10 (ten) days after my QSO. But it dosn't stoop here! In the same envelope IK2DUW had included a QSL from TM1F (IOTA EU-095) a new entry for IOTA as well. So PLS all other QSL managers, read and learn!!!

Very nice with a new entry to my DXCC. Nice QSL card as well.

Soon it will be a huge activity on all bands. NH8S will start operation from Swains Isl. This will be a new one for me any way. Hope for a couple of band slots and different modes. Just 8 days to go.

That's all for now. Take care out there and beware of the QRM:ers!!!!

More radials

I have just finished digging down 7 additional 35 to 40 m long radials in the direction of south for my 80/160 vertical. You can see the traces in my lawn.

You can, if you click on the picure, se the base of the antenna and the cabinet containing the relays and tuning units for 80 and 160 (the gray thing in the far end of picture).

Worked the Youngsters On The Air in ON land as ON4YOTA. It was the Swedish girl Jennifer (SA7BUU) at the microphone. It took some time before she understod I was calling her in Swedish. Well it was fun!

WX here in Sweden is still Rain and TS and more rain on and off. Managed to get the radials down in the lawn between the showers. It is time to cut the lawn. But it is so wet so I have to wait until it gets dry or more or less dry.

Take care!

Another classic car!

Well, here is another very knewn ralley car. The BMC Cooper also form the 60's. It had one wheel in every corner. We called them "the Dog House".

Yesterday I managed to get D64K on RY on 17 m. So now I have them on all 3 modes and 6 band slots. Thats all for me. If I can chatch them on 40 and 80 m it's a big bonus.

Take care!!

Nostalgic Car Ralley.

This passed weekend we had the Nostalgic ARC Ralley with start of the 2:nd part at my doorstep. The cars are form the 1960 and up to 1985 with one or two exeptions. The picture show a two stroke SAAB Sport!! Dut to the sound from the two stroke 3 cyl engine we called these cars the "djungel drum" when I was a kid (Yes! I have been a kid and still are). What's amaze me is the extreme care and the finish these old cars still have. And the speed the drivers perform. There are no holding back. We are talking full throttle.

Well I have been working some on the radio to. I have worked D64K on 6 band on CW and SSB. I have been calling them on RTTY but so far no success in that mode. I only run about 500 W on RTTY. But there are some more days to go so I will keep on trying.

I have got CY9M confirmed on LoTW. Very Nice indeed! I have ordered QSL for the IOTA award.

Well, thats all for now. Take care all you readers out there!

YESSSSS!!!!!!!!

Big suprice in my mail box today! QSL from JX5O! Finally! Tank you Stan.

This is a bonus card.

This card below is the 6 pages main QSL card. Very nice indeed!

It was so thick that my scanner had some problem getting it straight. but you can click on the pictures to see them little bigger.

Othervise the activity has been on the low side dut to the Olympic Games in London. And that will go on for the rest of this week.

So take care all of you readers out there. CUL!



Low activity on this blogg for a while!

I'm back! I have been off. And the reason have been several important ones! One reason has been chasing CY9M. I managed to catch them on a few band slots. I worked some in the IOTA contest. Chased RRC group with call KL7RRC/P (NA-150), RI0K/P (missed him) and RI0K (AS-061). This pused my IOTA score up a bit. I worked about 25 new ones in IIOTA Contest as an extra bonus.
Then I have done all my fire wood for the up-coming winter season. It's about 6 kbm of wood nicly chopped up in suitable bits, and stowed and hopefully dry and nice when the minus degrees hits this region..

Now I will keep myself warm during this winter (I hope).

That's all for now. I will try to be more active for all your readers.
Take care!