KL2A Surfing the Short Waves of Ham Radio

Remote Ham Radio in my HOA #hamradio

noreply@blogger.com (Jon, KL2A) — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 03:49:00 +0000

Operating a Ham Radio Superstation from an HOA

#hamradio #hoa #hfvertical #stackedyagis

Ever dream of operating a superstation with stacked yagis on 10-40M, a full-sized 80M beam, and the 135-200' 160M vertical arrays and wire Yagis with a field of listening antennas? I had many times, a real, or surreal vision of it many times going back to 1984 on routine road trips to KL7Y for a radio contest while growing up in Alaska. In that vision, I still see the helicopter delivering us to the mountain top (Alaskan mountain top!) at 11,000 feet where the antenna farm was installed surrounded by glaciers, inaccessible from the outside world. This never happened but...

Just recently, and for the first time, I've started to play seriously with Remote Ham Radio station technology. Controlling a superstation on the ocean, or a mountain top, anywhere in the world, from my kitchen table laptop. Yes, really. On my Macbook screen, I can turn the Yagis, tune the bands, and work the DX. During a contest, I can find a clear frequency and run an endless pile up from a large station somewhere in DX land, working back to Europe and the USA until the cows come home.

Sure, I have an ICOM HF ham radio that runs 100 Watts, and a Greyline Performance Vertical Dipole (Flagpole Antenna) for 160-6M, and I love playing radio from my QTH in Sun Valley, Idaho. I work the world. But, I do not run pile-ups from home other than the occasional 30-60 minutes of "running" in a domestic contest when the conditions are good.

At the same time (these days) I also like using the ICOM radios installed at various radio stations from Spain, Puerto Rico, South America, Maine, and other locations around the world, using real power, real antennas on 100-200' towers (in some cases) and being really loud, being that DX station...again, all from my kitchen table.

Here's a little sample for you:

Whether you are using a low power ham radio for FT8 or CW on the bands from your HOA, chasing DXCC country slots for competitions with our clubs and friends, or getting on just for fun during contests from the superstations, Ham Radio is fun again!

73 KL2A

WE WON 2021 CQWW SSB M/M from Zone 9 in the Caribbean #hamradio #arrl #

noreply@blogger.com (Jon, KL2A) — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 21:25:00 +0000

Ham Radio Contest from Zone 9

Curacao Island, Netherland Antilles, South America

Towers at PJ2T

L-R Top: G4XUM, K8PGJ, N2BA, ND8L, M5RIC

L-R Bottom: G4BVY, W0CG, NN3W, KL2A

*Congrats to the team. We made the CQ Magazine, CQWW CW Results Section too*

https://cqww.com/results/2021_cq_ww_dx_cw_results.pdf

Waiting for ski season… again. The in-between summer and ski seasons for me have always been (going back to 14 years old) about surfing the Shortwaves of Ham Radio.

In late October 2021, a multinational team of radio operators convened in the Southern Caribbean for our annual Worldwide radio competition. This time on the island of Curacao.

KL2A & NN3W arrive on the island of Curacao. Rainy day.

In decades past my outposts of choice have been rough! Jungles, desert islands, and war-torn cities. The things we will do to be the only one from a country on the air, right? 

This year was quite civilized. The hard work was basically complete (thanks to our host) and ready for basic operator UI fine-tuning, it was all set and ready for action. Some years we are required to build it all upon arrival (PJ1B of the 1980s and 1990s era). The accommodations were perfect for a group of 10 guys to prepare for a big weekend of radio operations. 

Infinity pool, two houses with A/C in each bedroom plus comfortable wide open spaces for common areas, outside and in. We had meals prepared daily and an endless supply of cold local, Amstel beer. With temperatures right at 85-90F night and day, for the entire 2 weeks, the pool was well used to cool off while strategizing with the others' sitting around the social tables on the cliff and sun deck. To add to the ambiance, the views were facing Columbia (HK) and Venezuela (YV) which can be seen shimmering at night in the distance. Electrical storms collect in the mountains just inland there offering a beautiful natural show of force, and of course the QRN on the bands as well.

