Merry Christmas everyone !

 

Switzerland #HB9 open the 70MHz band for hams!

 It's looks like HB9 hams got their Christmas gift already ! :-) Congrats !

According to twitter post by @HB9DUR  and USKA page https://t.co/WDS4C745P2 effective January 1st, 2023 Swiss hams can operate 4m band in two segments, 70.000-70.0375 and 70.1125-70.500MHz with 25W ERP power.

 You can read the rules in German, French and Italian.

Image credit : USKA

In my experience, there will be no problem to get HB9 guys even on high tropo, the distance from here is almost perfect even for MS. Hope to hear HB9 friends soon! Another nice DXCC to work on summer season.

Cherry on top - OZ/SP7VC on the way home #JO66EC Denmark - log

 As You probably noticed, Mek is on his way home. 

Last radio stop #JO66EC square.

4m: OZ1AXG, DF5VAE, S57TW, G4BWP, DJ5MN, OM5KM, DK2PH, OZ8ZS, DK2GOX, OK3RM, SP8WJW, DF1AN, S52OR, SP3RNZ, OH1MLZ, OH3AWW, PA2IP, ON4GG, GI4SNA, PA3DOL, OZ1DJJ, PA3ECU, OZ1DLD, ON5CD, SP2HHX, SP2ERZ--QRT

LA/SP7VC #JP22 #JP21MX - CANCELLED

Due to very bad WX, heavy winds ~100kph and security reasons, both locators are cancelled.

ONLY HF operation for IOTA, Mek reports that at night one of the rocks visible on the hill, fallen down, on the street not far from camper. Luckily all is OK.

Stay tuned for new info soon.  

LA/SP7VC #JP54VX log

 Another place, #JP54VX 

4m: DL6BF, GM4FVM, G4BWP, GM4VVX, G4KUX, OH1MLZ, GM4CXM, PA3DOL, MI0BOT, DK2PH, PA2IP, PA0RDY, OZ2OE, OZ1JXY

6m: DL2RMC, DK8NE, DO9LX, DL1RNW, DL5WG, DL4SZB, OH1MLZ, G4BWP, OH1LEU

LA/SP7VC #JP55VA log

 Another stop :-) who will count them all. #JP55VA 

4m: OZ2OE, G4BWP, DL8BDU, DK2PH, G4KUX, PA2IP, OV3T, PA3DOL, OZ1JXY, PA0RDY, PA2M, DL6BF, GM4CXM, ON4IQ, ON4GG--QRT

6m: G4BWP, DK8NE, OV3T, PA5Y, LB8DC, OZ1DJJ, SM6MUY, OH1MLZ, OZ5TG, PA4VHF, GM4VVX, OZ3Z--QRT

LA/SP7VC #JP66SW log

 12th stop #JP66SW 

4m: OH3AWW, G4BWP, OZ2OE, OZ1JXY, OZ8ZS, LB8DC, DK2PH, DL8BDU, DF5VAE, PA2IP, DF6HT, SP3RNZ, OZ5KM, SP2ERZ, DL6BF, SP2JYR, DL4KUG, DL5WG, SP2HHX, OH1MLZ, OH1LEU, GM4CXM, OZ1AXG, LA4YGA, GM4FVM, OV3T, MI0BOT, PA0O, G4KUX--QRT

NC/TO : PA3DOL

6m: OH1LEU, OZ5TG, LB8DC, G4BWP, OV3T, DL5WG, OH1MLZ, DJ6YX, DF1AN, SP6M, SP3IBS, OZ1JVX, SQ1X, SP9LCW, Dk2GOX, DL3NDX--QRT

