Italian Navy Coastal Stations Award 2023
Just in: the 2023 edition of the Italian Navy Coastal Stations award. See this link for more information. I had a great time chasing the different stations.
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BCC QSO Party
Had some fun in the BCC QSO Party which allowed me to upgrade my WABCC 40 award to the next level. The party lasted for 2 hours and was conducted on 80m only.
WABCC 40 Award – 80 Members
Thanks to my participation in the Bavarian Contest Club QSO Party I could upgrade my WABCC Award to “80 Members Worked”.
WABCC 40 Award
Just in: the WABCC 40 Award for working 40 members of the Bavarian Contest Club during its 40th anniversary year 2023. Have a look at the Bavarian Contest Club webpage.
CWops: CWT short contest
Only started earlier this year, but whenever I have the time, I’d like to join the CWT series held on Wednesdays & Thursdays. Always nice to meet a friendly bunch of people during this one-hour contest run.
QSL direct
Today in the mail: V26OC & N3OC QSL cards
WAE Trophy
Long-term work: the WAE trophy # 58 Issued by the DARC for working all European WAE countries on five different amateur bands. See here for details.
ARRL DX CW 2023
With the ARRL’s Volunteers On The Air program around, I thought it was a nice opportunity to participate in this year’s edition of the ARRL DX contest. I had a ball working all those US & Canadian stations. My low…
QSL Bureau March ’23
This month’s batch of bureau QSLs included cards from Germany, France, USA, Slovenia, Sweden, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Canada. Highlight was confirmation of my contact with 9X4XX in Muhanga, Rwanda.
I worked Bouvet!
It surely wasn’t a walk in the park: getting in the 3Y0J log. The crew faced enormous logistic problems caused by severe weather conditions. As the operation was scaled down the intended goals could, understandably, not be reached. I’m very…