Daytime: coffee hour and breakfast was had inside or outside on the cliffside decks. Pictured here is a cliff table a few steps below the main operations where some spent hours per day training on the short wave radios, shaking down the equipment and hardware (towers and antenna networks) scouting the radio spectrum for openings to faraway lands… 
 
                       Coffee in the mornings at the cliff table facing westerly towards YV/HK

Afternoons were similar with pool time and stories around the table with the other ops, while bright parrotfish crunch their lunch along the reefs in the waters below. We even saw a couple of large whales this trip, not a common occurrence in my (or any others there) travels to this part of the world. Dolphins, sure. Whales, not so much.

PS. Dolphins are associated with good luck. As we won the world, maybe Whales are even better luck?

Dinner scents drifted from the dining rooms to the lounge and pool decks, reserved for strategy sessions typically with a full dose of mosquitoes and cold drinks and always the natural entertainment, a showcasing of flashes in the hills, lighting up the skies over Venezuela 15 miles to the south. Static crashes are certain this weekend. 

We experienced a familiar sound of birds mainly at morning light and dusk of nightfall, the rightfully famous magic or greyline hours, the smell of nerves hangs heavier in the air as each night turns to day, moving us closer to the sobering rapture of the starting gun at 0000 Zulu.

Friday at 0000 Zulu hour, 20,000+ people switch on their radios, 100s of teams, many from the equatorial regions with one notable showing from Alaska, my homeland, oddly too at this time of the solar cycle; Aurora Borealis was in full bloom for their space weather and caused an exciting enhancement.

                        L-R K8PGJ, G4XUM, NN3W, N2BA (back), KL2A, G4BVY

In the heat of battle, competing against other well-armed teams of shiny metal above their operating positions, using various levels of old-meets-new tech, based on every continent and echoing within the basins of every ocean: the Caribbean, West Africa, East Africa, and the Mediterranean island groups - these were the ones to watch so close to Europe and the Americas or desired by both, a sure target for the entire weekend. (Saltwater and equator regions historically are the sweet spots)

During the fray of night and day, the radios hummed and antenna motors clicked and churned. Good friends, new and old, lots of familiar battle cries, lots of concern and excitement from our camp and of the very familiar annual competitors we know so well who at times can win it all, are going for the win right alongside, believing they can, just like us, unknowing until the finish line, putting it all on the line…

…in the end, little did we know for certain, it will be our team of British and Americans (PJ2T) who win for Planet Earth. What a thrill ride. 

As the radio fans slow to a stop, the hum of the amplifiers silenced, the clicks of the rotor motors cease into a stillness. The sound of laughter, bottles bursting open in the distance, the smell of dinner wafting through the palm-lined star-lit pathway, to the social hall at the cliffside sundeck (in this case, moonscape) facing South America, back to where it all began just a few days before. Discussing, "Where do we go next?" #hamradio is fun again!

On the Cover of a 'Ham Radio' Magazine #hamradio #tech #wrtc

noreply@blogger.com (Jon, KL2A) — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 20:41:00 +0000

WE MADE THE COVER OF A HAM RADIO MAGAZINE

September, 2021 CQ Magazine

A few friends on a DX mountain top, above the Adriatic Sea.

Yep, bands are good there.

Summer 2021 in Alaska + Montenegro (4O) Europe:

4O/KL2A 7/8 - 7/13 in Montenegro | DX-World Announcement | DXSummit Spots

Greetings Radio Op friends,

Traveling from KL7 to 4O was rather easy, even during the pandemic. As my family and I were in Alaska for our summer visit, my route was then ANC-DBV with a 30-minute taxi ride, the back way, into 4O. As I was there to talk radio with a sage mind in the region I used the opening to invite a friend to experience radio from the region. As I did not even attempt to qualify for WRTC in Italy, I wanted to support Team USA in some way, so a plan was hatched and a WRTC Team Captain met me at the Dubrovnik airport in Croatia for the trip over the next hill, into Montenegro, a path less traveled, in preparation for the upcoming WRTC radio games in Italy.

