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Recent QSO

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 01:00:05 +0900

15th Aug.
Obon vacation was now 2nd half...I went to Osu. It was so hot that I don't work radio so much...
I watched DX cluster, I found ZP6CW on 20m CW. I called him and QSO at 0700Z. After that, I could find RG20CA 1kHz up from ZP. I called him and worked at 0714Z. Then I found LA5FHA 2kHz down from R. I called him but no return...sigh. I could hear him 559 so I thought I could do it...
16th Aug.
It was a last day of Obon vacation. I went to Nagoya station and walk around. I have to go to work tomorrow...
At night, I watched DX cluster, JW/OE9JDV Didi was submitted on 20m SSB. I could work him at 1141Z. I thought I hardly can work him but I could. After that I found MM0EAX on 15m SSB and called him but I couldn't get return from him. Then I found UA3PQ Nikolay on 15m SSB and QSO at 1359Z. I can do work with DXs on SSB even with 50W ! I should work with SSB a lot more. So I called HZ1BL on 15m SSB from 1410-1420Z but I could not get him...
After that, I found F6EAZ Chris on 17m CW and get him at 1423Z. Then I called JY5HX from 1430-1447 but no return...
20th Aug.
My wife Rumi went to her countryside due to her father's health get worse, so I spent a lonely night. Before going to bed, I found G7EMK on 17m SSB. I thought I could get him but no return...sigh.
21st Aug.
I got up then watched 15m CW, PY2YU Tom sending a strong signal to JA. I called him and picked up at 0147Z. He lives near Sao Paulo. After that, I called OX3KQ submitted on DX cluster but no return...
I watched 6m SSB before noon then portable station was heard good. I worked with JI3HPQ/3 Doi-san from Kishiwada city at 0228Z and JM3QIS/3 Ukeba-san from Sumoto city at 0237Z. After that I watched TV till evening... I watched 6m SSB again so JJ2FHT Araki-san was very strong and worked him at 0901Z. He lives in Kuwana city, near my countryside, and uses 7element Yagi stuck. He could work with many 1 area stations. I felt envious for that.
I found 8J1RL on DX cluster and QSO at 0950Z on 15m CW. Then I went to 40m and found HL5NLQ Kang very strong CW signal and QSO at 1008Z. He lives in Pohang and using K3 and 500W ! That's why he send a very good signal to JA. It was a lonely Sunday because my wife Rumi was absense...
24th Aug.
It was a vacation for saving electricity but we couldn't accomplish shipment if no work. I had to go to work...I went out from factory at 0800Z and went to Sakae for dating with my wife. I hardly date my wife on work day so it was a fun for us.
After going back to my home, I watched 17m CW and found EA1DR Oscar and worked with him at 1301Z. Then I could work with LZ1QI Petko on 17m CW at 1305Z.
27th Aug.
It was a Saturday but I promised business partner in morning so I went to work like work day... I went back at 0800Z but very tired. I watched TV but not intersting for me. I watched 15m CW so I found YL2SM Tur and get him at 1119Z. And I watched 17m CW and found EX8AB and worked with him at 1124Z, also found BU100 and QSO at 1127Z. Then I've got to be asleep and go to bed ASAP...

Recent QSO in July and first half of Augast

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:13:07 +0900

I could not have time to enjoy radio because of my work, but I've done radio hobby for some time...
15th July
I could watch high bands in easy mind because it was friday night in local time. I worked UA9JPZ Dmitrs on 20m CW at 1303Z. He said that it was 24deg C, I thought Russia was cooler than Japan but not, as same temperature as in Nagoya! Next, I called Z21BB on 15m CW, up on DX cluster, I could get him at 1412Z. It was easy, because his signal was heard frequently in JA? I found a very strong signal on 17m CW, YT1E Rod, I worked him at 1435Z. He said he run kW and using TH11DX great equipment, instead returned report was 559...sigh.
After midnight in JST, 20m band was good this day. I called DL5RJ Josef at 1759Z on 20m CW. He used TS570 100W and Spider Beam, it was first time I've worked using spider, it seemed good for DXing. I heard that it was 20deg C in Munich, even it was a evening time, it was so cool temperature for wearing half sleeve... I could also worked with OZ1CTK on 20m CW at 1814Z.
20th July
Summer vacation of my work was from 16th to 20th July. I went to my wife's countryside, but Typoon No.9 hit that area directly since 18th. So I have immediately returned home planned getting home on 19th. Unfortunately, all the road from Kansai to Nagoya was inhibit to go because of heaby rain around these locations...I parked a car and reserve a hotel room in Otsu at 19th. It was unlucky.
I came home 20th midday and go to relaxation massage in Nagoya. I enjoyed radio a little at night. RN1CR/0 on 20m CW at 1132Z. CX9AU on 40m CW at 1143Z. After night meal, UN7ECA/7 on 20m CW at 1345Z. Oh I have to go to daily work tommorow...
24th July
Sporadic E was open this day in JA. JE8GPW Takahashi san was coming 59+++ on 10m FM. He sounds like local signal on V,UHF. He said he used 4element tribander and 50W. I also used a similar lineup, that means using tribander each other results that kind of good job.
30th July
It was just a past midnight on Sunday in JA. I could find 8J1RL on 30m and call him. I could get him at 1743Z once I called so I submitted him on DX cluster. Surprisingly, he got some pile-up at such a deep night in JA.
31th July
Sporadic E was open this day too. While I dared to call JJ2LPV Sige san on 6m CW in Tajimi, very near Nagoya, at 0420Z. Next JR6HQ/OKA50 Teruya san was found on 6m CW. He was strong 599+ so I called but returned report was 559...alas. Even I run 5W at this time it was sad.
I found JG8NQJ/JD1 on DX cluster that he was in JD1/M ! I called him on 15m SSB and easily coming back my call at 0946Z. He was called so many JAs but I could get him easy, I don't know why.
13th Aug.
2nd summer vacation, Obon, Japanese traditional vacation when people go to their ancestor's cemetery for pray. It was very hot in these days, and I was tired out... I called CQ DX in adjusting microphone gain and processor gain. Suddenly IK4UPI Sant called me loudly on 17m SSB at 0606Z. He used amplifier and 4element monoband Quad so very stable to hear. My signal was weak but readable in Italy.
At night, I worked with 4F9HXB on 30m at 1152Z. After that I watched 40m SSB, YE50S Jeff was good. I called him then calling back me at 1206Z, so I submitted him on DX cluster. He got a pile-up since then. Instead of pile-up he was difficult to hear JA signals because of QRN/QRM in tropical area on lower band as usual.
14th Aug.
It was sunday, but I didn't feel Sunday because of Obon vacation... I went to Osu downtown Nagoya. There is many radio and PC parts and equipment in Osu favorite place to go for me.
In evening time, 6m was open into southwest and I could work with DU7/PA0HIP Willem on 6m CW at 1054Z. 5W was enough to pick me up. After that I found 8J1RL on DX cluster and call him on 17m CW at 1100Z easy. Wintering team in antarctic this year is very active on radio for all band from Showa base so not so many stations call him... I beaming to Eu after that and found SE2I Bert good signal on 17m CW and get him at 1106Z. Next I found VU3KJB Baby 0.5kHz up from Bert and called him 3 times then he pick me up at 1112Z.
I could have summer vacation for 2 weeks but not so much work at radio. It was too hot to enjoy radio and propagation was not so good... I could not get ST0R at all... Now, OJ0UR and TY1KS is active but I cannot do work with them at all...sigh.

