Pictures from my I-Phone!

Have to show you proof that Joe W8GEX was at the meeting together with his friend AL and their XYL's. Just so you don't Think I'm fooling you all ( He He He).

So I let the Pictures speak for them self!! I Think no more comments is necessary. Look what Joe is holding in his left hand!

Yes! Correct! It is a beer!!

CUL

DX Meeting at LWDXg is finished

The meeting at Lake Wettern DX Group has come to an end. Around 100 hams visited the different presentations.
W8GEX, Joe together with XYL and a friend from Canada AL and his XYL where there.
The Russian Robinson Club was represented by UA9OBA Yuri and RW3RN Alex. They all made some fine presentations. RRC also showed some fine short Movies. Andy UA3AB was also at the meeting and he talked about his participation in 7O6T and FT5ZM together with fine Pictures. Very fine presentation!
W8GEX Joe talked about his activities on Wake K9W and Swains NH8S. Joe is a very good entertainer. And we consumed a few ( ! ) beers together with AL and Hawk SM5AQD.

I have also received some nice QSL's via Buro. And I have to show you two of them.

First one is from Peter DF7NX and his operation from Bolivia CP9. A happy ( ? ) Alligator. Wonder if it is the Butterflies that make him smile?! Very nice card indeed.

The next card is from Karel ON5TN and his operation from Antarctica, Prince Elisabeth Station. Fine card from a very remote area.

I also got a new IOTA in the Buro cards. It was AS-037 Koshikijima Isl. Operator was JI5RPT/6.
So the IOTA score is slowly improving!!??

Well, that's all for now. CUL

DX-Meeting at LWDXg!

Time for the DX Meeting at Lake Wettern DX Group is approaching. Less than 14 Days to go. It will be nice to meet some of guy's behind the DX I have worked. I have promised Joe (W8GEX) to by him a beer. Worked him for a few Days ago as W1AW/8.

Received a nice QSL from Edward KL7HRN as a confirmation over a nice talk on 20 m SSB.

Click on the Picture to see it big!

WX here at 60 deg North is rain, rain, some TS and some more rain!!! But we have had a fine summer. Short, but very warm. Temperature in the rain at the moment is 13 C ( 55 F ). But still no frost. Yesterday morning I had 4 C ( 39 F ). So it will be frost in the near future.

Well, that's all for now. CUL!

New IOTA via Buro!

I received 7 ( !!! ) new IOTA's via Buro this week. Amazing!
What about AS-171, EU.047, EU-049, EU-067, EU-153, NA-143 and NA-123. All with nice  QSL's as well! have to show you these two. V31ME from NA-123 Long Cape and RK1OZM/P EU-153 Zhizhginskiy Island. Click om them and enjoy.

 



Nice cards!

 

 

Well the activity on this blog has been low for a while. But I promise I will improve! We have had a lot of TS but not so much rain. But some of the TS have been to Close. Lighting and Thunder within a fraction of a second is to Close in my book!!! But now we are approaching Autumn fast. Temp outside is just around 15 C ( 59 F ) and some rain in the air.

 

So back to radio and my chase for ARRL Centennial QSO Party!

 

CUL



YES! A very rare event just happened!!

I have just received FT5ZM, Amsterdam Island. IOTA AF-002 and a new DXCC entry (for me). Worked this DXpedition on all bands and modes. So I filled the whole line on my DXCC Chart. SUPER!

OK! I have to admit that I have received it already on LoTW. But this card is so needed to fill the gaps in my DXCC Book. An for sure it is needed for IOTA as RSGB still need cards as proof of QSO! Wonder when they will get into the digital World (a system like the LoTW).

I still have 19 to go for DXCC. But I guess some of them will not happened in this Life!!?? Who will go to Peter the 1:st to get me a QSO?
Well I didn't Think so!! But I still like to operate the ham bands and you never knew when a new one will show up some day!!

Click on the Picture and enjoy!

CUL

Not so much radio for the moment!

There has not been so much radio at the moment. Here are some Pictures of the items that have taken the focus away from the radio!!

First this thing!

YES! My lawn cutter!

Second this piece of art manufactured 1909!!

It takes 8 to 10 hours to get 12 Kg pressure from Cold!! Using Wood for starting up slow. And when ready for traffic cross over to coal. But it is a fine piece of steam locomotive.

So this is the reason for low activity on my blog.

But I will come back soon!!??

CUL

Still low activity from me!

I have been "baby-sitting" my daughter's dog for a while. As you can see on the first Picture he is having a Close Watch of my neighbour doings! Balder don't miss a movement.

And he also has to relax on his back!! He must feel safe to do this.

On the radio I have been chasing ARRL Centennial QSO Party. I have passed the fantastic sum of 1400 Points. And I will continue to chase.

We had some TS yesterday. And when they had passed I reconnected Everything and start to Watch some TV. After about 15 minutes of watching I got a Power surge and a flash in one of the outlets and then the Power was gone for more than 2 hours. When the Power was restored I started to check every thing sutch as Internet gateway and some other Electronics. All was fine except my TV HD Box. The Box had gone fishing for good!!! And the TS was not even near to my Place. But still I got a strong Power surge that killed my HD Box. Well that's something I have to live with here in the open space. Cost for a new Box was 1500:- Sek.

Well that's all for now. CUL