Category Archives: DX

CY9C – St. Paul Island DXpedition – via Satellite

Posted on August 25, 2016 by robert

I was fortunate enough to work CY9C today at 21:08:39 during a pass of AO-7.  Great operator on the other end and great signals too.  Heard him work quite a few prior to me as well. Did the same thing … Continue reading →

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DXCC Update for June

Posted on July 2, 2016 by robert

Not much of a change in the last month, pretty much matching the sharp decline in solar activity as the cycle fades into history. So in the past month, one new country has been added, bringing the total to 255 … Continue reading →

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And Just Like That — 255 Confirmed!

Posted on June 3, 2016 by robert

So I did my daily check-and-hope of LotW today and was shocked to see a confirmation from a Botswana station contact made 2 years ago!  That was country 255, completing my 2016 DX goal.  From the date, it has to … Continue reading →

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DXCC Update

Posted on June 1, 2016 by robert

You can tell that DX hasn’t been as easy to find since I haven’t updated my DXCC info in a month or more. As of the end of May, 2016, I have the following confirmed in LotW: Ironically, Challenge went … Continue reading →

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A Bit More Satellite DX

Posted on May 19, 2016 by robert

During a FO-29 pass over the Atlantic I worked two European stations:  Francisco EA1JM in Spain, and Graham, G3VKV in England.

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Worked Ireland via FO-29

Posted on May 17, 2016 by robert

Well this is RARE DX for me.  I’ve only worked stations in the USA and Canada before, but FO-29 has a much larger footprint than more recent LEO satellites.  I worked George, MI6GTY, on CW from his location in Northern … Continue reading →

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DXCC Update

Posted on April 1, 2016 by robert

After ironing out some system glitches, the nice folks at the ARRL checked in my paper QSLs and I found myself standing at 251 confirmed countries with 1,188 band-points.  Also, one of the paper QSLs finished 30-meter WAS, making that … Continue reading →

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VK0EK Heard Island Success on 80-meters

Posted on March 28, 2016 by robert

Propagation and fate smiled on me.  Shortly after I could hear VK0EK’s 80 meter signal at about S-3 (local noise level S-2), I was able to work them a few minutes before local sunset.  Grey line propagation with a bit … Continue reading →

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Quest for 250 Confirmations Completed

Posted on March 23, 2016 by robert

With the arrival of a LotW confirmation from 3C7A (Equatorial Guinea), my LotW count reached 246.  I have 4 QSLs in hand from S01WS (Western Sahara), E40VB (Palestine), DV1UD (Philippines), and XW3DT (Laos).  That will put me at the 250 … Continue reading →

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DXCC Results for Feb 2016

Posted on March 1, 2016 by robert

The march continues slowly.  As of Feb 29, 2016 (Happy Leap Year), 244 countries have been confirmed in LotW, with another 4 QSL cards in hand, making a total of 248.  In terms of band-point for the Challenge, 1150 are … Continue reading →

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