F8DZY "Ham Radio only...": June 2015

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

FM8DY on 6M CW in the mail !

Hi, today I received a QSL from FM8DY confirming our 6M CW QSO of May 2012...
It is my confirmed DXCC #77 on 6M (9K2GM from Kuwait was #76) ! Martinique Island is now confirmed from 6M to 160M ! ^^

Chris F8DZY

Sunday, June 28, 2015

PJ5A on 6M confirmed !

Hi ! A very fast LotW confirmation by PJ5A Team & M0URX : worked some hours ago yesterday evening, it is already confirmed on LotW this morning ! Wow !
Thanks a lot guys, it my confirmed DXCC #75 on the Magic band... grewing up, grewing up... ^^

Chris F8DZY

Nice ES to NA & West Indies + PJ5A in the log on 6M !

Hi all, a nice opening to USA/VE & West Indies tonight !
It all started earlier in the afternoon with a strong signal on the Magic band from D44TS Cape Verde in HK77 (new grid)... then it was to VE signals to grew up.
I decided to send some CQ and worked some USA & VE stations for some new gridsquares...
Later it was finally PJ5A Saba & Sint Eustatius to be in the log with a fantastic signal during all the evening here (2 hours long !) for my DXCC #90 on 6M !
I also worked some Carribeans and SA...

A very nice evening on 6 !

Chris F8DZY

Monday, June 22, 2015

YB4IR/9 IOTA OC-147 & VE9/DJ8QP IOTA NA-068 in the log !

It's in the title : 2 new IOTAs worked thanks to YB4IR/9 (15M CW) QRV from IOTA OC-147 (#490)

...and yesterday thanks to VE9/DJ8QP (17M CW) QRV from IOTA NA-068 (#491) !

Chris F8DZY

Sunday, June 21, 2015

IOTA Oceania Award received !

Nice one to add to the collection...
Working on Antarctica (need 7 IOTAs), North America (3 IOTAs needed) and West Indies (2 IOTAs needed) awards now ^^

Chris F8DZY

IOTA 400 Award received !

Another step in IOTA chase... ^^
Actually with 488 IOTAs worked and 413 confirmed, and an average of 3 years in order to confirm 100 new IOTAs, the chase continues !

Chris F8DZY

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

E-Sporadic June 16th, 2015

The journey started with a very early weak opening to NA... Everybody thought to a nice EU to NA propagation in the afternoon but it was only for EA, CT and I again...
By the way, an EU to EU very strong sporadic came here !
An incredible session for me with 20dB over reports ! I've even been called by HB9 stations with 599 reports for an ATNO on 6M (#88) : I NEVER heard any station from Switzerland before ! A total of 4 new squares + 1 new DXCC... perfect ! ^^
I could log 78 stations in 1h30 before going QRT.

Chris F8DZY

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

June 1st to 15th activity...

Excepted the fact I'm mostly QRV on 6M during summer / ES season and that I put down my vertical till September/October (QRM children AND from their mother ^^), I could log some interesting QSOs on HF bands :
- FO/F5SNY on 20M SSB from IOYA OC-067
- 9M2SE on 15M SSB (new slot) from IOTA AS-046 (#488)
- NH7NJ from Hawaii on 17M SSB (new slot)
- 8Q7CQ from Maldives on 17M SSB (new slot)
- ZF2DX from Cayman Islands on 15M SSB (new slot)
- HS0ZIN from Thailand on 17M SSB (new slot)
- HI3TEJ from Dominican Republic on 17M CW (new slot)
- XT2AW from Burkina Faso on 10M, 12M, 15M, 17M & 20M CW (new mode & bands)
- 5U5U from Niger on 17M SSB (new slot) & 12M SSB (new band)
- F4BKV/P & F4FET/P from IOTA EU-159 (#489)

Not so bad... I hope some new IOTAs this summer, maybe some new DXCC(s) on 6M ?

Chris F8DZY

WX4G Florida on 6M CW !

First NA opening yesterday for me, a couple of stations heard but only one new gridsquare worked thanks to WX4G from EL87 in Florida. He was the strongest NA station heard yesterday, peaking to 579 here...