QSL received!

Today I've got one QSL. It was H44G Solomon Islands. Got 30 m, 15 and 12 m band slots confirmed.

Now I'm very Close to 1500 for the Challenge Award. Just missing 6 to get the sticker for 1500.
SO, where is the QSL from Clipperton Island.

Time for lunch here now so CUL!

Rare IOTA QRV!

I have tried to work HQ3W the last two Days. No QSO so far.

This morning it was super sigs from Honduras on 30 m and he was S-7 to 9+. But after worked a few EU stns he started NA only!!?? He can work NA any time any day. But it is different thing with Northern EU. After a while he came back to EU and worked about 10 stations then back to NA, AS, SA??!! And the pile from EU was massive. So why not work EU when you have a super opening
I don't think I will get NA-160 in the log. But there are lots of IOTA for me to work so why bother!

Back to radio and work someone else.

No QSL received so far this week. Waiting for Clipperton and a few more that I have on order.

CUL!

Sweden won the WM in hockey and I got an award!

Swedish Ice hockey Team won the final over the Swiss team with 5-1. This made the Swedish Team World Champs for the 9:e time. Lots of celebration in Stockholm city.
And I got the Golden Award for my effort to work a lot of FOC stations.

Nice Award to put on the wall. Thanks to KZ5D for fast reply.

Lots of TS around me at the moment. Have to be careful and be prepared to turn all sensitive Equipment OFF and pull out all antenna Cables.But according to the weather prediction it will pass during the morning and get better in the afternoon.

No QSL received yesterday. Hope for a delivery today!?

That's all for now. CUL

Worked a nice DX on 50 MHz!

During a break in WM in Ice Hockey I Went to my shack to check out the bands. Lsn to 50 MHz and Heard all the TV sync signals from the east. So I scanned the band and found a huge pile up around 50,109 MHz. Lsn for a while and finally Heard V51YJ. Wow! This was interesting. Fired up my mikroKeyer + computer and started to call. Heard a lot of SM stations in the pile. But after a few calls he came back to Moi!!!! Rig used was TS-590S and a 5 el Yagi up more than 20 m.

TS-590S rules!! But also thanks to the old ECO Company that has manufactured my 5 el Yagi. Picture borrowed from rigpix .com.

But in WM in Ice Hockey Sweden managed to win over Finland with 3-0. So now the Swedish team is in the Final against the team from Swiss. This will be fun!!

Loaded up a lots of QSO's to LoTW. And to my surprise I've got V51YJ confirmed! WOW what a thrill! A new one on 50 MHz!

That's all for now. CUL

IOTA*s keep on comming!

The mailman is kind to me this week so far! Yesterday I received two ( 2 ) new ones.
First was TR0A/P working from Mandji Isl AF-089. Operator was SM7RME Torbjorn and QSL is via SM7EHU Pelle.

Next IOTA was from VA7AQ/7 working from NA-091 Gambier Isl. He was worked on phone but TR0 was on CW.
So more Points to my IOTA score. I'm closing in on 300 level!

Nice card. All cards was printed by LZ1JZ.

Hope the trend of receiving 1 - 2 QSL every day will continue! I don't Think so.

Summer is approaching fast. Temperature at the moment is 13 C (55 F) and the sun is shining from a blue sky. And my lawn is growing fast to. Might have to cut it for the first time this coming weekend.

Well that's all for now. Take care!

New IOTA arrived.

Yesterday my mailman delivered a new IOTA. It was NA-059 with the call NL8F, Tim. QSL was from his manager K8NA. Here are ham's that truly understand the word "Direct". QSO date was 28 of April in the year of 2013. QSL arrived 13 May also in the year of 2013!! THANKS! So now my IOTA score is up to 290 confirmed Islands. Much to do in this field!

Tim's QTH is the well known place from the Discovery TV Channel series "Deadliest Catch" about a gang of Crab Fishers. Namely Dutch Harbor. Located on the island Unalaska in the Fox Island Group.
So once again THANKS!

Well that's all for now. CUL

Picture of my Bike!

I promised you a picture after I had visited MOT for my second bike. Well here you are!

It is a Suzuki DL1000. Has about 130 bhp after remapping of the injection system. That work was done by Suzuki Sweden due to bad behaviour in low rpm. And Yes, It passed the MOT without remarks. Next inspection is May 2015. See you on the roads!

No radio this weekend. Worked a few FOC operators only.

CUL

QSL from Easter Isl and DXCC update!

Today I received a QSL from Nigel, G3TXF's operation from Easter Isl.They used the call XR0YG and I managed to work them on a few band slots that I was missing CE0. Funny card and as usual quick reply from Nigel.

I also got my last update to ARRL confirmed. So now I have a 8BDXCC as I got 12 m Award confirmed. Also I have 311 DXCC so there are just (!) 35 to go. Hum? But there are only 340 valid. Yes this is correct but I have a few Deleted. Status is 311/305!!! So when will we see P5, and some other rare once out there? I imagine the cost to go to certain DXCC will never happened in my life time. Such as Peter 1:st, Bouvet. But strange things has happened before. I will for sure lsn for the upcoming FT5Z Amsterdam Isl and T33 Banaba Isl as they are new ones for me.

Well that's all for now. CUL

Passed the MOT test!

One of my  bikes passed yesterday the MOT Test without any remarks. I promised you all a picture and here it is!

Next test is due in May 2015.
Next bike is due for test on Monday the 13 May. I will put a picture of that bike next week. Meanwhile click and enjoy!!

Not much radio for the moment. I have worked around 20 FOC and I will apply for a golden award in due time.

Sun is shining from a clear sky and temperature is around 20 C (!) (about 68 F). Summer? No, I don't think so yet. The weather prediction is threaten with some rain and TS. Anyway I will go out and have a cup of coffee in the garden.

Take care!

One completely new DXCC and IOTA and a few more IOTA's!

Received a new one for me today. It was H40FN, Temotu, Solomon Isl. This will push my DXCC score up one point. The IOTA OC-100 is also one point up!! Thanks to HA8DD QSL Mgr for the operation.

So here is the proof!

I also received three QSL for the Robinson Club's 20 Years of activity. This will add 3 new IOTA and also Cuba on 160 m. They was putting out amazing sigs on 160. So the points are rolling in!!

So a lot has happen today.
Now it is time for a cup of coffee in the garden!!

CUL

Finally T2T QSL received!

In the mail I received QSL from T2T via QSL manager VK4FW. Worked them on a few band slots.

Funafuti, Tuvalu looks like a nice place. Wonder when I can go???

One of my Motorbikes has been cleaned and new oil filter installed and 2,5 litres oil added. Started and test run without remarks so far. I will put a picture on this blogg later.

Worked SU8N from IOTA AF-109 Nelsons Isl. Pile was quite extreme and he was working by numbers.

Well that's all for now, CUL

New IOTA and DXCC received.

Today the mailman brought QSL from St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks. Call used was PT0S and worked on 160 m, 80 m, 30 m, 20 m and 10 m CW and SSB. But I've got it confirmed on LoTW a while ago.
Nice front and backside on the card.

Amazing place to operate radio from. And an amazing effort from the team to bring all of us a new one. THANKS!!!!

So my IOTA is up one more point.

There is a lot of stations using the suffix FOC. I have worked a few and I have a score of 60 points. So I will apply for the golden award in due time. It is the FOC (First Class CW Operators' Club) that is celebrating 75 years of activity. Work as many as you can! Great fun and good operators.

Well that's all for now. CUL