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  • 2023 HNY Januari CW &  Radio-activity.

    December CW-activity was great, wishing all radio friends MRY XMAS es HNY. 101 QSO’s in Actio40 activity, 24 DXCC mainly EU, 2 x DX. Extra catch of 7 new SKCC and 2 new NTC friends. I already applied for third award-sticker. Overall score SKCC is now over130, (since 2018), so I have to analyse my…

  • 2022 Dec. CW &  Radio-activity.

    Yes! Finally found my favourite Straight Key! Thank you Jan PA3EGH for the opportunity to take over your Danish Amplidan Key. I was already searching for some years for such a fine long-lever-key.. Here’s my new beauty! First QSO’s are already made at 15WPM. For better pictures and more info see website Jan PA3EGH: https://www.pa3egh.nl/morse-keys-from-europe/morse-keys-denmark/ December…

  • 2022 Nov. CW &  Radio-activity.

    Busy month with alll kind of other activities. It’s a pity, no time for Actio40. 60 meterband Focus, 7 DXCC in a few days: SP – OE – DL – PA – OZ – EA8 – EA – I was invited to join MOTA (Military On The Air) but forgot that evening, so have to…

  • 2022 Okt. CW & Radio-activity

    Early this month I received my new (second) CW Actio40 Award with the first sticker. So now continue to “rock-on-40″ and try to be as active as possible, mainly at the upper-9 KHz part of the 40 meter band. Last month I noticed the website of the International CW Council: https://internationalcwcouncil.org/ which is interesting e.g. the  CW…

  • 2022 September CW activities.

    Returned from very hot summer holidays with radio activity in France, Portugal and Spain, it felt as a good moment to reflect CW Radio-activities. As 40m is my favourite band, I decided to start working on my second Aktio-40 award from DIG. I already have a completed (12 x >100 CW QSO) Aktio-40 Award, realised…

  • 2021 November CW activities.

    Nov 7th, Tried do do some DX and worked VK5MAV on 14.027 MHz at UTC 11:23 rst 559/579 fine signals from Andy. Later focussed on 40m and worked VE2CSI UTC 20:40  on 7.024 Nov 12th, T6AA on 7.002, worked, which is my first YA on 40M. Later this evening I joined MRR (Military Radio on the…

  • CW October activities

    1st of October started with SKCC SSS (Slow Speed Saunter) and I joined for the second time. Activity and or conditions were low,  maybe that’s how it goes in the middle of the week. 2 x 20M qso with EA, both non SKCC members, but 1 x QRP. Surprise was WB2SPP John on 30M in…