Just one QSO on day #109, I worked N2HTT, Michael in New York State on 20m. On day #110 I had two contacts, UA1NAN, Eugene on 20m and then I had a QSO on the same band using PSK31 with R3WF, Alex. There were a few more contacts on day #111 and they were all […]
Days 106, 107 and 108
I started day #106 by having a QSO with RZ3DJ, Dmitry on 15m and then I worked two special event stations on the same band, both commemorating Yuri Gagarin’s first flight into space. The stations were RG50D and RG50F. Later I worked RV3GS, Slav on the same band. After that I switched over to 10m […]
Fifty confirmed countries on eQSL
I’m not a great awards chaser although I am working towards DXCC using Logbook of the World and I noticed this evening that there’s a tab on eQSL marked ‘Awards’ which I’ve never been into before. I was quite surprised to see that I have over fifty confirmed countries on eQSL so I downloaded the […]
My 40m QRSS transmitter spotted warming up
I put my 40m QRSS transmitter on air over the weekend as I do sometimes and was most intrigued to be sent the following capture. Colin, G6AVK who’s in Rayleigh, Essex (not too far from me) had been monitoring at the time and spotted my transmission when it first came on air. You can clearly […]
The Kempton Park Rally
Today was the day of the Kempton Park Rally, this is a rally I’ve not been to before but I wanted to pick up a couple of bits so I thought it was worth while attending. I also hoped to meet up with a few people I’ve been twittering with for the last six months […]
Days 103, 104 and 105
On day #103 there was a talk at the Harwich Amateur Radio Interest Group (HARIG) that I really wanted to go to. It was also the night of the 80m Club Championship contest. And it was my XYLs birthday! So we went out for a lovely meal, the two of us and our kids and […]
Days 100, 101 and 102 – My first QSOs on 10MHz
Day #100 started off when I had a contact with KC2ULY, Jeff in New York State on 40m followed by a QSO with UX2SB in the Ukraine. I’d arranged to have a sked on 10MHz later in the day but prior to that I set up my JT65 on that band and called CQ. I […]
Special temporary call signs for the Royal Wedding
Special temporary call signs that Radio Amateurs may use subject to prior authorisation, from 29 April to 9 May 2011—signifying the marriage of H.R.H. Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton. Facilitating the use of special temporary Amateur call signs in respect of the Royal Wedding for Amateurs holding UK; Full Licences, Full (Reciprocal) […]
Days 97, 98 and 99 – A trip to JO22jl
I said in my last entry that I’d been preparing for a trip away and it so happened that at 07:00 on day #97, I flew out of London Stansted bound for Amsterdam. I live about an hour away from the airport and I planned to be there by 06:00. That meant leaving here at […]
Days 94, 95 and 96 – 144MHz UKAC
Day #94 started with a QSO with Nick, RV3EFR who replied to my CQ call on 15m and then I had JT65 QSOs with RU3KS, Andrey, W3BI, Rick and F1MWV, Jean-Pierre before I switched over to 20m and worked R5AO, Evgeny and OM3CFR, Pavol On day #95 I started off by working RX3AIS, Mikhail and […]
