On the way to Amsterdam Island and back home ... QSL

VK6FZM/MM QSL Card

QRZ.com says: VK6FZM was the call used by the FT5ZM DXpedition team while in Australia AND /MM (Maritime Mobile) on the way to Amsterdam Island from Fremantle, Australia, and back. 

I had pleasure to contact them on the way to Amsterdam Island and when DX-Pedition was over.

Ralph K0IR operating VK6ZFM/MM picture credit : EY8MM

 

Two GRID Locators worked: MF and NF 

QSL Corner ...

9Q6AL QSL Card - for New One on 12M - Otto from Germany in Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

9Q/DK3MO - Otto from Democratic Republic of the Congo with his old call-sign. Old QSO confirmed now direct via his QSL Manager DF9TA Konrad

TO7CC - Reunion at last sorted on several bands. Thank to the F6KOP Team plus International operators including two EI - EI5GM Jeremy and EI9FBB Dave.

VK6LW - Kevin from Western Australia and my first VK on 80M! Thanks Kevin!

VK9MT - Mellish Reef DX-Pedition 2014 - Big New one! Thanks to M0URX Tim for ONE of the Best QSL Service these days! Wonderful 4 page QSL card in my collection.

VK9MT - eQSL! This is great surprise from the Mellish Reef Team! Professional from start to the end! 

V73MW - Marshall Island - ordered this card via Bureau - received direct with VK9MT from M0URX Tim. This is how this QSL Manager works! Thanks Tim for you effort!

EJ0PL / EJ1Y – Great Blasket Isl, EU-007

I will be active from Great Blasket Island EU-007 in July 26-31. I will be a part of Papa Lima DX and Contest Group.

During IOTA Contest 2014 we will use EJ1Y call sign.

Outside contest call will be EJ0PL

80-6M , CW/SSB and maybe DIGI modes.

Looking forward to discover new QTH on the island ... hope for better NA/SA patch.

More about EU-007 on RSGB IOTA Webpage.

SP7IDX Hexbeam

SP7IDX Hexbeam

This is my SP7IDX Hexbeam antenna which working the World! 

6 bands - one coax - no ATU - perfect SWR ... light rotator ... 

No much on HF these days but enjoying some DX like:

E51JQY - South Cook Islands on 17M CW

HR5/F2JD - Honduras on 17M RTTY - 100 DXCC Digi confirmed on LoTW!

9G5ZZ - Ghana - New on 30M!

Fiji on 12M

3D2SE QSL - Fiji

3D2SE - Wes (ZL3TE) was active from Fiji from JIDX 2014 in April 2014 and I had pleasure to work him on 24Mhz when condition on the bands was great. Surprise was on both sides ...

This is notice from his QRZ.com page 

"GREAT EU Run on 12M 11 Apr."

Great West EU Run and it was! Fiji on 12M in EI in the morning is very rare ...

Two weeks after I was calling CQ on 30M and Wes ZL3TE gave me a call. I had good opportunity to say thanks for Fiji on 12M!

Both QSL received today. Thanks Wes. 73!

ZL3TE - QSL Card

Western Sahara

What a surprise! S01WS worked yesterday on 20M SSB , late at night as NEW DXCC! Did not expected New country on HF until autumn this year... So I am very excited.

Noticed activity from Western Sahara recently but I was quite busy. Trying few times but signal was too small or pile-up massive. Last night on 20M was not easy at all. But finally done! Even when S01WS was asking EI9 other station from USA KI4 .... was calling in the same time. Western Sahara Operator was asking EI9 but KI4 did not listen ...anyway ... 2-way QSO done! EI9KC logged on 20M SSB.

"Today in my box"

V73DL QSL Card

V73DL - two bands confirmed ....

S9TF QSL Card

S9TF - Sao Tome and Principe

VU4K - QSL Card

VU4K  - Andaman Islands  - card posted from India

and great surprise on LoTW

ET3AA and my only one QSO in 2011 with Ethiopia on 40M CW confirmed!

New One on Mixed/CW/40M ...