Worked two (2) new IOTA's!

First one was F6KOP/P from EU-148 Fort Brescou. Second one was S21ZAS from AS-127 St Martin's Island. QSL will be ordered ASAP!

Autumn is taking a hard grip of us. We have had several nights with temp's below 0. At the moment it is just that ( 32 F ) and only a few Clouds. Just North of my QTH there are prediction of about 1" of snow! It is time soon to put on the Winter tires with studs.

Took these Pictures on the 19th Oct. As you can see the nice colour of the Birch tree and the almost finished sun flower. And today all of the leafs is gone from the Birch tree.

Winter is just around the corner!!!!

CUL

North Island VK8 confirmed

Yes! Craig uploaded the log from OC-198 and I'm in it! In Club Log you have to use a quite long search string to be able to see your QSO's. Use "VK5CE/8_OC198" and if you are in the log you will see it.

Borrowed this Picture from QRZ.com. Hope he don't mind!!??
But it is Always fun to work Craig from his IOTA expeditions. He hear well and understand the problem we encounter up here around and above 60 deg North. You can hear him call "Scandinavia and UK only". I like that!!!! And QSL is ordered.

I have worked S21ZDC on  RTTY and CW. This is a new IOTA for me. They are on AS-140. QSL will be ordered when they open OQRS.

Regarding weather. I have Heavy TS at the moment. Sounds like 15 cm Howitzer outside!!!??? Have to be careful with all my Electronics. Have had problems Before with Internet Router going where routers go when they die! It is mid October and powerful thunder storms around my QTH. Strange!!

Well, that's all for now. CUL

QSL in the mail box!

Yes! One new QSL found it's way into my mail box. It was IOTA AS-022. Leont'yeva Isl. Call used was RI0LI and operation from the Russian Robinson Club. And this add one more to my IOTA score.

In 5 day's team made more than 6000 QSO's. Well done!

I have worked a few stations on FT8 on 160 m. No new ones so far but I hope the propagation will improve. Specially in the coming weekend when we have the SAC SSB Contest. I will, if all go as I predicted, work the Contest using my 7S5C call.

A lot of rain still poring down. But forecast for the weekend is warm weather and no rain!? We will See!!

CUL

New IOTA worked

Worked RI1F from EU-190 Viktoria Isl. Managed to Catch them on 20 m SSB and 30 CW. But not yet confirmed as they have not uploaded to Club Log. But as soon as they have uploaded I will order QSL via OQRS.

Made my first QSO on FT8 on 160 m with G4ATX. Was calling a lot of US stations but no QSO. Probably no prop from 60 deg North. But most of the US stations was in the clear. Around -15 to -22 db. I will keep on trying!!

The very last Picture of the maple tree. Almost all leafs is gone.

Next will be Winter time with snow and a lot of strong winds ahead.
During the weekend we got 58 mm ( 2,3" ) of rainfall. That's a lot of rain for this part of Sweden.

Well, that's all for now. Still misses a lot of QSL on order. I keep a Close Watch over my mail box.

CUL

Still miserable conds

It is still very miserable conditions on higher HF bands. So I have been occupied with fire wood. I have loaded into my wood shed about 5 cubic meters of birch Wood ( about 170 square feet ). Additional to that I have the fur and pine trees I had to cut down due to lighting stroke.

So I hope it will last during the coming Winter that's are ahead of us. But I will not freeze!!

The progress of autumn is continuing. The maple tree is now almost full of yellow leafs. And today the first autumn storm is approaching. They say it is the remains of Hurricane Maria. But it will hit us as a normal low pressure system. But my photo object will probably lose all leafs today so this next Picture will be the last for this year.

Wind are predicted to reach around 20 kt in sustained wind and 30 - 35 in gusts. And a lot of rain. It will be an interesting afternoon.

Back to radio. Just had a QSO with A5A in Butan.

CUL