torsdag 28. mai 2020

NEW VERTICAL 80 MTR

Put up a new vertical for 80 mtr band this evening.
22 mtr high, 4 radials elevated at 2 mtr over ground.
So hope it work OK I'm ready for CQ WPX CW contest
this weekend....SOABLP....my goal at least 1000 qsos..
Will use callsign...LN7TTT

torsdag 21. mai 2020

VP8PJ ....My thoughts..

VP8PJ

**THE BIG ONE FOR ME IN 2020**

Yes indeed..... I needed this one on Phone mode...
I only have #337 confirmed on Phone mode..
and YES a big YESSS I did it # 338 in log Phone mode..
Made a qso on 17 mtr Phone, not easy with low
power and a vertical, already confirmed on LOTW. 
On Phone mode I only miss 3D2-Fiji and
XF4-Revilla Gigedo ,Fiji should be easy but have my doubt
about the other one....but would have been Nice
to have them all on ssb/phone mode....
For the record's photo from homepage M0URX.

My qso Box.
Not bad....look carefully..no qso on 20 mtr...
I'm so Lucky to have a neighbor that buy the cheapest
led lamps that you can find on ebay...Have a s 9 noise on 20 mtr
the most of the time, very difficult to make any qso at all on
that band, so I miss South Orkney on 20 mtr still.
In 2011 VP8ORK was qrv, i did not like their work style at all.
Only made 1 qso with them on 40 mtr cw, so I was realy
happy when I made the 1st qso with VP8PJ 40 mtr FT8
Not new band but new mode ,I made this qso on the
4th day they was qrv, smal guns must wait till the big amp's guy
have made theirs 1st qso and I think after they make some dupes also...
Opps  i make a dupe qso also  17 mtr  FT8...
They made a great show 83782 qsos and 20521 unique calls in log.
They was Activ from 23.February to 6. March 2020.
I get 3 New bands, 2 New modes and to my surprise 80 mtr FT8 qso.
On FT8 I'm running 100 watts from my Icom-706....amazing mode FT8.

Photo from VP8PJ homepage.

From the radio tent on South Orkney....
To my big surprise..I can se my 80 mtr FT8 qso on
the PC-screen......and the Earth is flat.....





PLEASE WAKE UP SUN

The sun is sleeping.....
The first 130 days of 2020 ,the sun have been
free for sunspots  100 days.
In 2019 we had about 280 days without sunspot.
At my qth at 60* North the band are realy weak,
seldom open from 21 Mhz and up...
They say that this solar cycle 25 will be very weak.
They say it will be similar to cycle 24,with peak in
July 2025 +/- 6 months let's hope thay are right...
But I have my doubt...in cycle 24 i worked about
225 dxcc  on 10 mtr...so it is hope...
That will be ok, since it's very fun when 10 mtr is open.
Have been some sporadic E in May, but the signal
is weak and with a lot of qsb at my Qth.
But hopefully during the summer month's it will
be ton's of station to wok on 10 and 6 mtr.
Have fun and enjoy the (short's) opening..

Solar cycle 25


søndag 17. mai 2020

9J2LA DX FLASHBACK #3 MARCH

Photo from homepage M0OXO.

9J2LA was Activ from 5 to 15 March-
Mostly Norwegian radio op's.
Qso's confirmed on LOTW , I needed 20 mtr
for my dxcc on that band, worked 9J2AM for
many years ago, but have stopped sending qsl Cards
to ARRL via snail mail, and I have a lot of shoe boxes
with qsl cards to look through...to much work to find again....
Tryed for many days to work them on 20, finaly the
op on 20 answer my call,this op had good ears because
the signal was way down but happy to see my call in the log.

My qso's :
CW: 15-20-30
 FT8:      30-40 
SSB:           17

They made 35451 qso's 593 to Norway.
Good qso number , 9 Ops it look's like.
I dont like this type of qsl-card front ,looks like a
family event...It dosent look like  Zambia...
I think they not like to sell qsl card...


TO7DL DX FLASHBACK #2 MARCH

Photo from homepage DL7DF
TO7DL was qrv from Reunion Isl. from 4 to 17 March.
This team always make me happy, I made 9 qso's to them.

My Qso's:
CW: 17-20-30-40
FT8:      30-40-60
SSB:            17-20

They made 35660 qso's, good number for sure.
only 5 op's ,hope to c u soon again from
another semi rare DXCC country..