Recent QSO since May...

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:51:36 +0900

I can not remember things happend in May and June. I will merely write QSOs in recent days...
1st May
It was within a "Golden Week", holiday season in Japan, I was not asleep at night and work some QSO...
Propagation of 20m was good through a night time in JA, I could work with UQ50P at 1505Z, UQ50L at 1546Z, M0UNN at 1849Z, LZ855SRKM at 1927Z, K4PB at 1947Z, SV5PFC at 2021Z, LZ2011KM at 2035Z, all on CW.
2nd May
In a daytime, 6m was good for pacific. I worked with VK4MA at 0646Z on CW, and 9M6XRO at 0935Z on SSB.
5th May
I heard high band in daytime, I worked with JT1KAA at 0616Z on 17m CW, RP66D at 0641Z on 15m CW. At night, I worked some on 17m CW, LZ11RF at 1325Z, RP66O at 1400Z, LZ66P at 1430Z, GR3TXF at 1556Z. GR is a special prefix for a royal wedding. I was late for this night, working on 20m CW with EX2A at 1848Z, PA1CC at 1550Z. It was not good for my health...
6th May
I worked with 10m CW at evening in JA, V85/9M6XRO at 0809Z, 9M2ZAK at 0812Z, JD1BLY at 0815Z.
7th May
I only worked with BV100 at 0532Z on 12m CW. I stay in home special holiday due to a lack of parts in our factory by devastating quake in east Japan... It was a dull holiday for me...
13th May
I do not care "Friday 13th" because I am a Buddist...hi.
I came home earlier than usual because it was a Friday. I worked with LY9Y at 1132Z on 15m CW.
20th May
I came home earlier than usual because it was a Friday. I worked with LA8IG Knut at 1141Z on 17m CW, even his equipment is 100W and Windom, we can work good QSO each other.(here 50W and HB9CV)
25th May
I went for a business trip and came home very earlier than usual, and wife did not come home yet, I enjoyed radio. Sporadic E was good on 6m so I can work with RN0JJ Eugene at 1015Z on SSB. But no one was heard on 6m... Then I was calling CQ on 15m for Eu, many station called me. UA4AMT Alex at 1023Z, RX6LCQ Mike at 1035Z, LY2PZ Gene at 1043Z, UA9MHN Alex at 1053Z, UY3QT Alex at 1101Z, UA4PNT Leo at 1104Z, UA1HY Yuri at 1107Z. At first, I have exchanged not only name and report but equipment and weather, but little pileup has occurred in a way of these QSOs, finally I have exchanged only name and report... It was a very good propagation day because some of these stations used 100-200W and dipole and I used 50W and 4el tribander. At last calling breaks so I was QSY to 20m and calling VP5/W5CW, up on DX cluster, I can easily work with him at 1125Z on CW. QSO in a workday was good !! Then I went to 17m and worked with LA6KOA Tor at 1134Z on SSB. It was a really good day because even I could work Eu station with SSB ! Finally I found OA1F on DX cluster and worked at 1146Z on 30m.
29th May
It was a day of WPX CW but I worked with only 7QSOs. I was very tired on this weekend...
5th June
Sunday afternoon, sporadic E was good. I could work with BD4CZX Zhu at 0322Z on 6m SSB. After that, P29CW at 0337Z and 8N6KR8AA at 0347Z on 12m CW. I returned 6m and worked with JA6WFM Hiro at 0353Z.
10th June
I came home earlier than usual because it was Friday. Sporadic E was good. I could work on 6m with JS6RLV Kura at 1002Z on CW and BV100 at 1015Z on SSB. After that, 9M2/KM9D at 1037Z on 20m CW.
11th June
I woke up morning on Saturday, usually I could not wake up because of I was so tired... I worked with YB0AKM Kazuo at 0045Z on 12m CW. I did not recognize that he is Japanese till I have exchanged our name. After that, 8N650HAM at 0059Z on 12m CW.
I was not asleep and worked YP1WFF at 1615Z on 17m CW, 8J1RL at 1752Z, 6M0V/5 at 1916Z, 9M2/KM9D at 1920Z all on 30m. After that, CX7CO at 1951Z on 20m CW, UT8IA at 2006Z on 30m. Finally, 8J400MK/4 at 2032Z on 40m SSB. I was crazy at this night...why I was not asleep till morning...
12th June
I bought TS590S at Osu, Nagoya. It was a new rig since I bought JST245 at 1994. So I used TS590S for DXing and FT817 for domestic QSO since then.
I worked with RA4HMT/4 Andy at 1601Z on 20m CW.
14th June
I worked with ES1TU Adu at 1557Z on 20m CW.
17th June
It was Friday, I came home early. I called W1ESE at 1222Z on 40m CW.
18th-19th June
AA CW. I attended all band low power and result was 183QSO, 442Points, and 73Multi. I could not be called by CQ TEST while I could have returned for my call. Propagation was in limbo these days...
26th June
I called CX7CO Carlos at 1449Z on 12m CW, because I think he was band new... but it was not...
3rd July
Day of Japanese domestic contest (6m&Down), I attended 6m singleband CW. The result was 76QSO and 29multi... that was about half score of last year...
After a contest, I solder up a harness of a microphone connector for Kenwood TS590S, then I called very strong YC8AHH at 0901Z on 15m SSB. It was good anyway. After that, I called SM1TDE Eric at 1040Z on 17m CW. Just after I changed into 20m, I found CQ of 8J1RL and QSO at 1044Z on CW. I have posted it on DX cluster then heavy pile up for him... Then I found BV100 good signal on SSB and call him at1057Z with FT817 5W, I could returned my call from him easily with 4el tribander. I also called 6M23 at 1358Z on 40m CW, I do not know what is this call in Korea? Finally I called JW/DG5NFF on 20m SSB and could get back my call at 1406Z. I wonder how he can pick up my weak signal, 50W SSB...

