HF Log

There was a QSO party in N.H. today on 14.207.00 and I made a contact with AF1T at 1:05pm with a 59. I really need to start getting on with LoTW and QSL Bureau and the like.

Via the help from AF6AV, it was him I made contact with on the 29th. I should have been more careful that day. Thanks for the help AF6AV.

I was showing a friend HF today on my homeaid 20M yagi and made a contact with either (AF6AV or AF6AZ). He was in San Diego County mobile so I think it must be AF6AV, but I'm leaving this one open until I get it figured out for sure - qsl card would solve it. I was on 40M (20M yagi tuned to 40M) I believe, I had been on 20M so I didn't write down all of the details I would have normally, so I'm feeling a bit slugish for not tracking the contact better.

2008-11-17 - JO7CVU - Ken - North Japan - 14.282.00, signal report 5-7 (both ways)

Today I finished up my new 20M mini yagi (2element) and was using that. I was using 100W pointing West.

Ken is my 4th HF, but either my 2nd or 1st DX contact. The question is if Canada is DX, if so, Ken is my 2nd. I'll get this straight soon so my logs are good. But either way, Ken is my first Japan contact.

Ken mentioned that I had a good clean/clear signal - so I wonder if he heard the clicking others have said? Interrestingly enough, since the 20M yagi is tuned for very low SWR I was not using my tuner (AT-897), it was not connected at all, where on the other contacts it was.

I guess I should start getting some DX QSL cards made to send out and trade.

2008-11-17 - VE7SNC - N.E. British Columbia - 14.266.00 - 1hr out of Alberta - Brent

He told me I had some clicking noise, but I don't hear it and I don't know where to start looking - 2nd to tell me about clicking. Could it be the power lines right next to me? I was using my 20M mini yagi pointing approx NE. running 100W.

3rd HF contact - maybe 1st DX if Canada is DX?

2008-11-11 - W5M - Don - E. OK - 14.287.00
Special Event Call - Celebrating Marine Corp Birthday on Vetrans Day

2nd HF contact

I wished I had written down the date (it was in Nov, prior to 2008-11-11), but I was calling DX when I got a friendly contact from MO. I was trying to get my first HF contact as a DX - but I was using a buddipole and band conditions weren't good. So when Rick answered, I was excited for any contact but I forgot to write the date. He is/was my first HF contact under my callsign. I had made some at my first Field Day 2008 under our club call on our Gota rig. So they didn't count. He said I had a strong signal, and that I had some clicking noise - which I haven't heard, nor figured out yet. He also asked if I was using an Amp, so the signal must have been really good. I'm tempted to contact you Rick about the date, but I'm not sure you made a log entry? Anyway...

Rick, you are my first HF contact.

20M - k0kex - Rick, MO USA, buddipole, 100W