KING OF SPAIN CW-CONTEST 2020

His Maj. King of Spain Contest, CW - 2020

Call: LA5LJA
Operator(s): LA5LJA
Station: LA5LJA

Class: SOAB LP
QTH: JP50
Operating Time (hrs): 07:30

Summary:
Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:   10     8
   80:   16    14
   40:  100    41
   20:  172    57
   15:   34    23
   10:    1     1
-------------------
Total:  333   144  Total Score = 62,352

Club:

Comments:

17 May Our National day  here in Norway.
This national day we have to stay home...
So worked some hours in this contest.
I think low Activity from EA stations .
In other Word i dont work many EA's....
Spend some time to Call cq on 10 and 15 mtr
but the propagation did not open to 60* North.
UA5C was over s9 on 10 mtr,but the only one i work.
OK....NeXT one....CQ WPX CW....CU..

EX0QR DX FLASHBACK #1 MARCH

Qsl card from EX0QR recived via mail.
Already confirmed on LOTW for me.
Good work guy's, new one cnfm for me on 160 mtr.
I made 9 qso's with them:

FT8: 30-40-60-80-160
CW:            30-60-160
SSB:                        40

They made 23035 qso's 8749 Uniques and 220 to Norway.

søndag 10. mai 2020

CQ-M INT. DX-CONTEST 2020

CQ-M International DX Contest - 2020

Call: LA5LJA
Operator(s): LA5LJA
Station: LA5LJA

Class: SOABMixed LP
QTH: JP50
Operating Time (hrs): 09:30

Summary:
Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Mults
---------------------------
  160:     7                  6
   80:    10                 7
   40:    193             40
   20:    214     8      41
   15:      8                 2
   10:                          
---------------------------
Total:  432     8      96  Total Score = 88,512

Club: LA Contest Club

Comments:

I spent some time in this one.
Had planned to spend some time in the garden this sunday.
But woke up in the morning to about 5 cm with fresh snow
on the ground,cold wind outside also, so what to do....
No problem...cw test on the radio...relax in front of radio..

fredag 8. mai 2020

AWARD QUEEN OF DENMARK 80 YEAR

One day award.
Danish radio ham's celbrate  Queen of Denmark 80 year.
Not the easiest award to get,but happy to enough qso's.

søndag 3. mai 2020

ARI DX CONTEST 2020

ARI International DX Contest - 2020

Call: LA5LJA
Operator(s): LA5LJA
Station: LA5LJA

Class: SO CW LP
QTH: JP50
Operating Time (hrs): 07:30

Summary:
Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  RTTY Qs  Mults
------------------------------------
       80:     80                        37    
   40:  170                         69
   20:    83                         46
   15:                                    
   10:                                    
------------------------------------
Total:  333     0       0      152  Total Score = 193,192

Club: LA Contest Club

Comments:

Only S&P for me this year also.
Contest ok,much Activ stations to work.
Some dx also ZD7BG + D4Z on 20, happy to work JN4MMO on 40 mtr.
Use for the most my GP7DX antenna,works great, if you have little
Space buy this one....solid Construction also...
have 300+dxcc on this with low power (in 5 year)
This summer I must fix my antennas.
In this Corona times,can not travel,so great
time to fix up station,must change that rotor this year.
Wife is Corona stuck in Asia,so this summer
I will have a lot of time alone.
Hope to c u all in cq wpx cw ...in the end of this month.

lørdag 2. mai 2020

URE 70th. ANNIVERSARY 2019

I forget this one, must have been the bigest event
in the history of Ham Radio, when I think about Activity....
Last year it was the 70th. Anniversary of the
Spanish Radio Amateur Leaque.
They was Activ for 70 days, started 1 April 2019.
They made 1196359 qso's (big#) 92713 Unique call' in log
and 254 Dxcc countries, a amazing S.E.S.
It was 14 diffrent AM70 Calls to collect + Call area 6-8-9
I made 148 qsos to AM70 Stations and 12 to AM70URE/6-8-9
A total of 160 qso's. I remember i had problem to contact
Call area /9 (Ceuta and Melilla)
They made 6987 qso's to Norway and 681 Unique Norwegians in log.
Amazing...that's big # for Norway...

IARU 95th ANNIVERSARY

Radio hams from Spain celebrate the 95th. Anniversary of Iaru.
They made 525999 q's and 59694 unique calls into 220 Dxcc countries.
I made 148 q's, they made 2486 q's to Norway, 409 unique Calls.
Was a fun event to take part in, in this covid-19 times.
All dx-pedition's are cancelled, so this one was spot on
if you like to break pile-up's....well done boy's.