5月から最近までのQSO

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 22:54:04 +0900

今更5,6月のことなんか覚えてないや。どことやったかだけ書こう。
5/2
連休真っただ中、夜更かしして適当に無線していた模様。
日付が変わった頃でも14MHzが適当に開いていたようです。CWで00:05にUQ50P, 00:46にUQ50L, 03:49にM0UNN, 04:27にLZ855SRKM, 04:47にK4PB, 05:21にSV5PFC, 05:35にLZ2011KMとやっています。
昼間は6mで太平洋方面が開けたようで、15:46にCWでVK4MA, 18:35にSSBで9M6XROとやってました。
5/5
昼間にちょっとハイバンドを聞いていたようです。15:16に18MHz CWでJT1KAA, 15:41に21MHz CWでRP66Dとやってます。その後、夜になってから18MHz CWで数局やったようです。22:25にLZ11RF, 23:00にRP66O, 23:30にLZ66PとQSOしてこの日はおしまい。
5/6
そのまま日付をまたいで18MHz CWで00:56にGR3TXFとQSO。Rが付いているのは確かRoyal Weddingがらみだったはず。
この日も夜更かししてますね。14MHz CWで03:48にEX2A, 03:50にPA1CCとQSO。何やってたんだか。
そして、夕方は28MHz CWで遊んでます。17:09にV85/9M6XRO, 17:12に9M2ZAK, 17:15にJD1BLYとQSO。
5/7
14:32に24MHz CWでBV100をやっただけ。震災がらみで5/8まで休みだったので家にいましたが、無駄な休日…
5/13
金曜日で早めの帰宅、20:32に21MHz CWでLY9YとQSO。
5/20
金曜日で早めの帰宅、20:41に18MHz CWでLA8IG KnutさんとQSO。100WにWindomだそうです。それでもそれなりにQSOできてます。
5/25
出張で早く帰ってきたので無線してました。50MHzが開けていたようで19:15にRN0JJ EugeneとSSBでQSO。それから21MHz CWでCQを出したのですが、たいそう呼ばれました。19:23にUA4AMT Alex, 19:35にRX6LCQ Mike, 19:43にLY2PZ Gene, 19:53にUA9MHN Alex, 20:01にUY3QT Alex, 20:04にUA4PNT Leo, 20:07にUA1HY YuriとQSO。初めのうちはリグや天気など交換してましたがパイルになったので途中からはレポートと名前だけ交換。途中までの情報では、みなさん100～200WでDPクラスの局でした。コンディションが良かったみたいです。
呼ばれなくなったので14MHzにQSYしてクラスタにあがっていたVP5/W5CWを呼んでみましたが、何とできてしまいました。平日だとできるんですね。今度は18MHzにQSYして20:34にSSBでLA6KOA TorとQSO。私としては珍しくSSBでやりました。最後はクラスタにあがっていたOA1Fと10MHzで20:46にQSO。
5/29
WPX CWでしたがちょっと(7QSO)やっただけ、仕事がきつくてやる気なし。
6/5
日曜の昼下がり、Eスポがちょっと開いていたようです。12:22にBD4CZX Zhuさんと50MHz SSBでQSO。その後24MHzで12:37にP29CW、12:47に8N6KR8AAとQSO。50MHzにQSYして12:53にCWでJA6WFM HiroさんとQSO。
6/10
金曜日早めの帰宅、Eスポ出てます。50MHzで19:02にCWでJS6RLV Kuraさんと、19:15にSSBでBV100とQSO。その後で14MHz CWで9M2/KM9D Mikeと19:37にQSO。
6/11
土曜日、珍しく朝起きました。09:45に24MHz CWでYB0AKM KazuoさんとQSO。日本の方とは知りませんでした。その後24MHz CWで8N650HAMとQSO。
6/12
土曜から夜更かしして01:15に18MHz CWでYP1WFF, 10MHzで02:52に8J1RL, 04:16に6M0V/5, 04:20に9M2/KM9DとQSO。その後14MHz CWで04:51にCX7CO, 05:06に10MHzでUT8IAとQSO。こんな朝までなにやってんだ？最後は05:32に8J400MK/4と7MHzのSSBでQSO。
で、昼間は大須に行ってTS590購入。久しぶりのリグ購入だ。ここから後はDX：TS590/JA：FT817でQSOになりました。
6/13
日付が変わってから01:01に14MHz CWでRA4HMT/4 AndyとQSO。
6/15
日付が変わってすぐ、00:57にES1TU Aduを14MHz CWで呼んでます。
6/17
金曜日で早めに帰宅したので、21:22にW1ESEを7MHz CWで呼んでます。
6/18,19,20
AA CWでした、オールバンドローパワーで183QSO, 442Points, 73Multiという結果。CQで呼ばれることもなく、かといって呼んだら応答があるという中途半端なコンテストでした。
6/26
日曜日の寝る前にワッチしたら24MHz CWでCX7XO Carlosが聞こえてましたので23:49呼びました。しかし、バンドニューではなかった…
7/3
6m&Downコンテスト、50MHzシングルバンドCWで参加。76QSO, 29Multi、昨年の半分くらいです。
コンテストが終わってからTS590のマイク変換コネクタのはんだ付けして、SSBに出られるようにしました。早速21MHz SSBで強力だったYC8AHHを18:01に呼んでQSO。とりあえず飛んでます。その後19:40に18MHz CWでSM1TDE EricとQSO、19:44に14MHz CWで8J1RLを見つけてQSO、クラスタにあげたら即パイルになりました。19:57には14MHz SSBでBV100が超強力だったのであえてFT817で呼んでみましたら、普通にコールバックあり。近隣だったら楽勝ですね。22:58には7MHz CWで6M23を呼んでおきました。何の記念コールか不明…
寝る前にクラスタにあがっていたJW/DG5NFFを14MHz SSBで呼びましたが、なんとか23:06コールバックあり。SSBの50Wでも届くんですなぁ、感激です。

