Some new QSL's.

Today I received two (2) QSL's in my mail box. The first was 8R1Z worked on 20 m SSB (!). And this was a new on 20 and phone for me. Thanks Lennox for a nice QSL.

Second was from Eric, SM1TDE as 5X8EW. And this QSO took me by surprise. Eric had announced his operation from Uganda with  a totally different call. So when I worked him and he started to talk to me in Swedish, my Little brain had some delay before it went into gear!!! Shit happens all the time. Thanks Eric for a nice card.

Worked V25A on 80 m CW for a few minutes ago. Nice openings on 80. He was around S-6 to S-9.

CUL

Nice card via Buro!

I received this nice QSL via Buro. Worked on 40 CW with my miserable 40 m antenna. Times of wonder is not over yet!

Nice Place. Think of a very Cold beer and just sit in the shadow and enjoy life as it is! Keep on dreaming!

Worked some QSO's in the CQWW CW Contest last weekend. Just S&P and was using the cluster and my effort was just to get the green and red spots (new mulipliers in N1MM). Managed quite well in my own opinion.

No direct QSL's have arrived last week at all. I have about 30 out that I'm waiting for.

CUL

QSL from Mexico

Today I received a QSL from XE2HQI, Saul from Sonora. Nice card and my band slots are minus one for XE. Missing 12 and 160 m only.

This morning I have had a few DX into my log. What about XR0ZR on SSB on 20 m, 3DA0ET on 20m RTTY, XT26DJ on 20 m CW, S21ZBC 17 m CW, XZ1J on 15 m CW, PY0FF on 20 m CW. And I'm also in the log of W8A on 30 m CW. It has been an interesting morning.

Now I have to go to my post office to collect a letter. It is a dedicated ARRL Handbook for 2014!!
Will be nice in my library!!??

CUL

W8A on the bands!

Well, a new DXpedition is on-going. The QRM'ers have a ball as usual.
Wonder how I will get my self into his log? I have been calling and calling him on 30 m without any success. Hope they are aware that there are some kind of civilisation around 60 deg North in EU and not just stations from D and I land. And not all have a stack of 6/6/6 monobanders and 10 KW amps. There are actually stations using only one (1) three or 2 element Yagi with traps and only 1 KW. W8A is from American Samoa and I need it!!!

Have to show you a Picture of the material in the forest that I hope will be installed ASAP.

This is the 3X95 mm2 that is supposed to replace the 30 mm2 bare wires.

Well back to Calling on W8A!

CUL

Got a QSL!

Have to show you a QSL that I received today. It is from Libya, 5A1AL Abubaker. This is a new one for me on 18 MHz.

Very good that Abubaker is Active from Libya as this has been a "Black Hole" for a while.

Worked OA1F on 28 MHz just a few minutes ago. This is a new one on 28 MHz. So I have to order a QSL. It has been a few DX more. What about XV2CO on 15 m CW, 3A2MW on 12 m CW, FM5BH on 10 m SSB and last but not least XR0ZR on 12 CW. So there are openings now and than!!

So this is my second blog today. CUL

A sunny day!

The sun is shining from a clear blue sky. Rare in November. But today it is real!
Look at the Picture.

Taken 2013-11-13 at 10:30 local time!!!!

On the radio I have worked XR0ZR on 20 m CW. I have also managed to Catch T33A on 15 m CW.

Nothing is happening for the modification of the 10 KV Power line. Lots of material is laying in the forest near my house. There are almost 1100 m of 3X95 mm2 of isolated wire on rolls. Wonder when Vattenfall, the Company responsible for the work will start.  Hope they will start Before end of this year.

This will be short as I have to go out and enjoy the fine weather. Temperature is around +6 C ( 42 F ).

CUL

In the Club Log again.

Seams that the team at T33A has managed to merge the DXA log with Club Log. I worked them again as told and managed to get into the log for second time. And at the last update I have two ( 2 ) QSO's on 20 m. Thanks and hope the conditions will improve Before you will go QRT.
At the moment the K-Index at Dombås is 4 and SFI-Index is 154!! The Sun has had a minor attack of cerebral hemorrhage and sent out a class X1 flare in the direction towards Earth.

But I worked K9W on 30 m yesterday around 1900 Z.

This morning I worked XR0ZR,Juan Fernandez Isl on 30 m. This is not new for me but it was new on 30.

Logo borrowed from QRZ.com.

I'm at the moment LSN on 15 m for T33A but as usual here up in 60 deg North I can't hear a sound. But hopefully the propagation will improve during the day.

So, take care all of you readers and CUL

Not in Log!

The Banaba DXpedition has upload log to Club Log. But Moi was not in. But on the other system. The DXA Log, I'm in??!! I Think they have problem with the uploads.

Worked them (T33A) on 17 m this morning SP and within 10 minuter worked K9W on 20 m LP. Amazing conditions on the bands.

Banner borrowed from QRZ.com.

Worked 5J0R on RTTY on 20 m yesterday afternoon. So now I have HK0 San Andres on all needed band slots. Thanks for a fine operation. Now I will switch focus to T33A and K9W and try to get them in a few new band slots.

Well That's all for now. CUL

A new DXCC worked!

Finally I managed to get through the pile and got a QSO with T33A,Banaba Island. This is one to scratch of my list of missing DXCC entries.

Borrowed the banner from their Home-Page. Hope they don't mind.

I have also worked all missing band slots for 5J0R (HK0 San Andres Island). Only RTTY left to get it complete.

Also worked K9W on 17 m. But here I have a few more to do.
Both Wake and Banaba  are staying up to 18 of Nov. So I will let all the big guns that have invested in lots of Aluminium and big Amplifiers to work them. And when they are done I can Catch them on the band slots where I need them.

This Monday and Tuesday I have had a planned Power out. The Electric supplier are rebuilding the 10 KV line with insulated wires and also increasing the area from 3 X 30 mm2 to 3 X 95 mm2. So hopefully I will get a more stable net and less fluctuation of the 240 V mains.

That's all for now. CUL

one more IOTA arrived.

Today I've got a QSL that's looks like a normal JA. But it is not. The card say JM1LRQ but QSO was JM1LRQ/6. And he was from AS-024, Ishigagi Island. A new one for me.

Nice card showing Mount Fuji. So my IOTA score is improving every day.

Not much else has happened here. Worked ZD8JR (OH3JR) on 80 m a few Days ago. His signals was very fine here in Sweden.

Well, that's all for now. CUL