LA/SP7VC #JP77LC log

 11th stop #JP77LC

4m: OH3AWW, OZ1JXY, OH1MLZ, OZ2OE, OH1LEU, OV3T--QRT

T/O DF5VAE, LB8DC, OZ5KM

6m: OH4LA, YL2AO, OH1MLZ, LB8DC, OH1LEU--QRT

LA/SP7VC #JP78XD log

 10th stop #JP78XD

4m: LB8DC, OZ1JXY, GM4FVM, LA7QIA--QRT

6m: OH1LEU, LB8DC, OH1MLZ, LA7QIA, OZ1DJJ, OZ5TG, SM5CUI, MI0BOT--QRT

LA/SP7VC #JP79UA log

9th stop  #JP79UA 

4m: OH3AWW, OH2BYJ, OZ1JXY, LA5UKA, OH1MLZ, OH1LEU, LB8DC, OH7LMQ, OZ5KM, OH8MGK, OZ2OE, OZ8ZS, DF5VAE, SM4KYN, OH1LEU, OH1TM, OH1MN, SP2ERZ, OZ1DLD, LA7QIA, OH2BYJ--QRT

6m: OH1MLZ, OH7LMQ, SM6MUY, SM5CUI, OH3AWW, YL2AO, YL2GD, OH1LEU, LB8DC, LA8AJA, OH4LA, LA7QIA, OZ1AXG, SP2IQW, DF5VAE, SM5CMU, YL2RN, OV3T, OZ1DSD ?, OZ5TG--QRT

100 locators activated on VHF/UHF - #JP79UA No.100

 Info from Mek:

Today I will activate my 100 locator in VHF/UHF bands. 

Activity from JP79UA will be unique square, until now on my expeditions I was active from 91 different squares. During this Norwegian trip locator No 100 will be activated. 

This will be quite of achivement, as I will be first radio operator did it personally on VHF/UHF band from 50MHz -241GHz

You are welcome do join this unique activity. Of course depending on Ms/Es conditions.   

 

 

LA/SP7VC #JP98BR log

 8th stop #JP98BR

4m: OH2BYJ, OH1MLZ, OH7LMQ, OH3AWW, OH1LEU, OH1TM, OZ1JXY, LB8DC

6m: OH1MLZ, SM6MUY, LB8DC, OH4LA, OH1LEU, SM5CUI, OH3AWW, YL2AO, YL2GD, OH7LMQ

LA/SP7VC #JP88TO log

7th stop - #JP88TO

4m: OH1MLZ, OH3AWW, OH7LMQ, OH1LEU

6m: OH7LMQ, OH1LEU, OH1MLZ, OH3AWW, OH4LA, YL2GD, SM4KYN, OH1MN

Location 300m a.s.l

LA/SP7VC #JP87AC log

 6th stop #JP87AC 

4m: OZ2OE, OZ1JXY, OH3AWW, OH2BYJ, OH1LEU, OH7LMQ, OH1MLZ, LB8DC, SM4KYN--QRT  

 

6m: OH1LEU, SM6MUY, LB8DC, OH3AWW, OZ1DJJ, SM6CMU, OZ1AXG, LA8AJA, SM5CUI, OH4LA ?, LA7QIA, OH1MLZ, YL2AO, OZ1MAX--QRT

 

LA/SP7VC #JP76DI log

 5th stop #JP76DI

4m: OZ2OE, DF6HT, G4KUX, LB8DC, OZ1JXY, SP2ERZ, SP2JYR, SP3RNZ, OK2BRD, OH1MLZ, OH3AWW, OH2MA, OH1LEU, OH2BYJ, G4BWP, DL8BDU, DF5VAE, PA2IP, OZ1AXG, PA3ECU, OH1LEU, OZ5KM, OZ1DLD, OH1TM, DF1AN, DK2PH, MI0BOT--QRT 

 

6m: DH6JL, G4BWP, LB8DC, OH1LEU, DF6HT, OZ1AXG, OZ1DLD, HA2NP, SP3RNZ, LA9VFA, SA4AQW, DF5VAE--QRT

Location : City Moirana

 

 

Heading more and more North...

