Daily Archives: April 28, 2022

A great couple of weeks of DX Hunting & Chasing

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Over the past couple of weeks, Marija VK5MAZ have been lucky to work a number of overseas SOTA, Parks, and Castle activators. These have all been on the 20m band where conditions have been very good.

Below is a selection of those we have worked.

WEDNESDAY 27th APRIL 2022.

  • IQ5QO/p – DCI-PO029 WCA-i12223
  • Danny OT4V/p – ONFF-0614
  • IQ5QO/p – DCI-PO023 and WCA-i07481
  • Duncan MM5AJN mobile
  • Fraser MM0EFI/p – SOTA GM/ ES-065

TUESDAY 26th APRIL 2022.

  • Miroslav OK1CYC/p – HEMA OK/ HST-030
  • Alain EA2/F5ODQ – SOTA EA2/ NV-036
  • Danny OT4V/p – ONFF-0780
  • Lorenc EA6KB/p – SOTA EA6/ MA-047
  • Dave G4AKC bicycle mobile
Above:- Dave G4AKC’s bicycle mobile setup.

FRIDAY 22nd APRIL 2022

  • TM2IF – SOTA FL/ VL-071
  • Miroslav OK1CYC/p – HEMA OK/ HST-002

His 1st VK HEMA contact.

  • Mikhaiil LY2BIS/p – LYFF-0320
  • TM2IF – SOTA F/ PO-207
  • Rick 2E0FRS pedestrian mobile
  • Rob 2E0AOO pedestrian mobile
  • Steve G4NVF bicycle mobile
  • Dave G4AKC bicycle mobile
  • Fraser MM0EFI/p – SOTA GM/ ES-068

THURSDAY 21st APRIL 2022

  • Steve G4NVF bicycle mobile
  • Dave G4AKC bicycle mobile.

MONDAY 18th APRIL 2022.

  • Micke F4HZR/p – FFF-3221

1st time he had worked a VK during an activation.

  • John CT2GSN/p – SOTA CT/ MN-027
  • DL8ECA/p – DLFF-0817
  • DQ44WCA – DLFF-0580
  • Luc ON7DQ/p – SOTA ON/ ON-026
  • Peter ON4UP/p – SOTA ON/ ON-029
  • Sven DK6HS/p – SOTA DM/ RP-400
  • Ingo DH5ST/p – SOTA DM/ RP-413 and DLFF-0026
  • Alain EA2/F5ODQ/p – SOTA EA5/ AT-096
  • Lutz DL3SBA/p – SOTA DM/ NW-024

Here is a video taken by Andrew VK1AD of Marija worjking Lutz.

  • Martin OE5REO/p – SOTA OE/ OO-376

SUNDAY 17th APRIL 2022.

  • Iratxe CT7/EA2DNO – SOTA CT/ DL-001
  • Bernardo EC1DD/p – SOTA EA1/ PO-015
  • Joaquin EC7AT/p – EAFF-0571
  • Miroslav OK1HBP/p – OKFF-696
  • Simon G7WKX/p and Nic M7NDC/p – SOTA G/ SP-012
  • Mikhail LY2BIS/p – LYFF-0312
  • Steve G4NVF/p and Dave G4AKC/p – Bicycle mobile
  • Christian DL3EC/p – SOTA DL/ EW-059

SATURDAY 16th APRIL 2022.

  • DL20SOTA/p – SOTA DM/ BW-857

10th APRIL 2022.

  • Danny OT4V/p – ONFF-0302
  • Ray S54X/p – S5FF-0340
  • Antonio EC2AG/p – SOTA EA2/ BI-030
  • Steve G4NVF/p and Dave G4AKC/p – bicycle mobile

9th APRIL 2022.

  • Mihai OZ/YO6SM/p – SOTA OZ/ OZ-008
  • Sam F4GYG/p – FFF-3216
  • SP5KD/p – SPFF-2363
  • PA226FF – PAFF-0226
  • Hans DF9PE/p – WCA DL-00079
  • Claudio IZ1DME/p – DC-CN305
  • Stefano IU1GHC/p – SOTA I/ PM-410
  • Wlodek SP5Z – SPFF-2364
  • Harm PC5Z – PAFF-0216

8th APRIL 2022.

  • Neil G0WPO/p – SOTA G/ CE-005 & GFF 0058

“Absolutely great to get you yesterday on sota G/CE-005 Wendover Woods. Skip must have been just right for us with a 59 received and 57 sent contact.  At my end KX3 and KXPA100 running 60w into shortened EFHW in inv vee config apex at 7m. Location was also WWFF GFF-0058 Chiltern Hills. Cheers Neil G0WPO.”  

  • Rob 2E0AOO/p – pedestrian mobile
  • Steve G4NVF/p and Dave G4AKC/p – bicycle mobile

7th APRIL 2022.

  • Jakob OZ7AEI/p – OZFF-0027.