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Mt. Athos SV/A confirmed

Posted on January 24, 2014 by dh8bqa

Had the nice folding QSL of SV2ASP/A in the mailbox today. I was lucky enough to work him via Sporadic E on 6 m in summer 2011 and then again on 10 m in autumn. Mount Athos is a separate DXCC entity … Continue reading →

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5BWAC CW received

Posted on January 20, 2014 by dh8bqa

Just got the mail from DCL (DARC Contest Logbook) that my 5 band WAC is ready for download as PDF. In that variant it is completely free of charge if applied for through DCL. If you want a printed copy sent … Continue reading →

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Israel 4X confirmed on 2 m

Posted on January 19, 2014 by dh8bqa

Just digging through the pile of QSLs received via the bureau last month and almost made a jump out of my chair. 😉 Finally received the card of Ralph, 4X1IF, whom I worked in May 2010 on 2 m via … Continue reading →

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VK2DX QSL received / applied for 5BWAC

Posted on January 19, 2014 by dh8bqa

Finally received my first VK QSL on 80m. Usually I would not send any card direct to countries that have a working QSL bureau. But had to make an exception for VK2DX as he’s my only Oceania station on 80 … Continue reading →

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“About me” page set up

Posted on January 19, 2014 by dh8bqa

Just set up an “About me” page. Have fun reading. 😉

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Hello world! ;-)

Posted on January 16, 2014 by dh8bqa

Seems WP is running fine. Old project pages are still available. Will try to move all old content into the new structure soon. Due to lots of QRL it might still take a while. But hey, you still find everything. … Continue reading →

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WordPress up and running …

Posted on January 14, 2014 by dh8bqa

Just installed WordPress into my webspace. It’s 5 minutes install is really great and easy. If I only would have known before how easy it is I would have installed it much earlier already. 😉 Now trying out all the … Continue reading →

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