Nice card and it looks like a nice place.
SM5AQD has tested the new 42 m GP for 160 m with fine results. One of the first QSO's was with VK4!!
Well, two Writings into my biog in one day is one to much!!??
CUL
Monday, 28 October 2013
One more new IOTA.
Worked V6G from OC-012, Yap Island on 20 m CW and the QSL arrived today.Thanks fro fast replay from PG5M.
Nice card and it looks like a nice place.
SM5AQD has tested the new 42 m GP for 160 m with fine results. One of the first QSO's was with VK4!!
Well, two Writings into my biog in one day is one to much!!??
CUL
Nice card and it looks like a nice place.
SM5AQD has tested the new 42 m GP for 160 m with fine results. One of the first QSO's was with VK4!!
Well, two Writings into my biog in one day is one to much!!??
CUL
New IOTA and CQWW SSB in the weekend.
I just arrived back to my QTH after a weekend at SK3W as one of the operators for the CQWW SSB Contest. Super cond's whole weekend. We managed to get over 16 million points in Multi Two class. It was lot of fun. We where F4BKV, TF3ZA, SM0MDG, SM0MLZ, SM5EPO, SM0SGP ( owner of SK3W Contest station ) and Moi!!!
The new IOTA I found in my mailbox was from YE30P, OC-034. Worked them on 15 m RTTY. So this ads up my RTTY score as well as my IOTA score.
Well that's all for now. Have to do some washing!!
CUL.
The new IOTA I found in my mailbox was from YE30P, OC-034. Worked them on 15 m RTTY. So this ads up my RTTY score as well as my IOTA score.
Well that's all for now. Have to do some washing!!
CUL.
Thursday, 24 October 2013
QSL, QSL, QSL!!!
Yes! Finally I've got a QSL! It is from Mexico. XE2CQ was worked on 30 m CW and 30 m RTTY.
And the RTTY QSO was the reason for requesting this card.
Nice card indeed!
The progress is on going with the GP for 160 m at SM5AQD. Now I have a Picture with terminated radials. Today we rolled out a ½ Inch Coax and connected it direct to the antenna. SWR of 1:1,4 was achieved. Z was around 35 ohms.. So it will be tested by SM5AQD tonight.
I have to tell you about the weather here in Sweden at the moment. We have had around +15 deg C for the last two days. Amazing!! But today the wind is gusting up to 30 kt. Not so pleasant.
Well this weekend it is CQWW SSB Contest. So hopefully some new stations and band slots will be in the log.
CUL
And the RTTY QSO was the reason for requesting this card.
Nice card indeed!
The progress is on going with the GP for 160 m at SM5AQD. Now I have a Picture with terminated radials. Today we rolled out a ½ Inch Coax and connected it direct to the antenna. SWR of 1:1,4 was achieved. Z was around 35 ohms.. So it will be tested by SM5AQD tonight.
I have to tell you about the weather here in Sweden at the moment. We have had around +15 deg C for the last two days. Amazing!! But today the wind is gusting up to 30 kt. Not so pleasant.
Well this weekend it is CQWW SSB Contest. So hopefully some new stations and band slots will be in the log.
CUL
Sunday, 20 October 2013
160 m GP done!
SM5AQD's GP for 160 m is done. This weekend we (SM5AQD and me) put out all radials. We put out 60 radials with a length of 50 m each.Yes that's right. We have put out 3000 m of radials around the 42 m high Tower.
Here are all radials Before terminating them to the strips. Unfortunately it was to dark to take a Picture of the radials terminated. Measured the antenna with my analyser and all is good to go!!!
This morning it was guaranteed mosquito free air! Temperature was minus 8 C ( 17,5 F )!!! That is Cold even for me.
Take care all of you readers. CUL
Here are all radials Before terminating them to the strips. Unfortunately it was to dark to take a Picture of the radials terminated. Measured the antenna with my analyser and all is good to go!!!
This morning it was guaranteed mosquito free air! Temperature was minus 8 C ( 17,5 F )!!! That is Cold even for me.
Take care all of you readers. CUL
Saturday, 19 October 2013
New IOTA again.
Yesterday I received HQ8D worked from NA-223, Vivorillo Island. Nice card. But I also worked HQ3W and HQ8S. Wonder where the QSL's from that operation are.
This is the front side.
And back side. Click on the Pictures and enjoy.
We had our first snow yesterday. But it is still some heat left in the ground so after a few hour's it was all gone. This night we had about -4 C ( 25 F ). So we knew what we will get soon!!!
CUL!
This is the front side.
And back side. Click on the Pictures and enjoy.
We had our first snow yesterday. But it is still some heat left in the ground so after a few hour's it was all gone. This night we had about -4 C ( 25 F ). So we knew what we will get soon!!!