QSO last week

Mon, 02 May 2011 13:45:53 +0900

Till 28th Apr.
So many troubles for my business... I could not work with radio. I wondered if these trouble did not happen before holiday week. Ah...it's better than within a holiday "Golden week".
28th Apr.
After midnight of JST, I heard 20m CW and found EN50IG strong signal. I call him and worked at 1533Z. No other station was heard at that time, I quitted for listening and sleep...
29th Apr.
Starting "Golden week", at evening in JST, Eu were good for high band. Even Af could heard good on 12m CW, 5N7M was found in DX cluster and I could get it easily at 0816Z. No other statin was heard on 12m, I heard 15m CW, so luckily I found OY2J start calling up1 and call him up1 then call me back soon at 0821Z. After that, he was called by so many JAs! Then I worked with LZ1FI Peo at 0831Z.
It was a Royal Wedding day in Britain, many G stations could heard. At first, I called GR3PJT on 17m but I could not penetrate pile up. Then I calld MR0CCE Bob on 15m SSB for more than 30minutes, I got back my call at 0924Z. He is MD0CCE for a normal day. It was my first QSO to GD for all bands, very pleasure QSO for me. After that, I called GR4RCG on 15m CW and QSO at 1001Z. Some G stations have R in their prefix for their Royal Wedding day.
I found OM2011IIHF in DX cluster, I called him and got back my call at 1007Z on 15m CW. This is a special call for Ice Hockey World Championship Slovakia. After that, I called M0WGI, JA operator, but could not picked me up. It was a good propagation but not got back my call easily...
I continued watching 15m, BX100 was strong for CW. I could not get him on 15m CW so I called him at 1037Z. Next, I found MI0BPB Andrew on 15m CW. I called him but other JA was picked. I could be picked up next at 1046Z. I could hardly hear GI till now, I was lucky!
Before midnight, I watched 30m so UN3F was heard. I could not get back my call soon but got it at 1400Z. However it was a doutful callback...
30th Apr.
I woke up at noon JST... I could hear Es signal on 6m. BA4SI was strong but I did not call him. I watched 15m and found EN50IG weak signal. I called him but no call back at all. No other station could not hear around this time.
I found information on twitter that ST2AR was strong on 10m CW. It was sure that he was strong enough. I called him from 0500Z for 1 and half hours, but I could not got him... sigh. I abandoned DX QSO for a moment and watched for 6m. I could not find any Es signals but found JJ2IOA/2 Housayama-san from Tenryu-ku, Hamamatsu. I could QSO with him for FT817 5W from Nagoya. 5W is enough for QSO about 100km level.
I thought that high band was good for this day, I heard 10m then BN100 Leo was found on CW. I did not get him on 10m so I called him at 0703Z. Will he do this special call during this year? I found 4O3A on 10m but could not get it...
I called ST2AR on 17m CW after 1600Z but could not be picked up till 20minutes and fading out... Can't I work with ST at all??
1st May
I attended All JA contest from 1700Z, started on 80m CW. I went to call many CQs with FT817 5W submitted at category P (stations less than 5W). I could amazingly be picked up by many JAs, 5W was enough for national contest at both CW and SSB on 80m and 40m. It might be enough for daily QSO on 80m and 40m working with JAs even in SSB.
After All JA, I called YB1KIZ on 15m CW at 1205Z with FT817 and tribander. I could get back my call at last. I'm sorry my signal was so weak... Then I called 8J1RL on 20m CW but he was too weak to hear for me. I stopped calling soon...
I worked almost all QSO on contest.