Upon arrival in 4O, the oceanfront village greeted us with a festive, friendly reception of authentic foods and a vibrant social fabric. We were quite likely the only Americans in the village, just maybe in the whole country. This was the type of trip that naturally offered more than enough leisure time for espresso and cold refreshments in the summer shade at the welcoming cafes along the coastal beaches, and we experienced many of them while sharing an ongoing radio discussion that meandered through our stay from one stop to the next. Sure, there were the hair-raising narrow cobblestone roads to navigate on a Friday night adventure to find the secret dinner restaurant with the pot of herb soaked meat, enough to feed a small army, the long pour espresso, and the endless supply of summertime cold beers that seemed to be acceptable no matter the time, night or day.

In the end, the superstation of amazing antennas on a mountain top surrounded by the Adriatic Sea was a bonus of dBs during the IARU contest. We used ham radio remote technology to control the hilltop radio station in the distance, and a smile or a yell was heard from our WRTC Team Captain who steered that shiny ship of aluminum and steel into the night of ions. There is a certain reverence when a fellow radio op is engaged in a radio contest in our midst. One could be found, not participating per se, but certainly in the room or within earshot, most of the weekend. A level of support for our brother living a weekend within the headphones and control panels, a captain for a weekend.

PS. When he was taking a rest, I would get on the air as 4O/KL2A and run the pile-ups, just enough to pass along points and to say that I was in the game too.

After a few days my work was done, Captain Richard was satisfied and challenged for more radio, my quest for interesting wisdom had been found and we forged friendships there. It was time to return to our worlds and as quickly as we arrived, we reversed course to our original QTHs. For me, Europe to Alaska to meet the children and finalize our summer vacation.

Amateur Radio indeed is the greatest Fraternity on Earth.

73 KL2A

1-hour CWT recording of PJ2/KL2A 1300Z Session, SDR. 150 Q's, 20M only. #hamradio

noreply@blogger.com (Jon, KL2A) — Sat, 06 Nov 2021 17:52:00 +0000

KL2A · CWT PJ2/KL2A 1-hour 20M only 13-14Z-14029kHz Nov3.2021

1-hour of fun during CWT from PJ2/KL2A in the 1300-1400z session, November 3, 2021. Using a Yagi to Europe and Yagi to the USA. 1 Radio.

Ham Radio is fun again!

73 KL2A

CWT Fun #hamradio contesting from an HOA in Idaho

noreply@blogger.com (Jon, KL2A) — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 22:53:00 +0000

How Loud is your Ham Radio Signal?

1300Z CWT 6AM Local PST (60-minute CW contest)

Wow. Ham Radio is fun again! Wednesday's CWT contests are always an adventure. I wanted to see how well my amateur radio station was getting out to the world. This is a fun way to test the short wave gear.

CWops, CWT: These 1-hour CW contests each Wednesday have become a lot of fun. 3000+ members and growing, 1-hour per session, and 4 times each Wednesday, year round. These are the CWops CWT contests.

Are you new to ham radio or returning? Join us! -- (let's chat in the comments below)

This morning, from Northern Idaho, 40M was the only real band expected to be open at 5AM local, the first one of four contests expected today. I spun 20M quickly and did hear VE3EJ and a couple others but as they were quite weak and it was still dark, 40M was the obvious choice.

My alarm is always set for 5:45AM in preparation of Wednesdays fun-mode on the radio, and I'm typically into a book by 4:30AM anyway, but a much needed 'loud and clear' is a welcomed reminder from the daily distractions, "the alert buzzer announcing that I turn the radio on and be ready to go" was heard while the Italian espresso on the stove percolated its final bubbling steam. The smell of a dark roast during the season change can be Christmas-like... (or reminiscent of a CQWW contest morning from yesteryear in any case).

In Idaho this time of year it's still dark outside, and has been that way for a few weeks now as the summer sunrise falls back until spring when these contests find 20M open at 6AM yet again, for this weekly CW festivus.

With the fireplace warm, the coffee mug steaming, and the radio on 40M, I put on the headset and enter the world of Amateur Radio. A world so familiar, for so many years. Full of friendships and stories that go back to the mid-1980s...

