New DXCC and IOTA.

As I have passed more than 300 DXCC it has become wery rare to get a new one. But that happened today when I received QSL for the VU7M Lighthouse operation. And  AS-106 was also a new IOTA for me. And the envelope that the QSL arrived in was amazing. I will start by show you the envelope!

Amazing envelope!!! It is from an other operation but what the h..k!

Then the QSL!

So this is very nice to get Lakshadweep Island group and the operation was from Minicoy.
So this push both DXCC and IOTA up one (1) point!
Click on the pictures to view them with more ditails.

CUL all of you readers.

Winter tires!

Now are my winter tires mounted on my Suv, Cooper Weather-Master S/Tr with studs. Work just fine. They don't create to much noise inside when driving on dry roads. This is the 4th season I'm using them. Hopefully they will last the whole winter. Quite expensive tires. Dimension are 235/60 16!!!

Not much done on the radio. Worked P29VCX from OC-103. Will not paticipate in CQWW SSB. I will save my strength for the CQWW CW part.

This morning I had -8 outside (yes minus 8 C). That's about 17F. Little early in my opinion!

CUL all readers.

Promised a picture!

Well here are some pictures from the "small" antenna installation last week.
First picture show the Prop-Pitch Rotator with pressure bearing and support bearing and mounting plate going up.

Second picture show the antenna going up.

Nice. Works just fine. Owner is the well knewn ham Hawk (SM5AQD). I would like to have the same here at my location. Well, keep on dreaming!!!

Now it is time to change the wheel's on  my car. It is a law in Sweden to have specific winter tires during the winter period. So I have tires with studs to get good grip on ice and snow. Temp outside at the moment is -4 and we have some fluff on the ground. So no we are facing at least 5 long months with winter.

On radio I have worked CY0 on 10 m band and Mariana Isl (AH0/N0AT) on 40 m last night. Also added a new RTTY contact as I worked 5T5BV on 30 m.

That's all for now. Take care all of you readers.

No. One (1) Again!?

Once again I was No. 1 in CQWW. Operated CW SO Assisted 10 m. Wonder where the rest of Swedish operators are.

Have to show you the award as proof of my achivement. I have now 4 wins in Sweden. One on 20 m SSB, one on 80 m CW and one on 15 m CW. And finally this one on 10 m band CW. But I think it will be difficult to get another one.

Have worked 3B9SP on the bands where I'm missing 3B9. One still missing and that is 30 m.

Helped a fellow ham to reinstall a small beam into his 44 m tower. The beam was a 3 el yagi for 80 m(!). I will post some pictures later.

Well thats all for now. Take care.

New one on 80 m and SAC contest!

In beginning of this week I received a QSL from YV8AD. Worked him on 80 and 20 m and he was a new one on 80 m.

The SAC SSB contest was due this last weekend. Conds was below worst ever. Calling and calling and after about 10 hrs of effective working time I passed 100.000 points and the total QSO was 427. Hope it will be better next year.

Thats all for now. Take care all of you readers.

Last tree picture!

I have to show you whats is left of leafs on the tree. This picture was taken for about 3 day's ago. As you can see there are not much left.

Big difference!

In the radio subject I have worked TT8TT and 5U5U on RTTY. I have now the fantastic sum of 9 (!?) DXCC worked on this mode. All are just DX as 7O6T, 6O0CW, 1A0C, D64K, HC2/AL1O, NH8S, TT8TT, 5U5U and 7Z7AB. I don't have a normal QSO on RY yet. But I'm learning by trail and error. And the DX stns are just fine for that. But it looks odd, or..........??? I use real FSK not AFSK. I have my FT-1000MP MK5 and ACOM 1000. Interface with computer is a microHAM
microkeyer II. Works fine. So if you hear me on RY pls give me a call and remember I'm a novice on this mod. So be patient with me.

Take care and have a nice weekend.

Chad TT8TT QRV on the bands.

Chad is QRV on the bands. It is I2YSB and Team that is working the piles. Have managed to catch them a few times. It is not a new one for me so I will only try to work them on the slots where I'm missing TT.

Autumn is in progress. For about 10 days ago I shoot this picture.

Then I shoot a new one for 3 days ago. And the differance is amazing.

Atumn is beautiful. And this morning there are almost no leafs left on the tree. It is almöst totaly naked!

Back to radio. This moorning I worked XE2X on 40 m in an enormous pile from EU. He was working simplex. I called once and when the "fog" settled he was calling moi!!!!  I was impressed that He captured my sig as I only have an 11 m vertical raised 5 m up from ground with 4 elevated radials on 40.
Time of wonder is not over yet!!!!

CUL all of you readers and take care.

One more IOTA!

Received A35YZ in the mail box yesterday. I had the DXCC confirmed via LoTW for A3. But no paper QSL for IOTA. But now I have! Worked OC-049 on a few band slots.

Nice card from Tongatapu.

Finally I have made my self into the log of 3D2C 6 times with very little effort. But on 12 m CW I had to work them 3 times to be on that band. For the moment I'm missing 160 and 40 m to have Conway Reef on all band. On 40 I have called them a few times. But the QRM:ers do their best to keep me out of that band. I can't understand that we have so many idiots among our ranks in the ham radio comunity!!??

Take care all of you readers. I'll be back soon.