Sunday, January 1, 2012

DXCC, Another Submission Made

Just sent in 50 additional QSOs towards my overall DXCC totals. Only one new country via the TX7M expedition.

With my ground mounted old  antenna getting to 250 countries will be difficult. My coverage in to Africa, the Middle East and India area is limited. The 100 watts I have seems adequate. My problem is not being able to receive well!


IOTA 200 Received

The Islands on the Air (IOTA) program sponsored by the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) has been a lot of fun. I just received my reward for contacting over 200 IOTA islands. Most of these QSOs were made during the 1988-1993 sunspot cycle. Now that the next cycle is upon us I hope to get to 250.

The IOTA award process is web based and trouble free. QSL cards are required and checked quickly by IOTA volunteers.