In QRX...

Happy new year 2022 all !!!

Just to say the station will continue to stay in QRX this year : new QRA build just started, but I'll live in a small lot in a protected area, so no pylon possibility anymore 🙅

My Optibeam OB9-5 is for sale 900€00, 5L6M F6ARC is for sale 150€00, or both 1000€00. Mail me if interested...

Clublog & LotW are on date, if you had a QSO with me after October 23rd, 2019 on HF, or after March 26th, 2021 on satellites, it was not me !

Chris F8DZY

What's going on ?

Hi, just a little post explaining my radio/blog silence...
All is OK here, but -and before COVID-19 pandemia- I was planning a QRA move, so antennas are down, dismantled, and pylon is for sale. The QRX will be just longer than expected.
Stay safe, stay at home !

Chris F8DZY

October, November & December in the log...

Hi, antennas are down since December beginning due to high winds in the area.
No DX-Pedition nor conditions at the moment so they stay down for now...
October was a good month thanks to A82X & A82Z active from Liberia : I filled some missing slots including 160M, plus FT8 for the fun (I missed 20M FT8)

- A82X :

 - A82Z :

- 5H3RRC IOTA AF-054 & KJ6MBW/P IOTA NA-144 were logged for 2 new IOTAs for a new total of 620 worked IOTAs at this day...

- 5A0YL Lybia on 20M SSB, OC19IARU Peru on 17M SSB, ZD7BG Saint-Helena on 15M CW & TO80SP Saint-Pierre & Miquelon on 160M CW were also worked as new slots/new band.

Nothing in November to this day... Uuuh, seems boring !

Chris F8DZY

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2019 !

Chris F8DZY

August & September in the log...

Hi, time for another bill on the blog !
Well, August activity was very shortened due to holidays (excepted for satellites as I brought my HT & Arrow during trips 😊).
I could add 3 new IOTAs thanks to VY0ERC NA-008, ZS9V AF-064 & KL7RRC/P NA-210 !
The rest of the activity was on 6M, looking for missing squares in EU...
In September, in HF I could only log VE2GT/150 from NA-176, FP/KV1J & 5T5PA on data for new slots...
On FM satellites there was more fun thanks to TO5M 🇵🇲 , CT7/F4DXV 🇵🇹 & CT7/G0MFR 🇵🇹 , EA/F4DXV & AM1SAT 🇪🇸 , CU2ZG, VE1VOX 🇨🇦 , 4Z1JJ 🇮🇱 , 7X2ARA 🇩🇿 , DL6AP/P 🇩🇪 and FP/KV1J 🇵🇲 for many many new grids ! I'm actually at 117 worked / 61 confirmed (via LotW only !)

And that's all ! No DX-Pedition or interesting calls to log during this period... October's log is already more filled than September ! 

Chris F8DZY

June & July in the log...

Gooooood morning Summer 😎 !!!
Hi all, time for a new article ! 
June month started with R26RRC IOTA AS-204 (#604), followed by R205NEW IOTA AS-205 (#605) both worked on 20M CW...
On 6M CW I could log 9G2HO Ghana as a new one on the Magic Band (#107) !
In the end of June I could add 5T5PA Mauritania on 6M FT8 for another new one on 6 (#108) !
HR9/AD8J from IOTA NA-057 was also logged on 20M CW for my 606th worked island...
I also spent a little time on 6M chasing new grids, see map update :

 

In July 1st, 5th & 9th I could work some NA stations on the Magic band, the others days again looking for new grids in EU...

On July 17th I could log KL7/K6VVA from IOTA NA-004 on 20M CW ! (#607)
On July 19th, good surprise with 1A0C worked on 12M SSB (missing slot is now only 160M !!)

Then it was finally holidays time for one in JN13 😀 I took my Wouxun Dual-Band and Arrow in order to make several FM satellites passes during my stay.
I found a good & quiet place in the camping, alone in the higher part...

About 35 QSOs were done there.

I also activated the Lac du Salagou in JN13QP, wonderful place we enjoyed ! 9 lucky guys were logged from there 😉

Holidays already over, time to drive back home : and this is the IOTA 2019 CONTEST ! 
I could log R63RRC IOTA AS-063 (#608), VE7ACN/7 IOTA NA-091 (#609), 6M6M IOTA AS-105 (#610), RI0BC IOTA AS-042 (#611), JR8YLY/1 IOTA AS-008 (#612) & NY3A/3 IOTA NA-140 (#613) !!!

That's it ! Many new IOTAs, 2 new ones on 6M + a lot of fun on FM satellites 🛰🛰🛰

Chris F8DZY

April & May in the log...

Hi, again no many QSOs in the log during this period...
It seems too many of us are having fun on FT8, even when conditions are good enough !
So, I continue my IOTA quest when new ones appear, and thanks to XR1RRC from IOTA SA-069, IT9/DJ4EL from IOTA EU-166, I could add 2 new islands in the log...
- AM70URE/6 Balearic Islands was worked on 12M CW (new band !! #290th worked DXCC on 12M) and on 6M SSB (new slot)
- 7X2TT Algeria was worked as a new one 6M FT8 (remember ? FT8...) and my 106th worked DXCC on the Magic Band !
And that's all for the new band/slots in the log... I made several other contacts in CW & SSB on 6M, but no more big session of E-Sporadic as past years, everybody's playing on FT8... CQing CW/SSB on empty band is not fun when you KNOW conditions are good :/

That's the reason I recently jumped into Satellites (FM) with a pedestrian equipment (HT & ARROW antenna) !
I found a new place of interest, working birds is really exciting, the SAT community is very rich, no SSN required, and real OM contacts... More soon.

Chris F8DZY