Worked a few band slots of VK9MT.

I have managed to work VK9MT on a few band slots. But when they asked for only unique calls due to weather getting worse and early QRT. And I understand that there are hams out there that need Mellish Reef as new one. And they should have a better chance if we with High Power stand down a bit. I stopped chasing them on 30 and 80 m. But I have them confirmed in Club Log on all modes that I worked Before the they plead for unique calls only and no band fills. So I'm very pleased as this was a new one for me.

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The 40 m QSO was nice. I was listening on 7,023 on the evening of the 2 April when a station started calling CQ and ending VK9MT UP. I switched on my ACOM 1000 ( take 2,5 minutes to get ready) so I called him once with 45 W. To my surprise he returned to me and we had a QSO!!!! Then the band exploded and there was a huge pile.


WX here in Sweden is typically April weather. Nights are Cold and Days is, if sunny, warm and nice. The lawn is growing like h..l. Soon time to cut it.


CUL

Been off for a while!

I have been ground crew for a bunch of youngsters working WPX SSB from Contest station SK3W.
It was youngsters from Poland, Holland, Belgum, Finland and Sweden. And they all did a fantastic job. Last year we had the same and we broke the Swedish WPX SSB M/M record and they scored over 10 000 000 Points. This year the conds was just Amazing and the claimed score is over 28 000 000 points. And this year we had live streaming of Picture to you-tube. Lots of nice comments on the cluster.
My Job was to keep them alive by supplying food and soft drinks and water in due time. Worked out just fine.


So I'm back and I have worked a few QSO's with VK9MT. And this is a new one for me. I have just 25 to go!!??


Well, that's all for now. CUL!

New IOTA confirmed!

Well, my IOTA is improving slowly. Today I received NA-060 Choluteca/Valle Group - Isla Del Tigre. Call used was HQ4W and I worked them on 20 m SSB.

So, with this speed I will get my Award when I'm a bit over 100 years old!!!!!!! He He He!

Nothing to do about it. It is what it is. You never knew if they (IOTA) start coming in clusters!

I have changed tires on my car to summer type. Nice to get rid of the winter tires with studs. They make a lot of noise. Temperature here in Sweden is at the moment 50 F ( 10 C ) and sun is shining from a clear sky. And all dirt roads starts to dry up.

Well that all for now. CUL

Now I can cook'em!

Finally my tube cooker for my spare GU74-b is up and running.

As you can see the current drawn at the moment is around 300 mA. Voltage is 8,5 VDC. This is my first tube to test so I can't say if this is a good tube. The unit provide 12 VAC for filament and 13,8 VDC for the small fan's to the left. Anode current is drawn by connecting grid, screen, and anode together and apply DC voltage between cathode and the rest of the electrodes. A DC power supply  is connected with a current limiter adjusted in this test for maximum 400 mA. I Think I shall go to around 500 mA to get the "gettering" done properly.
The chimney is a top of a PET bottle. Fits just fine.

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CUL

New IOTA!

In the mail today I received a new IOTA. It was AS-146, Jiming Island with the call BY4IB/4. Worked them in 2013 IOTA Contest and Before the Contest on SSB. In the Contest I worked only CW.

So, here are proof of moi worked AS-146!?

The white fluff that I wrote about in my earlier post is shrinking fast. At maximum I've got about 5". Now it is only 2" remaining. And the temperature is around 41 F ( 5 C ).

This morning I worked a new one on RTTY. It was DS5USH on 24 MHz. So, both my IOTA and RTTY score is improving slowly.

Take care all of you readers out there. Remember that Life is to short for QRP! CUL

What the h---!

Looked out the window this morning and saw this!

I can't remember if I have ordered any more snow. All was fine and the lawn was growing as never Before. And this turned up!!

Well hope the sun will come on and it will be gone in a few hours as the temperature is above freezing.

Worked W1AW/7 on 80 m RTTY after sunrise this morning. Super ears and it is not so easy to work Arizona on low bands after the sun is over the limb.

Well hope the White fluff will go away as soon as possible.

CUL

Finally I nailed them on RTTY!

I ave been fighting to get 9J2T on RTTY for several Days. And finally this morning I managed to Catch them on 20 m RTTY. SO now I have them on all modes and a few band slots.

Banner borrowed from QRZ.com, (hope they don't mind).

So my RTTY score is also improving fast. Soon I will have a DXCC for this mode. I have not spent so much time on chasing 9J2T on low band. But they will stay until 17 March so there are some time left.

That's all for now. CUL