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Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 906 Times Thanked : 51 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
Subject: Re: HF Contacts 15m Sat Sep 17, 2022 10:22 am
Well done Craig. I had to look up Mayotte as just just couldn't picture the whereabouts.
Spare time that I could be by the radio has been very short lately, but yes I have noticed 15m been pretty great when I have had it on. Had one more new 15m one for me on after my last posting with my usual setup which was
UN9L - Kazakhstan
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Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 4664 Times Thanked : 301 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: HF Contacts 15m Sat Sep 17, 2022 10:52 am
Well done with Kazakhstan Neal. (A country I've been trying for.)
Upper HF has been good of late and I managed a few DX contacts of my own which I'm well chuffed with.
Mother Nature is kindly rewarding us but we still battle with Father Time!
Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 4664 Times Thanked : 301 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: HF Contacts 15m Sat Oct 15, 2022 11:45 am
I often find that sitting on FT8 is akin to watching waves lap the shore as signals fade in and out.
South America was rolling in on their dawn greyline so I gave it another bash but as soon as it had appeared it quickly disappeared too!
Then lo and behold Japan suddenly lit up with their fall of night and I got heard.
JA9FFS - Japan - FT8 10W
Chuffed with a second Japanese contact but alas they also don't do QRZ confirmations.
Little point after that because everyone and their dog suddenly jumped on board screaming for Japan!
Also (with QRZ stars) :-
EA9ACE - Cueta and Malilla (Nice one missing from my log)
R30SRR - Russia
IS0YHV - Sardinia
Not much, but a fun little half an hour or so watching 'waves' and skimming the odd radio stone across them.
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Call Sign : 26CT4113/G1HWY Posts : 312 Times Thanked : 9 Join date : 2021-05-16 QTH or Location : IO90uv Equipment Used : ICOM radios/antenna farm Age : 68
Subject: Re: HF Contacts 15m Mon Oct 17, 2022 12:29 am
Well done Victor.
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Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 4664 Times Thanked : 301 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: HF Contacts 15m Mon Oct 17, 2022 6:27 am
Much appreciated Mike and I've said it before but will say it again, your FT4/8 reports keep me going enthusing me to try more. I do so enjoy this digital malarkey.
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Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220...MW7TTA Posts : 2185 Times Thanked : 52 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 149
Subject: Re: HF Contacts 15m Mon Oct 17, 2022 6:58 am
Me to Victor love my digital. So much so i just bought a Yaesu FTM-400xde. I can now do my ft4/8 and talk through wiresX C4FM at the same time lol. Going to have a tidy the shack to make room lol.
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Call Sign : 2E0VRX Posts : 731 Times Thanked : 44 Join date : 2019-06-26 QTH or Location : Yorkshire dales Equipment Used : Yaesu FTdx 101d, MD200 mic ,Mosley 3ele Yagi Age : 58
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 4664 Times Thanked : 301 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: HF Contacts 15m Wed Nov 02, 2022 6:27 am
Nice one to get in the log Craig.
DXpeditions are great for such activity and I know I wouldn't have grabbed Benin if it wasn't for those kind of events, but I do get pangs of guilt that such contacts aren't from "home grown" Hams in their own country. (Chasing TY0RU recently gave me time to think about such.)
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Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 906 Times Thanked : 51 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
Subject: Re: HF Contacts 15m Wed Nov 02, 2022 7:26 am
Yes, well done Craig! I had to look up how to pronounce that one
Victor, I don't know if you've ever come across Roly from New Zealand on youtube? He's actually doing some great work to get a local chap trained and on the air in a place that there aren't many. Full story on the funding page for him (funding reached / ended now)... https://gogetfunding.com/ham-radio-for-papua-new-guinea/
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Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 4664 Times Thanked : 301 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: HF Contacts 15m Wed Nov 02, 2022 8:47 am
Neal, I read about Roly ZL1BQD's efforts in the Pacific islands some time back now and his work with helping indigenous people gain their amateur radio licences is absolutely exemplary.
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Ivy Mike Major contributor
Call Sign : 26CT4113/G1HWY Posts : 312 Times Thanked : 9 Join date : 2021-05-16 QTH or Location : IO90uv Equipment Used : ICOM radios/antenna farm Age : 68
Subject: Re: HF Contacts 15m Sat Mar 25, 2023 1:48 pm
Just got my 167 country, mixed bands of course FT8/FT4.
12:29utc 9X5RU KI47
plus worked 13:17utc VK5MN PF95 and got called by 13:19utc R0DZ PN59
Yesterday at 11:03 pm by 
Subject: Re: HF Contacts 15m 