LA/SP7VC #JP75AP log

4th stop  #JP75AP

4m: OZ2OE, G4BWP, G4KUX, OH1MLZ, SP3RNZ, OH3AWW, SP2ERZ, SP2HHX, DF5VAE, DK2PH, PA2IP, SP2JYR, DL8BDU, DF6HT, DL4KUG, PA3ECU, OZ5KM, DL6BF, OZ1JXY, PA3DOL, OZ1AXG, ON4GG, MI0BOT, DK2GOX, PA2M, DL1OBF, ON4IQ, OZ1DLD, PA0RDY, DJ4MM, LB8DC, OH2BYJ, OK2BRD, SQ1FYB, DH2UAK, DL5DSM, OK1TEH, DL7ULM, SP2HHX, DL3RBH, DK2EA--QRT

 

6m: SM6MUY, OH1LEU, SP3RNZ, DH6JL, DJ6YX, SM6CMU, S57RR, DL5WG, DJ4MM, DL1OBF, PA5Y, DL4KUG, OZ1AXG, DF6HT, DF5DE, PA4VHF, OZ1DJJ, OZ5QF, HA8CE, LB8DC, PA3ECU, DF5VAE, MI0BOT, G4BWP, GM0GTU, DL8BDU, DM5EE, SP6FPY, DF3CB, OE5OLL, DL7AV, LA7QIA, DM2OAA, OK2WO, SP6VGJ, SP2EWQ, SP3UR, DK2PH, SP2HHX, SP2IQW, DK5YA, DL5DSM, MD0CCE, GM3YTS, DF1AN, DL8YHR, DF5VAE, SM7FJE, DL3BQA, GI0OTC, OZ3K, OK1FRG, OK2BRD, GM3POI, MM0AMW, DF1JC, ON7GB, OZ1BUR, LA6NNA, DO5OT, DH2DAM, LA9VFA, PA2M, ON5CD, PA2J, PA3DOL, PH7A, PH2M, LA8AJA--QRT 

Mek himself ;-)

Location :

LA/SP7VC #JP74AL log

 Third stop #JP74AL 74 

4m:  DK2GOX, G4BWP, DF5VAE, SP2ERZ, OH2BYJ, OZ8ZS, G4KUX, SP3RNZ, OH8MGK, OZ5KM, ON4GG, PA2IP, SP2JYR, OZ2OE, ON4IQ, SP2HHX, DL6BF, DL4KUG, DF6HT, DL1SUZ, OZ1AXG, DK2PH, PA3DOL, OH1MLZ, DL5WG, PA2M, PA3ECU, PA4VHF, PA0RDY, DL8BDU, LB8DC, GM4FVM, MI0BOT, OZ1DLD, DJ4TC, OH3AWW, OH2MA--QRT  

6m:  G4BWP, DK8NE, YL2AO, SM6MUY, DH6JL, OZ1DJJ, DF5VAE, DJ6YX, LB8DC, PA4VHF, SP2IQW, OH1LEU, SP2ERZ, SP2HHX, SP3RNZ, OH3AWW, OZ1DLD, DL5WG, PA3ECU, DL1SUZ, SP3UR--QRT

 

Location : Notice clear takeoff and lake below dir DL/PA/SP. Almost Sweden :-)

Safety triangle need to be used to avoid car collision during antenna assembly ;-) 

LA/SP7VC #JP63AX log

Second stop #JP63AX, exact GPS location JP63AX 23 

4m: ON4GG, DF5VAE, ON4IQ, G4KUX, G4BWP, OZ2OE, DF6HT, DL8BDU, OZ1AXG, SP3RNZ, SP2ERZ, PA2IP, DL4KUG, SP2JYR, DK2PH, DJ9YE, DL1OBF, SP2HHX, PA2M, PA3ECU, PA4VHF, PA3DOL, PA0RDY, OH1MLZ, DK2GOX, OZ1DLD, OZ5KM, DL5WG, DL6BF, OH7LMQ -- QRT

6m:DH6JL, ON5CD, LB8DC, G4BWP, PA5Y, DF5VAE, SP3RNZ, YL2AO, OZ1AXG, DJ6YX, DL8BDU, OM5KM, LA1UW, OM5XX, DK6M, SP2GJV, DL5ME SP4K, SP3CFM, SP3EPK, OZ1AXG, DJ4MM, S57TW, OZ1SK, DL5WG, OZ1DLD, OZ3K OZ4VW, LB1TI, MD0CCE, OZ1DJJ, DL4KUG--QRT

Preparation ...