First dx in 40 plus years

First shout, immediate contact Crete. 27.805 usb. Brand new crt ss 6900v.
Chuffed to bits.

Well done, I only had French skip here in Finland today

Very well done there Alan.  

Keep hold of that chuffed feeling, don't let it all become 'old hat' and you'll enjoy radio forever.
(Or at least whilst propagation conditions are good! )


I wish you more good DX.


73,
Victor

Started 80 wrote:

First shout, immediate contact Crete. 27.805 usb. Brand new crt ss 6900v.
Chuffed to bits.

Nice to get the last part of South Greece, I am not operating at these freqs yet & not SSB...but just to know at 27.665 USB they are few from all over Greece, is like Greek meeting point

glenn dog wrote:

Well done, I only had French skip here in Finland today

EDITED
First time had contact from your country, this morning was a block at ch11 EU Band & heard some strange (for me) languages so i gave a call (if will be lucky) to ask what country was, luckily the Boomerang reached so the one replied was 56TW101...they appeared again at ch11 evening, but did not bother them again (not tried again my luck) ... evening appeared & the Swedish Repeater at ch20 also from North Europe

Hello Alan,

Well done.

Good dx and best 73s.

Started 80 wrote:

First shout, immediate contact Crete. 27.805 usb. Brand new crt ss 6900v.
Chuffed to bits.

Well done.  I am very jealous.  I set all my new stuff up 3 weeks ago and have diddly squat to show for it

Stick with it David, we're on the crest of the wave of sunspot activity (peaks 2025) and should be a storming summer of DX activity. Fingers crossed!

I'm sure you'll eventually do well and look forward to hearing about it.

Hello David,

Great advice from Victor. Stick with it and the dx gods will smile on you.

Good dx, Buddy.

73s John.

John123 wrote:

Hello David,

Great advice from Victor. Stick with it and the dx gods will smile on you.

Good dx, Buddy.

73s John.

Thanks guys, I really appreciate your encouragement.  My main concern is that, not having had a response, I can't get a radio check!  All the technical indications are OK (SWR, power TX etc.) but there's no substitute for a chat and a quality report.  I need to set up a "meeting" with someone in South Cambs!  Anyone?  Cheers.

That's it now, You have gone and caught the DX bug. For me once I have worked a country I am not too bothered about working them again. I am on a mission to work every country I can.

pdes wrote:

Thanks guys, I really appreciate your encouragement.  My main concern is that, not having had a response, I can't get a radio check!  All the technical indications are OK (SWR, power TX etc.) but there's no substitute for a chat and a quality report.  I need to set up a "meeting" with someone in South Cambs!  Anyone?  Cheers.

If you can & have time try tomorrow about 10am UK time at EU midband ch12 or 13 fm mode?give a call ... if i am lucky to reach you ... will keep an eye...later afternoon will not be at home

EDIT 21:04
When had up the car antenna, at EU Band (don't remember channel) i did heard some one from UK saying there is no any local around him to get report, but not remember call sing & the car antenna (i had at time) will not allow me to reach far destinations easy (to reply)

babis3g wrote:

pdes wrote:

Thanks guys, I really appreciate your encouragement.  My main concern is that, not having had a response, I can't get a radio check!  All the technical indications are OK (SWR, power TX etc.) but there's no substitute for a chat and a quality report.  I need to set up a "meeting" with someone in South Cambs!  Anyone?  Cheers.

If you can & have time try tomorrow about 10am UK time at EU midband ch12 or 13 fm mode?give a call ... if i am lucky to reach you ... will keep an eye...later afternoon will not be at home

EDIT 21:04
When had up the car antenna, at EU Band (don't remember channel) i did heard some one from UK saying there is no any local around him to get report, but not remember call sing & the car antenna (i had at time) will not allow me to reach far destinations easy (to reply)

Thanks, I'll give it a go but I am only on standard power :-(  (30w).  Ill check 27105/27115.  Cheers

Ι am with just 7, Thomas UK heard me from Birmingham little while ago at ch12, He also spoke with few other Greeks, one from Samos island but i could not hear them, only 1 & just about ... i told him i will be back soon on the ch12 or 13

CT5122 i heard you just about calling at ch12, abut 5 min ago, you heard ok but propagation is low, how ever just to know i heard you calling

babis3g wrote:

CT5122 i heard you just about calling at ch12, abut 5 min ago, you heard ok but propagation is low, how ever just to know i heard you calling

Brilliant, thanks.  Where are you?  Ill try some more

Hi, was left about 40 min past 10am UK time, had to go out, now i am back home late ... total time was more than an hour at the channel ...was keep calling but seems no success to your area, even managed to be heard via a repeater (perhaps German) still seems not luck to reach you ... 

  If you can try again tomorrow same time, thanks & sorry the original poster if hijacked... 

this is what was heard at my location...first time heard your CQ DX, the second time your call sign heard very clear but did not record it ... today signals was floating because at ch 26 & 27 was other UK stations which i spoke, one minute signal was good one minute will disappear for all of us

babis3g wrote:

Hi, was left about 40 min past 10am UK time, had to go out, now i am back home late ... total time was more than an hour at the channel ...was keep calling but seems no success to your area, even managed to be heard via a repeater (perhaps German) still seems not luck to reach you ... 

  If you can try again tomorrow same time, thanks & sorry the original poster if hijacked... 

this is what was heard at my location...first time heard your CQ DX, the second time your call sign heard very clear but did not record it ... today signals was floating because at ch 26 & 27 was other UK stations which i spoke, one minute signal was good one minute will disappear for all of us

Good evening.  Many thanks for this.  You have given me the confidence to push on.  I had never thought of DXing with FM before.  I cannot be on channel tomorrow but hopefully we can try again when you are free.  73s, David

fm because i do not have ssb  (yet) even down here with out license allow me up to 12W ssb ... Next week will go to local authorities to check & apply for full license if possible ... ok, thanks for your time, Do Not give up, propagation is coming ... if any morning to afternoon have time will pm you, enjoy tomorrow the Day

the day before afternoon hear at ch12 EU & FM some one saying: do you copy & diappeared, but was not atoll good propagation, so just heard this & 2 other UK stations very quick & that is it... did was you? are you still going at ch12 ?

It may have been but I don't know! When I pop down to tha garage, I often have a quick shout but don't hang around as I never get a response. Ill keep trying though. 73s