先週のQSO

Mon, 02 May 2011 12:02:08 +0900

4/28までは仕事がまったく落ち着かず、無線どころではなかった。連休前のトラブルは勘弁してほしい。あ、連休中じゃないだけましか。
4/29 連休に突入、早速聞いてみるとEN50IGが14MHz CWで強い。呼んだら00:33にあっさりできた。だけど、他には聞こえてなかったので終了。夕方、再び無線をやると、Eu方面のハイバンドが開けています。まずはEuを飛び越えてAf、クラスタにあがっていた5N7Mを24MHz CWで17:16にゲット。24MHzは他に聞こえてなかったので21MHz CWにQSYしたら、偶然OY2Jを発見。Up1指定の直後に呼んだら17:21応答あり、ラッキーでした。その後とんでもないパイルになっていました。続いてLZ1FI Peoさんと17:31にQSO。
この日は英国の王子様の結婚式ということで、G局がたくさん出ています。最初は18MHz CWでGR3PJTを呼ぶもパイルに勝てず。続いて21MHz SSBでMR0CCE Bobを30分以上呼び続け、18:24にコールバックあり。普段はMD0CCEで出ておられる方です。GDはオールバンドニューだったので非常にうれしいQSOでした。その後、CWでGR4RCGを呼び続け、19:01にQSO。Royal Widdingということで、一部の局がプリフィックスにRを入れて出ていたようです。
クラスタを見ているとOM2011IIHFなる特別局が21MHz CWであがっています。強いので呼んでみるとしばらくして19:07にコールバックあり。アイスホッケーの世界選手権特別局のようです。その後JAオペレータのM0WGIを21MHz SSBで呼ぶがNG。コンディション悪くはないが、取ってもらえない状況が続きます。
21MHzを適当にワッチしていたら、BX100がCWで強力。21MHzはやってなかったので、19:37にやっておきました。ワッチを続けるとMI0BPB Andrewさんが聞こえてました。即呼んだのですが、2回目で19:46にピックアップ。GIは滅多にできないのでラッキーでした。
夜中になって10MHzをワッチしたらUN3Fが聞こえています。呼んでもすぐにコールバックありませんでしたが、なんとか23:00コールバックあり。ちょっと怪しいQSOでした…
4/30 起きたら昼でした…50MHzのEスポが開けてます。BA4SIが聞こえていますが呼ばず。21MHzをワッチするとEN50IGが聞こえてますが、13時過ぎは弱くてピックアップされません。この時間帯、他には特別聞こえてきません。
ツイッター情報でST2ARが10m CWに出てると聞いたのでとりあえず聞いてみると確かに強い。14時から1時間半呼び続けましたが、結局とってもらえず。がっくりです。ここでDXをあきらめて50MHzをワッチ。Eスポは聞こえず、ローカルのJJ2IOA/2ほうさやまさん浜松市天竜区移動を呼びました。FT817でもなんとか15:35にコールバックあり。5Wは意外と飛びます。
ハイバンドが良いかと思い、10mを聞いてみるとBN100 LeoさんがCWに出てました。とりあえず10mはなかったので16:03ゲット。今年いっぱいやるのかな？続けて4O3Aが聞こえてたので呼んだのですが、コールバックなし…
5/1 日付が変わって1時過ぎに18MHz CWでST2ARが聞こえてましたが、これまたピックアップされず20分後にはフェードアウト。STは縁が無いかな…
その後ALL JAコンテストに参加開始。最初は3.5MHzでスタート、呼びに回ります。今回はFT817でPカテゴリーに参加、だけど意外とピックアップされますね。昼間は7MHz主体に、他のバンドも少しずつやりました。CQは出さなかったのですが、それなりに遊べました。3.5MHzや7MHzでもCWだけでなく、SSBでもコールバックがあったのは意外でした。多分、普段でも5WあればSSBで国内QSOはできるのでしょうね。
コンテストが終了してから21MHz CWでYB1KIZが聞こえてました。FT817に付け替えていたトライバンダーで5Wで呼んだのですが、何とか21:05にコールバックあり。弱くてごめんね。その後、8J1RLを14MHz CWで呼んだのですが、信号が弱くてこっちが聞き取れません。すぐに呼ぶのをやめました。
今週はほとんどコンテストQSOでした。

QSO this week

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 02:11:18 +0900

18th Apr.
It's Sunday midnight in JST, I watched 17m CW then some QSO was heard before I went to bed. I called EX8M Yuri at 1533Z and QSO on CW. He was not so strong but enough to work with each other. Successively, I called UW5IM Andy and QSO with him on CW. It's a very last QSO at this night for Ukrainean stations!
19th Apr.
After coming back home, I watched DX cluster and found 4A0IARU on 30m. I called him again and again, finally I've got him at 1359Z calling up2. I was not only pleased to work with such a special station but also it would be my first XE on 30m, I thought... but I've already got XE on 30m before. Anyway, it's so much fun about summer condition like this, midnight NA path.
21st Apr.
I watched 20m CW before midnight JST, I heard W1ESE, very strong signal, I called him and QSO at 1415Z. I searched QRZ.COM and found it's a club station in Arizona. I thought it's from east coast...but not.
22nd Apr.
I watched DX cluster just after coimng back my home. I found RI1ANC on 20m CW. I called him but no coming back my call... finally, I've got call back at 1317Z. My signal might be weak for him to pick up...
23rd Apr.
Before midday, T31A was spotted on DX cluster. I thought 12m CW would be easy and calling, but... I call him from 0230Z then at last I've got his callback at 0331Z...sigh. After that, I called T31A on 10m CW but no callback till fading out at 0350Z...
I could not sleep till early morning because I watched KBS world TV... I watched 30m at Sunday morning JST. EA6/DL7UCX, found on DX cluster, was heard 569-579 for me, but I called him but never looked back from 2000Z till his QRT at 2040Z... Next, I called OG0I, also found on DX cluster, strongly heard RST 599!, but never heard call me back from 2040Z till 2047Z. I found YU5RA Atila, heard RST 569, and call him then soon call me back with 599 at 2100Z... My signal was not so weak to work with YU. After that, I called LZ1ND Ted, heard RST 579, but call me back as "VY WEAK SRI"... of course, no call back. LZ1802PLO was also no mention for me on 30m.
24th Apr.
I went to my parent's home and no ham radio activity. It was a week lacking something for ham radio...

今週のQSO

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 01:39:10 +0900

4/19 日付が変わり寝る前に18MHz CWをワッチすると、まだ少し聞こえています。00:33にEX8M Yuriを呼んだらコールバックあり。強くはないが、普通にQSOできました。続いて00:38にUW5IM Andyを呼んでコールバックあり。日曜日の夜からのウクライナデーはこれにて終了。
会社から帰宅後、クラスタに4A0IARUがあがっているのに気付き、呼んでみたら10分くらいでUP2にて22:59に何とかコールバックあり。記念局とできたのもうれしかったが、10MHzのXEは初めてかと思ったら…違ってました。この時間に北米が開けてくると夏コンディションは楽しめますね。
4/21 帰宅後に14MHzを聞いていたらCWでW1ESE Clodeがガツンと聞こえます。23:15にQSO、QRZ.COMで調べるとアリゾナのクラブ局のようです。東海岸ではなかったか…
4/22 またもや帰宅後にクラスタを見てみるとRI1ANCが14MHz CWであがっています。なかなかピックアップされませんが、22:17にどうにかコールバックあり、向こうでは私の信号は弱かったようです…
4/23 昼前からクラスタにT31Aがあがりはじめました。いちばん簡単かと24MHz CWで呼びますが…11:30からず～っと呼び続けて、ようやくコールバックがあったのは12:31でした…とほほ。その後28MHz CWでも呼んだのですが、12:50にはフェードアウト。
4/24 夜更かししたので朝の10MHzをワッチしてみました。クラスタにあがっていたEA6/DL7UCXはうちでも569～579とまずまず、だけど05:00～05:40まで呼んでまったくコールバックなくQRT。続いて599でガツンと来ていたOG0Iを呼んだけど05:40～05:47まで、まったくコールバックなし。続いて見つけたYU5RA Atilaは569だったのに06:00にコールバックあり。飛んでないわけじゃないのか…その後579で入感のLZ1NDを呼ぶもVY WEAK SRIだとさ。当然コールバックなし。LZ1802PLOも10MHzでは相手にされず。昼間は実家に出かけて無線せず。なんだかも一つの一週間でした。

