Amateur Radio DX Contacts / Reports - Sept to Dec 2022

[MrWeetabix]

Yanks bouncing off the walls here on 10m, Even one in a hot air balloon

Why do they need a balloon to keep the hot air in, the yanks are all full of hot air by themselves

[Buick Mackane]

Yanks bouncing off the walls here on 10m, Even one in a hot air balloon

Why do they need a balloon to keep the hot air in, the yanks are all full of hot air by themselves

Saying nothing i might get banned It's open today again, Been a long opening,

[Buick Mackane]

555 booming too with the sound of off frequency cobras

[MrWeetabix]

Today's haul, 10m FT8

Japan, South Korea, Asiatic Russia. Russia, Ukraine, China, Kuwait, Romania, Czech Rep, Slovak Rep, Italy, Ceuta and Melilla, USA, Bosnia, Dominican Rep, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Pakistan, Canada, Greece, Mexico, Canary Islands, Algeria, Brazil, Argentina, Belize and Venezuela

Its still open and going strong to US/South America. Its been constant all day, so rare to see such a constant sustained period of prop.

[Buick Mackane]

There was a yank station on 10m the other day, Says he had waited ten years for a good opening but says standards had went down hill With stations shouting on him whilst he was in a QSO and he ended up going QRT

[MrWeetabix]

There was a yank station on 10m the other day, Says he had waited ten years for a good opening but says standards had went down hill With stations shouting on him whilst he was in a QSO and he ended up going QRT

I can quite believe it. People don't want the rag chew these days, just the contact in the log and the braggin rights down the club the next week.

If I were him, I'd name and shame those calling in. Make a point of calling them out and making sure they never get confirmation of contact from him.

[Buick Mackane]

Do you only use digimodes craig ?

[Buick Mackane]

Oh And 10m is still booming

[MrWeetabix]

Do you only use digimodes craig ?

Mostly yes as I am normally on when the little one is sleeping or if I am working from home, though I had a few on 11m in the log on voice yesterday.

[MrWeetabix]

Someone is popular today....

J5JUA.JPG

[Buick Mackane]

Exotic station on 10m today kingdom of bahrain he's portable 1200 watts but only looking for contacts outside of europe

[MrWeetabix]

So I am just casually doing a bit of FT8 on 30m and up pops 5B4AMM. His contact email address on QRZ caught my eye and I did a little Googling. Turns out its Ex Professional Footballer and now Dynamo Kyiv general manager Sergei Rebrov!

Had a little fan girl moment to myself haha.

On another note, I know after the invasion I heard that all the HAMs had been told to stay off air, but looks like they're slowly coming back on now. Sergei was in Kyiv, so relatively secured from Opposing forces these days, but I have had contact with stations in contested areas too.

[MrWeetabix]

Exotic station on 10m today kingdom of bahrain he's portable 1200 watts but only looking for contacts outside of europe

Mate.... remember Brexit?

Get in there lad! haha

[Buick Mackane]

Cayman islands on 15m, ZF1A, Bands are booming, Worldwide CQ Contest on,. For some reason i seem to put out a better signal on the higher HF Bands, Still not bad for 20m of cheap ebay speaker wire and 50 watts

[SBP]

FK heard on 10m ssb yesterday morning with a simple vertical.