John's Vademecum

Tue 11 July 2023

started this Radio Diary area today, with a view to using it as a notebook for on-air activity, rather than of recording projects etc.
Rig : 7200
Period 1 10:00z
- CQ on 30m / 100W / BVp / 18wpm:
- RBN Spots:
- 10123.3 : MM0ZBH OH6BG SE5E F8DGY TF4M TF3Y ON6ZQ DC8YZ DL9GTB G4IRN DM6EE DL0PF DR4W DL1HWS G4HSO DE1LON OE9GHV OK1FCJ DF2CK SM7IUN MM3NDH HB9BXE SQ5J GI4DOH
- Called by MI0WWB - Will - QRP 5W - RST 549, and deep QSB to nil at times. Short QSO in difficult condx
- Called by DK4AN - Wang - nr Bon - 76 yrs old - QRP 2W/5W. RCh. Nice chat…. sheep / cows / dogs / antenna fields / electric fences etc. QRP → 5W here too. BVc @ 22wpm
Period 2 1130z
- CQ on 20m / 100W / SKh / 14wpm “CQ FISTS”
- RBN Spots :
- 14058.0 : OH6BG ES2RR SE5E F8DGY G4IRN S53A TF3Y S53WW R1LB OK1FCJ OK4QRO DC8YZ DL0PF RU9CZD DF2CK HA1VHF DR4W OE9GHV IK4VET CT7ANO DL9GTB DM5GG SM7IUN G0KTN W1NT2 G4HSO RK3TD (+ 7 more)
- Called by OK2BWB - Karel - nr Brno. RCh. “home made vacuum tubes trx at 50W see qrz.com for pictures”
  - Very deep QSB from S9 → 0 and back at times
- Period 3
- CQ on 30m / 100W / BVp / 18wpm
  - Called by SM4ASX - Len. RSt. Swapped to SKh, Started @ 579…. → he ended QSO due to QSB
Period 3 2100z
- Spent some time practising bug sending, BVp & BVc at 18/20/25/28wpm (28 is still rather too fast!)
- CQ on 60m (5260kHz) 2100z… no reply
- QRN Lightning crashes are fierce tonight!
- CQ on 30m / 100W / BVp / 18wpm
  - Called by RW9FZ - Dima - Perm. ~RCh. 56 years old ⇒ Someone YOUNGER than me!