Amateur Radio Station
Despite a minor solar storm causing disruption and poor propagation on HF, I enjoyed operating today. I achieved 200 QSOs on Sunday, including 60 Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) contacts, 11 Parks on the Air (POTA) contacts and a new DXCC (Cocos Keeling Island) on 20m SSB.
Due to the activity of Solar Cycle 25 and a high SFI and Sunspot count, the HF bands have been particularly good this weekend.
I took full advantage of the good conditions this weekend and operated over a variety of modes and bands on HF from Friday to Sunday.
To summarise my activity:
| Total In The Log (ITL) | 575 QSOs |
| New Countries (DXCCs) | 9 New (Nigeria, Trinidad and Tobago, Bahrain, Armenia, French Guiana, Thailand, Dominica, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize) |
| Total Countries (DXCCs) | 70 ITL This Weekend |
| Parks on the Air (POTA) References | 10 References |
| Bunkers on the Air (WWBOTA) References | 2 References |
A statistical view of my weekend activity is below, showing my overall statistics, a list of worked countries, a map of Europe and a worldwide map.
I have been lucky enough to work the DXPedition to Nigeria this weekend and a bonus contact as I am writing this to 4S7SPG, DXPedition to Sri Lanka.
Always take advantage when the bands are strong, as you never know what DX is possible with a limited setup.
Today, 18/02/2025, conditions have been far better than average on 10m. Over the course of about 5 hours, I have worked into the US, several Caribbean stations and South America on FT8/FT4
Pleased to have worked Martinique, Chile and Curacao for the first time, and QSL cards have been/will be requested.
Equipment and working conditions can be found HERE.
Below is a graph of all contacts on 17/02/2025 by country count:
73 de M7OJA!