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Sunday, February 28, 2016

I'm a believer...

Yes, I am. No, I'm not religious. But I believe in QRP. QRP with 5W or less. And yes, DX is possible, even with SSB. But you need to be patient, need to have time, need to be at the right frequency and need a lot of luck. If you have all of it you work the stations you desire. Easy? No absolutely not! But it will give you more satisfaction. Besides that if you work DX QRP you accomplish something other HAMradio operators find hard to believe.


Propagation forecast is "poor" for 12m today. However, I don't care about poor. I just listen and see if the DX is there. And yes, through the day I heard DX several times on the 12m band. That doesn't mean I work the DX, just listen. Then in the evening greyline propagation lifted a little. I made a QSO with KC9NBV, Indiana, USA.

Amazing? No, not amazing. This morning was amazing. Calling CQ on 30m. I was answered by ZP5RPO from Paraquay. Wow, that is what I call DX. But more amazing a few minutes later my CQ was anwered by ZL3NB from Bill from Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand. A distance of about 18500km.

So, you see, I am a believer. A QRP believer, even when propagation is not that good.

I'm now at 65 DXCC in the 100 DXCC in 100 days QRP challenge. 35 to go...

Some stats:

http://ny4g.blogspot.nl/2016/01/qrp-challenge-update-as-of-day-5.html



14 comments:

  1. ArkSunday, February 28, 2016 at 10:40:00 PM GMT+1

    Well done Bas! I don`t follow propagation forecasts anymore. Did Palmyra K5P on 40M when K index was 5 ....

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    1. PE4BAS, BasTuesday, March 1, 2016 at 9:56:00 PM GMT+1

      Yep, a real DXer doesn't care about sunspots. They make their own. Just listen, listen and listen. 73, Bas

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  2. Joop van der DoesSunday, February 28, 2016 at 10:50:00 PM GMT+1

    Well done Bas. Zat vandaag ook met 250 en 500 mW op verschillende banden. Fb condx!

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    1. PE4BAS, BasTuesday, March 1, 2016 at 9:56:00 PM GMT+1

      Hallo Joop, een echte QRPer in hart en nieren lees ik wel. Prachtig....73, Bas

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  3. Bert, PA1BSunday, February 28, 2016 at 11:07:00 PM GMT+1

    Hallo Bas, dat is echt fantastisch. Op naar de honderd. Succes. 73, Bert

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    1. PE4BAS, BasTuesday, March 1, 2016 at 9:57:00 PM GMT+1

      Hallo Bert, ik ga m'n best doen. Al begint het wel iets moeilijker te worden. Maar ja, dat is juist de uitdaging. 73, Bas

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  4. VE9KK Sunday, February 28, 2016 at 11:41:00 PM GMT+1

    good evening Bas, it's so true many (myself included) get hung up on the Solar readings that we give up before we get on the radio. Oh and great link to understanding how to read solar reports.
    73,
    Mike

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    1. PE4BAS, BasTuesday, March 1, 2016 at 9:58:00 PM GMT+1

      Hello Mike, solar readings are nice but they are also most of the time a one moment reading. Things can lift up in a moment as well. So is DX. 73, Bas

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  5. AnonymousMonday, February 29, 2016 at 2:29:00 AM GMT+1

    It's always great when the propagation planets line up! Nicely done, Bas! 73, Phil AK7DD

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  6. HansMonday, February 29, 2016 at 1:42:00 PM GMT+1

    Een mooi resultaat Bas! QRP blijft interessant, iets waar ik zelf ook graag aan mee doe met o.a. digitale modes. Maar de laatste tijd ben ik steeds meer QRP/portable actief. Geen QRM zoals thuis. Bas, veel succes en op naar die 100. 73 Hans, PE1BVQ

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    1. HansMonday, February 29, 2016 at 3:20:00 PM GMT+1

      N.B. En dat QRP leuk werkt bleek weer vanmiddag. Portable met de FT817 5W en met de gemod. DV-27 antenne op het autodak gewerkt met 7 stations w.o. W4WU in Knoxville Tennesee. LOL. 73 Hans, PE1BVQ

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  7. HansMonday, February 29, 2016 at 5:31:00 PM GMT+1

    W4WU moet zijn W4UW en het was op 21Mhz.

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    1. PE4BAS, BasTuesday, March 1, 2016 at 10:04:00 PM GMT+1

      Hallo Hans, tjonge wat een reacties. Wat een avontuur heb jij ook alweer gehad. Geweldig als dat lukt met de USA met 5W mobiel. En ik weet dat zoiets lukt, heb het zelf ook al een paar keer gedaan. Super! SSB DX en ook nog mobiel kan echt wel. Heb vanaf de mobiel alleen nog maar QRP gewerkt. 73, Bas

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Thanks for your comment. Bedankt voor je reactie. 73, Bas