QSO last week (Ukraine special week?!)

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:10:47 +0900

I have not worked ham radio till saturday. I was sorry for such a hard days...
17th Apr.
My wife made me awake at 0030Z morning because we went to morning market held near Amagasaka station. After coming back home, I found that high band was good this morning. However, it's past 0200Z at that time, pass for the north America had already gone... but I could find ZP6CW Doug. His signal is enough for 599 so I called him at 0223Z. After this QSO, I watched TV rather than radio...
I returned to the radio in evening hours. I realized that Eu pass is good for high band. I was calling CQ for Eu on 12m CW then called! At first, UY3IC Alex at 0645Z, RX6LCQ at 0653Z, UT1LF Alex at 0657Z, UX6IB Vasyl at 0703Z, and UR4IOR Sergey at 0715Z successively. Then no one call me so I watched on 12m then found ER1LW and QSO at 0729Z.
Other stations was heard on 12m but I want to find rare station on the other bands. I found CT1JOP Nel on the DX cluster. I called him on 15m CW and was picked up after several calling. I can hear his stable signal all the way but I was sure that QSO is not easy.
I returned 12m again then RA3D was heard RST599 on CW. I called him and getting back 599BK from him. After this, I called SM2GCQ at 0752Z on 12m CW. I could not find CQ more on 12m so I was calling CQ on 12m CW. Then I was called by UT8IV Yuri at 0757Z and UT8IK at 0803Z but suddenly propagation was over... Anyway, I wonder that I'd worked 6 URs in 7CQ QSOs.
After these QSOs, I watched the radio but no QSO. All of a sudden, I want to work with JA and watched 30m. I found JR6HQ Teruya's good signal and worked him at 0826Z with 5W (FT817). Unfortunatelly, other JAs on 30m is not listened on 30m for this period...
Then I found 8J1RL in the DX cluster on 10m CW. He was relatively weak but I called him with no call back... At last, he was moved to 10m SSB so I followed him. I called him again on phone then after 3 times calling, I've got it. It was easy for SSB rather than CW. Ummm, many JAs calling him could not confirm his frequency announce??
That's all for my last week's QSO. I enjoyed weekend QSO on 12m, it's a fun for me doing CQ DX and getting back my call!!

先週のQSO (ウクライナウィークでした)

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:45:08 +0900

土曜日まで無線やらず。何と余裕のない一週間なのか…
4/17 買い物に出かけるので朝9時半頃に起こされた。尼ケ坂駅の近くの朝市にお出かけだ。帰宅後にクラスタを見るとハイバンドが良かったようだ。11時過ぎてるのでもう北米方面も終わりだなぁと思ってワッチすると、24MHz CWでZP6CW Dougさんを発見。599で強く聞こえてたので、11:23とりあえずお呼びした。その後、も一度無線から離れてテレビをワッチ。
夕方になって無線に復帰、Eu方面に24MHzが開けてるようなので、CWでCQ出したら呼ばれた。まず、15:45にUY3IC Alexさん、続いて15:53にRX6LCQ、そして15:57にUT1LF Alexさん、16:03にUX6IB Vasylさん、16:15にUR4IOR Sergeyさん。ここで呼ばれなくなったので、今度はワッチするとCWでER1LWが聞こえたので16:29にQSO。
他にも聞こえていたが、どこか珍しいのは出てないかとクラスタを見たらCT1JOP Nelさんがあがってる。21MHz CWだったが、数回コールしてようやくピックアップされた。Nelさんはいつも良く聞こえますが、案外やりにくいです。
ここで再び24MHzに戻るとCWでRA3DのCQが599で聞こえてます。すかさず呼んだら16:48に599BKと応答あり、簡単です。その後16:52にCWでSM2GCQのCQを呼んで、今度はこちらが再びCQ打ちました。すると、16:57にUT8IV Yuriさんから呼ばれ、続けて17:03にUT8IKから呼ばれました。残念なことに、ここでコンディションが急降下、24MHzからQSYしました。それにしても、CQで呼ばれた7局中6局がURでびっくり。
その後だらだらとワッチしましたがQSOせず。急に国内QSOがしたくなって10MHzワッチしたらJR6HQ Teruyaさんが強い、久々にFT817で17:26にお呼びしました。だけどこの時間帯では他の10MHzの近場はもうだめでした。
ふとクラスタを見ると8J1RLが10m CWに出てるようです。弱いけど聞こえていたので呼びますが、コールバックはありません。すると向こうはSSBにQSYしてしまいました。そこでこちらもQSYし、更に呼び続けます。SSBになってからは3コール目でピックアップ。もしかして、周波数アナウンスが聞き取れなかった人が多かったのか？！ここで先週の無線は終了。ハイバンドが開けると、CQで呼ばれるので楽しいですなぁ。

