A pice of art!

I found this Truck in Uppsala City. Quite Amazing paint work. Photo was taken with my I-Phone. But you should see it in reality. Just so fine.

 

Wonder how much this paint work cost?

 

Hope it will show up fine if you click on it.

 

Otherwise there has been low activity on radio. K-Index has been high and the sun has acting a bit over the edge and producing a few storms.

 

We are closing in to midsummer and the weather is Cold and rainy. But this is a normal Swedish summer.

 

Back to radio, CUL

 



One more IOTA!

Wow! Now I've received several IOTA's in just a few Days. What is happening?? The last to arrive was YB4IR/5. And here we have a ham that understand the Word "direct". QSO with him was 15 May 2014 and QSL arrived 13 June 2014. Almost a new record!!

The IOTA is OC-107, Singkep Island. Thanks Imam for Quick reply.

So my IOTA is slowly improving. I will participate in the IOTA Contest and hopefully that might bring some new one to add to my score. But the time frame to achieve the Honour Roll is still far away.

WX here is windy and sunny for the moment. Temp is only about 12 C ( 53 F ). But the wind is around 12-15 kt sustained and around 35 kt in the gusts. So the antennas is really swinging in the wind!

That's all for now. CUL

A new IOTA for me!

Just received IOTA NA-110, Isl of Palms SC. Worked him on 15 m phone. And we had a nice QSO. Thanks Steve.

With this single IOTA confirmation I'm closing in to 400 confirmed. And I still have a few out there that has not answered my QSL request yet!

WX at the moment is very unstable. There are several TS Cells around my QTH and I suspect some rain soon.

Well, this will be a short blog due to TS in the neighbourhood. So it is QRT on both radio and Internet for a while.

CUL!

YES! A new IOTA!

Yesterday I received a new IOTA. It was OC-272, Kisar Island. Call used was YF1AR/8. QSL via N2OO. This was a new IOTA. According to the last IOTA Directory only 2,5% of IOTA community has worked this Island.

And now I'm one of them!!??

Had some TS (Thunder Storms) today. Not so much rain but a lot of noise. But it is this time of the year. Just pull all antennas and Power sockets and hope for the best (no direct hits). And it all missed me this time.

Well, back to ARRL Centennial QSO Party!!

CUL

Added Band Slots for Reunion Isl

Yesterday I received a QSL card from F6KOP Team. It was TO7CC operating from Reunion Island. The only remaining slot is 160 m. The rest is filled.

Nice card. This is a Place I would like to visit. So I will keep on dreaming!!!

I have sign up for attending the DX Meeting at Lake Vettern DX Group in September. There will be some interesting speakers such as UA3AB who was a member of the 7O6T, RW3RN who is known for the use of KL7RRC and W8GEX and he has been member of (just to mention a few) NH8S and the last operation from Wake K9W. I'm looking forward to listen to these guys. And there are some domestic hams as well that will fill the air with hopefully some interesting presentations.

Back to ARRL Centennial QSO Party!

Well that's all for now. CUL

New DXCC and IOTA

Yesterday I received a rare event. I've got both a new DXCC and a IOTA. It was QSL from VK9MT, Mellish Reef, IOTA Ref. OC-072. OK! I have it confirmed in LoTW. But for IOTA I must have the QSL card. And now I do!!!

Nice card and I worked them on 8 band slots and all modes. Unfortunately they had to leave the Reef to soon due to weather condition. so I missed them on 80 m. But that's Life.

WX in this part of Sweden is sunny, rain and some TS now and then. temperature vary from 6 C to 28 C ( 42 F - 82 F ).

I have passed 1000 Points in the ARRL Centennial QSO Party. That's nice.

Well, that's all for now! CUL