WOW! Rare QSL!

Finally I've got the QSL from T31T. Worked him on SSB on 20 m. Was not easy to get the QSO but I finally managed to get trough the pile and the QSO was there.

But I'm still missing T31 on several band slots.

By the way my IOTA score is at the moment 480 islands. I'm slowly getting there.

Enjoy the T31 QSL.

CUL

To late for IOTA update.

Well, I made the IOTA update yesterday. And when I arrived at my home this was in my mailbox!!

AF-050 was a new one for me. But I'm so far away from any important levels in the IOTA programme so it will be entered next year. But Tidra Island was worked on 40 m CW.  Thanks Vlad for QSO!

WX is Amazing for end of January. Temp outside is 5 C ( 41 F )!!

Now I will go out and install an inverted V for 80 m to use for local QSO's.
So CUL!!

New Mode!

Today I've got QSL from the S9YY operation. I made a few QSO's with these guys. But the most important one was RTTY QSO on 40 m. This RTTY QSO was a new mode. So the only slots I'm missing S9 is 160 m and 12 and 10 m.

Nice card and a well performed DX-Expedition. Thanks to DH7WW for QSL.

No Winter so far. But we have learned a new Word!!! "Alternative facts"!!! I knew a very good phrase! "Be sure you have the brain in gear Before engaging mouth"!!

We will have a lot of fun in the future!!!!

CUL

New Band slot.

Yesterday I got a QSL from JY9FC as a confirmation of a QSO on 10 m CW. And this was a new band slot for me.

And this add one Point to my Challenge Award. Not so much left to go to the next level 2000! But it is slow.
Worked ZL on 80 m a few Days ago. And got it confirmed on LoTW next day. Thanks Gary, ZL2FIB.
My car had a MOT inspection on Friday morning and to my joy it passed without a remark. So I'm allowed to drive around with it for one more year!!

WX is still very mild. Temp at the moment is -1,5 C ( 29 F ) and a clear sky.
And USA got a new President!!

That's all for now. CUL

WOW!

I must say that this is a new record! Today I received QSL from DU1UD/P from OC-126. QSO was 7 Jan 2017 and today it is 18 Jan 2017. Amazing. Thanks M0OXO for super fast delivery!!!

Hope the QSL from A70X will be as Quick as DU1UD/P. This is super for my coming update to RSGB for my IOTA score.

I will have a Close Watch over my mail box over the coming day's.

So to all of you out there, here is a QSL Manager that really do a fantastic job!!

CUL

A new band slot.

Not much is happening at the moment. So every event is good news. And today I received a new band slot for VU7. It was from the IOTA expedition from AS-011. Not new but the QSO on 15 m CW was a new one for my Challenge Award. Call used was VU7MS.

But I'm still waiting for a few IOTA's to arrive. Dead line is 31 Jan 2017.

There is no order in the laws of Nature at the moment. One day it is clear sky and temperature is -10 C ( 14 F ). Next day it is cloudy and 0 C ( 32 F ). Strange Winter so far.

Well, that's all for now! CUL

Missed Award!!

OPS! I missed this Award from Miller-DX-Club. If I had been a little more attentive I should have ordered this funny and interesting Award earlier. And also achieved a lower number. 1798 is not so good but what the h..k!

Here you can see Santa's progress over Russia on X-Mas. Some one out there might calculate the speed he had to travel to keep the Schedule. Must have been breathtaking!

Well this end's the R?17NY reporting. Thanks to Miller-DX-Club for the initiative. This has been a lot of fun. See you all next X-Mas!

I have ordered QSL via OQRS for the following IOTA operations. A70X from AS-088 and DV1UD/P from OC-126. But I guess that they wont show up before the deadline for IOTA update at 31-Jan-2017. Both of these are ordered via M0OXO OQRS site.

Take care all you readers. CUL