JIDX CW attendance

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 01:21:18 +0900

9th Apr. After coming back home, I heard 15m CW and found some contest QSOs. I've searched contest information and found JIDX CW contest. So I called UA0SDX and confirm his number then went to a night meal. I prefer TV watching rather than watching the radio, I did not attend contest till 1600Z...
After watching TV, I've started attending. I could heard Eus on 20m. I called 2 stations but I felt bother about calling, I begun to calling CQ TEST... ahhhhh, I've been called so many Eus. My callsign was submitted to the DX cluster at 1626Z. From 1617Z to 1705Z, totally 52QSO had finished, even W, 4X, 5B were calling me. It's not so high QSO rate for the contest but I worked hard for it because I used bugkey for all that QSOs. Anyway, it's enough for me such a high rate in the DX contest. I felt so much fun about the contest that JAs were called.
After 1705Z, suddenly no one call me. I had QSY to low bands. However, I only called 5QSO on 40m and 2QSO on 80m. No call back for my CQ TEST and I could not find any other stations... I returned to 20m but 4QSOs from 1741Z to 1758Z. I've got W, Eus, VU in such a midnight. A propagation condition was so gooood! then I felt sleepy and went to the bed.
I woke up at 2200Z then return to attending the contest. At first, I called some CQs on 20m but could not do so much. From 2203Z to 2208Z, only 3QSOs, then QSY to 15m. I called 2 CQs from 2210Z but felt bother again and calling CQ TEST! Ummmm, no one call me... propagation get worse?? I started calling CQs again from 2234Z. I've got 33QSOs till 2339Z. Propagetion condition did not bad at all, I could worked with HR, and VP5 other than Ws! my signal reach there. Timing for my calling CQ were bad? I take a rest around 0000Z
10th Apr.
QSY to 10m after 0000Z, I could find some CQs. I've got 14QSOs from 0014Z to 0101Z. W, LU, VK, PY... my signals reach so far. Then I went to 15m and 5QSO for Asians and took breakfast. I did not worked since then till 0300Z and I went to bed again, sleeping for 4 hours till 0700Z... I did not feel like doing at that time hi.
I woke up again 0700Z, JA's dawn, started watching 10m. I could only find 2CQs so I went to 15m soon. I started calling CQs like YO, YB but so many GC TEST Russians were heard on all bands. It wasn't effective for calling other's CQ. So I called CQ TEST however no one called me. I called CQ TEST for 3 times then I heard calling! ah... BD3MH. Next CQ TEST was not responded any other station. I felt my signal could not reach or lost for the heavy QRM of GC stations... ah UR6IJ call me at 1620Z, Eu station! After that I was called again and again. My callsign was submitted DX cluster again at 0727Z then more stations call me!!! I've got 68QSO till 0836Z. It's a high QSO rate for me even little less than that on 20m last night. I've enjoyed high rate QSOs on the contest, I could not stop calling CQ TEST!!!
I took a rest for an hour... I worked with YO on 15m at 0931Z then QSY to 40m. I've got only 7QSOs till 0947Z and I could not find any CQs on 40m so QSY to 20m. I've got only 3QSOs till 0956Z and I could not find any CQ JA TEST... I return to 15m and calling CQ TEST,wow, I was called so much again. From 1001Z to 1033Z, I was called by so many Eus, 30QSO was achieved. I could enjoy high QSO rate again!!! I found that CQ TEST for NA was not responded any but for Eu was gooood! Eu stations like contest QSO than Ws??
I've got 9QSOs on 80m from 1041Z, it's enough for me. I watched 160m in passing, I found RU0FM and got him. I could add points and multis a little hi. After that, I worked 6QSO on 40m and, at last, 1QSO on 20m at 1212Z then quit. I felt so tired because I worked all QSO with bugkey. Even so, I enjoyed pile up calling from Eus for relatively long period. I wish I will be calle so many again!!!
Country Multiplier
160m UA9
80m JT, K, KH6, UA9, VE
40m 3W, 9M2, BY, DU, K, UA, UA9, VE
20m 4O, 4X, 5B, 9A, BV, DL, ES, G, GM, I, K, KH6, LA, LY, LZ, OH,
OK, OM, ON, OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, UA, UA9, VK, VU, YO, YU
15m 3W, 5B, 9M2, BV, BY, DL, ES, EX, F, HA, HR, I, JT, K, KH2, LY,
LZ, OH, OK, ON, OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, UA, UA9, UN, UR, VE,
VK, VP5, XE, XU, YB, YL, YO, YU
10m DU, K, KH6, LU, PY, UA9, UR, VK, YB, YO
Zone Multiplier
160m 19
80m 3,19,23,31
40m 3,16,18,19,24,26,27,28
20m 3,4,5,14,15,16,19,20,22,24,30,31
15m 3,4,6,7,8,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,23,24,26,28,30
10m 3,11,13,16,18,19,20,27,28,30,31