CUL!
Monday, 14 October 2013
Finally some QSL today!
Today I received two QSL's. One was from GW3KHZ/P from EU-106. A private owned Island with the name St. Tudwal's West Island.
This Island is rare as it is a private owned Island and there is no way to get a landing permit without the owners help.
The next IOTA QSL was from Venezuela, YW5X from La Orchila SA-054. Worked him on both RTTY and SSB and CW.
Nice to get a few new ones. This push my score up a bit!
On Friday morning I worked K5T from Timbalier NA-119. And this morning I managed to get a QSO with HZ1GV/P from Farasan AS.193 and also JH1LRQ/6 from Yaeyama Island's. So when and if the QSL for these arrive my score will be further pushed in the right (UP) direction.
The weather man has predicted some withe fluff at the end of this week. Hope he is wrong. But I have to put my Winter tires on my car during this week any way. Just as a pre-caution.
That's all for now. CUL
This Island is rare as it is a private owned Island and there is no way to get a landing permit without the owners help.
The next IOTA QSL was from Venezuela, YW5X from La Orchila SA-054. Worked him on both RTTY and SSB and CW.
Nice to get a few new ones. This push my score up a bit!
On Friday morning I worked K5T from Timbalier NA-119. And this morning I managed to get a QSO with HZ1GV/P from Farasan AS.193 and also JH1LRQ/6 from Yaeyama Island's. So when and if the QSL for these arrive my score will be further pushed in the right (UP) direction.
The weather man has predicted some withe fluff at the end of this week. Hope he is wrong. But I have to put my Winter tires on my car during this week any way. Just as a pre-caution.
That's all for now. CUL
Thursday, 10 October 2013
Phone and Internet is back!
Finally I got my Internet and Phone back. Almost 14 days without the stuff is not fun. Apparently it was a faulty line damaged on several spots. Once they measured a distance to a fault and got it fixed. They got a new fault further away. But now I'm back on line.
Once again I've got a misty morning. But now it is raining like hell!
Got an e-mail from Bodo DF8DX as KT3Q/5 working from NA-143. And he read my blogg and saw that I missed and slipped among the letters and numbers on my keyboard. I had written NA-147 instead of NA-143. As you can see shit happens all the time!! Thanks Bodo for correcting me. Best thou was that it where correct in my DX4WIN! Thanks again Bodo.
Worked CY0P on all bands from 40 m up to 10 m. Both on CW and SSB. QSL request is in the mail on the way to VE1RGB.
Also managed to catch TO2TT on RTTY. Need only 40 m now for FH (Mayotte).
Worked TX5D, Austral Isl on 30 m. But I have not done any more efforts to catch them on any more band slots.
I visited my dentist yesterday and started my first ever root filling. That was an experience! Next visit on the 5th of Nov to close it up.
CUL
Once again I've got a misty morning. But now it is raining like hell!
Got an e-mail from Bodo DF8DX as KT3Q/5 working from NA-143. And he read my blogg and saw that I missed and slipped among the letters and numbers on my keyboard. I had written NA-147 instead of NA-143. As you can see shit happens all the time!! Thanks Bodo for correcting me. Best thou was that it where correct in my DX4WIN! Thanks again Bodo.
Worked CY0P on all bands from 40 m up to 10 m. Both on CW and SSB. QSL request is in the mail on the way to VE1RGB.
Also managed to catch TO2TT on RTTY. Need only 40 m now for FH (Mayotte).
Worked TX5D, Austral Isl on 30 m. But I have not done any more efforts to catch them on any more band slots.
I visited my dentist yesterday and started my first ever root filling. That was an experience! Next visit on the 5th of Nov to close it up.
CUL
Friday, 4 October 2013
It's up!
Yesterday we erected the 42 m 160 vertical. Vent up without any problem. But as you can see we had a real helper.
And here is the result. A 42 m vertical. Make sure you have front end protection on your receivers when this baby goes live!!!
The owner is SM5AQD.
Well, I have worked a few new stations to improve my Challenge Award. I have worked CY0P on 5 new slots. The same for TO2TT. Also 5 band slots. Fine conditions and only a few calls needed to get them into the logs.
Wake Isl is on hold due to US gov shut down. Hope everything will be solved soon. I need KH9 on several band slots.
CUL
And here is the result. A 42 m vertical. Make sure you have front end protection on your receivers when this baby goes live!!!
The owner is SM5AQD.
Well, I have worked a few new stations to improve my Challenge Award. I have worked CY0P on 5 new slots. The same for TO2TT. Also 5 band slots. Fine conditions and only a few calls needed to get them into the logs.
Wake Isl is on hold due to US gov shut down. Hope everything will be solved soon. I need KH9 on several band slots.
CUL
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