December ’23
So far this month, there has been no new slots, but some odd propagation, thanks to solar conditions. Some very skewed paths, and odd openings, especially on 30m and 10/12m. I wouldn't normally expect to hear UK stations on the higher bands, but have worked a good...
November ’23
What a start to the month! I had to lower all antennas here, as we were expecting a big storm to pass through, and it certainly did! I was pleased I had lowered the antennas, as winds hit almost 90MPH in the early hours of the 1st. Thankfully, it had passed through by...
October ’23
I was away until the 2nd of the month, so a slow start. Tuesday 3rd was a "JA on 10m" kind of day! Loads worked up until around 0930UTC, when the band started to close to JA. I was struggling on a busy band, so sent QSY 080, and they were calling me before I even...
September ’23
Well, what a month so far! Wife and I went away to Chesterfield to stay with her brother & wife, and we went to the Chatsworth House Country fair on the 2nd, which was AMAZING! We also went to Matlock Bath for the first time, and I have to say that it is a...
August ’23
First of August began well, with 1A0C finally logged on 10m for a new slot. The Sporadic E cloud was hopping all over the place, and their signals ranged from nil to +00 over several minutes, and I wasn't able to hear any of the callers, which made finding a clear QRG...
July ’23
July has started OK-ish, but the higher bands have been poor - that is until the 5th, when I managed to get 4W6RU on 10m for a new slot - Happy dance! Sadly, so far, nothing on 6m, but I live in hope.... Most activity has been on 20 - 10m FT8, but with some FT4. On...
June ’23 fun
I have been watching out for T31TT on FT8, as it would be a new one for me, but I just wasn't hearing them. Then, on the 7th June, I actually decoded them on 15m FT4. Called many times, but then the signal went from -07 down to -24, then nothing more. However, I did...
May ’23 so far
Well, May has proven to be good for new CQ Marathon countries - added this month are: 4J, 4L, 4O, 5U, 5W, 5X, 8P, C3, CP, GJ, HB0, JW, OA, OJ0, OY, V4, V5, V8, VP2E, VP8, ZB2 and ZP4, taking me up to 190 DXCC worked so far this year, and all 40 CQ Zones. Most of these...
April ’23 at GU0SUP
Well, all of those nice DXCC entities worked during March have now been confirmed on LoTW, so very happy with that. April has started well with some nice DX too... 3D2TS 15m FT8 (called me!!), T30UN 15m FT4, and others. Now up to almost 3500 Q's this year, with 157...
March ’23 update
March has been very good to me, with several new slots worked.... eg: CY0S on 30/20/17 & 10m, 9X5RU on 30/15 & 10m, plus LU1ZV, JD1BOI & ST2NH on 10m, FK8HM, TZ1CE & KG6DX on 12m, V26EI on 40m, all FT8. So far this year, I have worked 151 DXCC and all...