JIDX CW コンテスト参加

Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:56:00 +0900

4/9 休日ボランティア出勤から帰宅後、21MHz聞いたらコンテストQSOが聞こえてる。調べたらJIDXじゃないですか。とりあえずUA0SDXを呼んで食事しました。
土曜の晩は無線よりTVなので、その後は日付が変わるまで無線せず。
4/10 1時過ぎからコンテスト参加。14MHzは、まだEuが開けています。2局呼んだところで、面倒になりCQ TEST打ったら…さあ大変。Eu各地からパイルを浴びました。後で見たら01:26にクラスタにもあがっていました。01:17～02:05まで52QSO、W, 4X, 5Bからも呼ばれました。これでもレートとしてはもひとつですが、今回わざとUSBIFを使わずバグキーでやりきったので自分としては精いっぱい。だけど、DXコンテストでこのレートは大満足でしょう。JAが呼ばれるコンテストは楽しいですね。
ここで14MHzでは急に呼ばれなくなったのでローバンドにQSY、だけど7MHz 5QSO、3.5MHz 2QSOだけ。CQ出しても呼ばれないし、呼べたのもこれくらいでした。そこでも一度14MHzに戻って呼びに回ります。02:41～02:58まで4QSO。こんな時間でW, Eu2局, VUです。コンディション良かったね。ここであまりに眠くなったので就寝。
朝は07:00に起きたので早速コンテストに復帰です。最初は14MHzで呼びに回ったのですが今一つ、07:03～07:08で3QSOしてさっさと21MHzにQSY。07:10から2QSOしますが、昨夜の経験からここでCQ TEST連発。あれれ、誰からも呼ばれません…コンディション落ちた？しばらくCQ出し続けましたが、あえなく中断。07:34から再度21MHzで呼びに回ります。08:39までで33QSO。コンディションは悪くありません、W以外にもHR, VP5など応答があり、電波は飛んでいます。出るタイミングが悪かったのか…9時前後に一休み。
9時過ぎからは28MHzにQSY、意外と出てるじゃないですか。09:14～10:01までで14QSO。W, LU, VK, PYなど、結構飛びました。ここで21MHzにQSYしてAsia5QSO、朝食をとりました。ここから昼まではうだうだして無線やらず。昼から夕方16時まで昼寝…我ながらやる気が感じられませんhi。
夕方起き出してから28MHzワッチ開始、Eu方面で2QSOのみ。聞こえないのでさっさと21MHzにQSYします。YO, YBを呼んだのですが、ワッチするとGC TESTのRuiisa局がやたらと聞こえていて効率が悪い。仕方ないので、またもやCQ TEST打つと…あら呼ばれない。3回打ったら…呼ばれた、けど、BYです。で、次のCQ TESTは応答なし。Euはダメかと思ったその時、16:20にURから呼ばれました。やったぁ、Eu局です！その後は再びパイルアップ！16:27にはUAがクラスタにあげたようで、パイルがすごいことに。17:36までの間にEu中心に68QSOできました。昨晩の14MHz程ではないが、それなりのレートです。これだからコンテストのCQはやめられません。
いったん呼ばれなくなったので1時間ほど休憩。18:31にYOをやって21MHzからQSYし、7MHzをワッチします。18:47までに7QSOして呼ぶ局がなくなったので14MHzにQSY。こちらも18:56までに3QSOし、呼ぶ局がなくなったので再び21MHzにQSY。再度CQ TEST連発してみたところ、呼ばれるじゃありませんか。19:01～19:33までパイルアップを浴びることができました。その間30QSOでこれまた良いレートで遊べました。北米向けのCQ TESTは反応が鈍かったのに、Eu向けはやたらと呼ばれます。Euの方がコンテスト好きが多いのかなぁ。
19:41からは3.5MHzにQSYして参加局を呼びに回り、9QSOできました。私としては上出来？でしょうか。ついでに1.8MHzをワッチするとUA0が強いので呼んだらできました。ちょびっと得点アップです。その後20:06から7MHzで6QSO、最後に14MHzで1QSOして21:12にはやめちゃいました。バグキーで全QSOしたので疲れちゃったよ。でも、今回やたらとパイルを浴びる時間帯があったのは良かった。AAでもパイルを浴びると良いな。
カントリーマルチ
160m UA9
80m JT, K, KH6, UA9, VE
40m 3W, 9M2, BY, DU, K, UA, UA9, VE
20m 4O, 4X, 5B, 9A, BV, DL, ES, G, GM, I, K, KH6, LA, LY, LZ, OH,
OK, OM, ON, OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, UA, UA9, VK, VU, YO, YU
15m 3W, 5B, 9M2, BV, BY, DL, ES, EX, F, HA, HR, I, JT, K, KH2, LY,
LZ, OH, OK, ON, OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, UA, UA9, UN, UR, VE,
VK, VP5, XE, XU, YB, YL, YO, YU
10m DU, K, KH6, LU, PY, UA9, UR, VK, YB, YO
ゾーンマルチ
160m 19
80m 3,19,23,31
40m 3,16,18,19,24,26,27,28
20m 3,4,5,14,15,16,19,20,22,24,30,31
15m 3,4,6,7,8,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,23,24,26,28,30
10m 3,11,13,16,18,19,20,27,28,30,31

QSO thsi week

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 23:52:07 +0900

4th Apr.
I came back ealier than as usuasl, because an alcoholic parth was held and finished at 1200Z. I usually stayed in office till 1300Z...
I heard 30m just before 1300Z, I found P29VCX. I called him and worked at 1300Z. It was easy due to a late night of the weekday.
7th Apr.
After coming back home, I listened to the radio on 15 and 20m... I could find some stations on. I worked BN100 on 15m CW at 1508Z, operator was BV7FC Leo, thankful all your effort in a midnight. But I could not hear any on 15m.
I found more on 20m CW, I worked RG50K at 1521Z, R50YG at 1545Z, and UQ50P at 1553Z successively. So pleasure, I could work with Eu before I went to bed, gooood condition!
8th Apr.
I came back early at around 1100Z. I listened 30m and found XV2W. I worked him at 1143Z. I was pleased to do this because XV was a new on 30m!
Just before I went to bed, I worked UX7VZ Vlad on 17m CW at 1506Z
9th Apr.
I attended JIDX CW after 1600Z. On the way of JIDX, I worked with LZ1802PLO on 20m CW with non contest QSO. It was a special call in honour of Bulgarian Saint Luka Odrinski (by QRZ.COM).
After that, I called for CQ TEST and hit hard pileup from Eu for 1hour and 20minutes. It was a great time for me, oh it was a pleasure for the JA contest!!
10th Apr.
I woke up at 2200Z and attended JIDX CW till 0130Z. I could not be called from W so much... It was a good condition because even I could work with Zone 6,7,8 easily. So I think W stations were not so interested in JIDX...
I felt very tired at this moment, then went to bed and sleeped till 0700Z...
I came back to JIDX after 0700Z and called CQ TEST on 15m and again hit pileup from Eu for an hour just after 0720Z. Oh it was a pleasure again!! After working pileups, I went to the local election vote to the elementary school (voting place in our district).
I came back again to JIDX and worked 40 and 20m a little, and I called CQ TEST again on 15m since 1000Z but not so much called at first, then I was hit a little pileup for 30minutes. JIDX and AA is the best for me because even I could called from many Eus and Ws.
At last I worked some 80, 160, and 40m stations after that. I called CQ TEST on 20m but only 1 QSO...
JIDX this year was good condition and I could called from so many stations. It was a very pleasure time for me. (The result was not so great instead hi.)
I used bugkey in all JIDX QSOs. So I was very tired for it, but it deemed to be a very good training for using bugkey, thanks.