HAM Radio and Other Hobbies
The plan was to have a serious start in Multi-Single entry together with friends from SO4M Team. But we had a problem with our 20 meters antenna. So finally we had to put down the tower, next to repair antennas (feeders) and finally put up back the towers. In total Read More
I participated the Russian DX Contest in March from the SO4M contest station. There are many changes at the SO4M station so this time it was 20 meters only. Hard propagation conditions. K-Index was raising to 6 at some hours. The consequence was lack of propagation window to North America. Read More
The last full weekend of October (24-25.10 in 2020) is the time of the CQWW DX SSB Contest. Most of the SO4M members are CW or RTTY pasionates so we operate phone contests very seldom. Anyway the CQWW DX SSB weekend was perfect time for meeting and doing some preparations Read More
The results of the CQ WW WPX CW Contest were published. I am very glad to see my result in the Top Ten in the World and in Europe. The propagation conditions were not too good during the second night and the propagation to North America was poor. I could Read More
Last year I operated the IARU HF on my own as SO4M. This time again I was part of the SN0HQ Team. The SN0HQ is the HQ station of the Polish Amateur Radio Union (PZK). We were supporting the SN0HQ operation on 20 meters on CW from the QTH of Read More
It is great to hear that 10 meters or 12 meters bands are opened almost 24 hours a day. Great to work so many stations from almost all directions. On June 16, near local midnight I was able to work Japanese stations. I logged JH8XVH, JE3GRQ and JH0INP (between 22:27 Read More
I was looking for 4U1UN for a long time. I even worked 4U1UN but from my club station. I saw spots many times but I was not able to hear the signals on my vertical antennas. Finally last Sunday (June 7, 2020) I heard 4U1UN in the local morning on Read More
It was possible to participate the CQ WW WPX CW Contest this year. Of course again from the contest station SO4M. And again in the Single Operator 20m High Power Assisted. The propagation was a little disturbed the second night (K Index raised to 3) so there were not too Read More
Finally I was able to work VP8PJ. Only one QSO but I had not too much time to observe bands especially the bands where my antennas are effective. In the end I was lucky to work VP8PJ on 40 meters, CW. It is a new one for me.
Last weeks some I received some new QSLs confirmimg new band/mode slots. The first one was Z68M on 30 meters, FT8 (confirmed also on LoTW). The next one was VP8LP on 20 meters, FT4. Finally today, while donwloading LoTW QSLs to my DXKeeper database, I found 5T5PA confirmation on 80 Read More