6M rocks ! ^^

Hi, after a long time without any new one on the Magic Band, I had the big luck to add 2 nice DXs in the same day thanks to EX8M from Kyrgystan (5709 kms) & JT1CO from Mongolia (new ODX : 7493 kms) ! DXCCs #93 & #94 here on 6M !

JT1CO Mongolia worked on 6M CW after waiting for an opening all the afternoon here ! DXCC #94 on the Magic Band ;) pic.twitter.com/T8mjRFzSC3

— F8DZY (@F8DZY) 2 juin 2016

JT1CO video's end, with short antennas view... pic.twitter.com/3JGS5IMBRk

— F8DZY (@F8DZY) 2 juin 2016

Today, I contacted Nicolas TY2AC from Benin for a new square, already confirmed via LotW (fast service ! ^^)

I receive a lot of 6M LotW QSLs without any locator... Is it so difficult for any radio amateur to add his locator on LotW or TQSL ??? Frustating when you need to confirm a specific locator... hmm ?

Chris F8DZY

UB7K European Russia on 6M !

Hi all, it's in the title, I had finally the opportunity to work Andy yesterday thanks to a nice E-Sporadic on 6M SSB ! Next time I'll try to work him in CW...
Thank you very much for DXCC #92 on the Magic Band, already confirmed via LotW ! ;)

 

Chris F8DZY

5A1AL Lybia approved for DXCC !

Hey, what a nice & good new : 5A1AL is finally approved for DXCC !

Having 2 QSOs with Abubaker on 15M & 20M CW, I can now add Libya to my DXCC scores...
So 320 DXCCs worked here, it's becoming interesting ^^

Chris F8DZY

S01WS Western Sahara on 6M !

Hi all, very quiet since some weeks...
But today I had the chance to work a new one on the Magic Band thanks to S01WS from Western Sahara on 6M SSB ! DXCC #91 on 50MHz ! :)

 This DXCC is now only needed on 80M and it would be worked from 6M to 160M... 

 To be continued !

Chris F8DZY

FT4JA Juan de Nova : the chase ! (Epilog)

Hi, I didn't find the time till today to write this last bill about FT4JA DX-Pedition !
Another great activity for this ATNO for most of us ! Thanks a lot to the team for their big effort...
My chase with FT4JA finished with the 30M CW : I finally could work them on a low band ! Impossible for me to be QRV or heard during the good hours for 40M-80M-160M... but I am really happy enough with all these worked slots ^^

OQRS is done and LotW already arrived, great expedition from the beginning to the end !

Chris F8DZY

VK0EK Heard Island : the chase ! (Epilog)

Hi all, it's over !!
Thanks a lot to the VK0EK team for this crazy ALL TIME NEW ONE : it was hard from here to reach you but so good when logged !
After my only QSO on 15M CW, I managed to work VK0EK 5 more times on 12M CW + SSB, 15M SSB, 17M CW & on 80M CW !!

I also heard them on 160M CW but too heavy QSB & QRN, nothing on the others bands...
OQRS already done, too happy with this one ^^

More than 75000 QSOs is a great result & effort for the ham radio community !
Have a safe back trip home guys...

Chris F8DZY

Some new IOTAs in the Bureau QSLs...

Hi all,
Today I went to my local Bureau in order to get my incoming Bureau QSLs.
I had the pleasure to find 8 new confirmed IOTAs as follows :
- RA4HKM/0 from IOTA AS-025 Urup Island

- D85C from IOTA AS-085 Chongsan Island

- XR2T from IOTA SA-086 Damas Island

-R7LP/0 from IOTA AS-149 Moneron Island

- 8N6NTO from IOTA AS-017 Okinawa

- JJ2YEZ/8 from IOTA AS-147 Rishiri Island

- JA6TBE/4 from IOTA AS-041 Nakano Island

- HP0INT/3 from IOTA NA-071 Boca Brava Island 

...and finally YB9/IW1DQS from IOTA OC-239 Agusta Island but for this one, I cannot add it to my totals as it not yet validated by IOTA HQ due to "Awaiting validation material", TNX anyway for QSLing ;)

Chris F8DZY