Today was strangely, in a tin-can, sounding, like being under water. As if everyone was bouncing over the water above us, they were seemingly in another world. In the distance, and crystal clear, albeit weak I do hear a few W3's warming up. So the murky water is not entirely widespread yet the signals were fluttery and muted, everyone seemed to be S-0. For a while, I listened to K7RL who was running guys, as he should be. Mitch has a 180-foot tower over a salt water cliff scape towards all directions... he will make some noise and he had a steady stream of callers, one after another WB8's, W9's, and K4's and 5's were getting through to him, all of which were barely audible here. After a few minutes of bouncing between 20 and 40M, I settle back into 40M to hear K6RB and KC7V, who are both S9+ so the band is experiencing a sort of “spotlight opening.” Mike is not always an easy Q for me with the usual line up of ops calling him and he's been just S5-6 the past few weeks. I drop in my call and it's an easy Q. "GM Jon #77" - "GM Jon, 73 KC7V"... I work a few guys, realize the bands are not favoring the PNW of W7 and phase into a non-Wednesday style morning routine.

Looking at the RBN report, my signal was okay but not commanding. There is a noon contest coming I’ll try to make time for.

Towards the end of the 6-7AM segment of CWT, I run a quick RBN test of my signal strength:

Who does hear me?

K9IMM is the only RBN that hears me! That's a little odd. He usually reports much higher SNR for me and 8 dB is considered rather low, especially for today and considering the sound of the band. Good decision to lay low on this one. For good measure I went up to 20M and ran the same test, super loud into W8WWV and decent to KD7YZ who is on the east coast. With just a few minutes left in the contest, this test was simply for the record.

1900Z CWT: The Noon Test in W7

20-15M were both super fun today. Here is a few minutes of audio including 20-15M USA and European callers. (below: look at the signal strengths now!)

KL2A Equipment:

24' Greyline HF Vertical Antenna (aka DX Flagpole Antenna) in an HOA and 100W!

With the morning behind us, the 1900Z mid-day session really looked to be perking up. A quick RBN check showed that 15 and 20M were both open. With 20M full of ops already gunning it out, I tried my luck by starting on 15M and turned on the recorder.. (press play above).

Look at these signals: RBN (reversebeacon.net/KL2A)

K9IMM reports 39dB

AC0C 43dB

K1TTT 21dB

W1NT 23dB

KO7SS 38dB

These are real signal reports. Calling a quick CQ on 15 netted a little run. When it dried up, I spun to 20 and repeat back to 15M. Guys were calling from mainly the East Coast and a few Europeans today as well (HB9DAX, PA0INA, SQ9S) as the audio signals provide.

KL2A using 24' Greyline HF Vertical Antenna in an HOA and 100W.

How Loud is your Ham Radio Signal?

FUN RADIO EXPERIMENT
See how loud you are and where in the world you are being heard. Try this.

FT8 Map showcases the entire planet "live" on the air.
See the map, here: https://pskreporter.info/pskmap.html

RBN Signal Data: http://www.reversebeacon.net/srch.php

1. Find a clear frequency in the CW band
2. Call "CQ CQ your-call your-call"
3. Type your name in the Spot Search
4. See where you are heard around the world.

Did you try this experiment? How did it go? Let me know in the comments.

Remember, Ham Radio is fun again!

73 KL2A

KL2A/P: NA Sprint CW | Sawtooth Wilderness, Idaho #hamradio #camping #prepper

noreply@blogger.com (Jon, KL2A) — Sun, 20 Sep 2020 18:55:00 +0000

NAQP CW Sprint by KL2A/P Camping in the Sawtooth Wilderness @ Stanley Lake, Idaho. 

Packed up my ski bag ham radio, portable go kit which included the Greyline OCF vertical antenna for HF, and headed for the mountains of Southcentral Idaho, north of Sun Valley in the Sawtooth Wilderness Preserve. Luck had it, there was a four-hour CW sprint contest called NAQP (North America QSO Party) Saturday night, just about the time I would land at a campground for the evening. 

Arrived at the campsite amidst a smoke bank coming in from WA/OR. 

Built the station in about 20 minutes and started about halfway into the contest. 

Super quiet location that took a while to find. Most spots were below a hill along a river. This location was almost ridge-line. Once on the air, I felt pretty good considering half power or less at 40W. Almost everyone I called heard the signal. 

24' Greyline DX Vertical tied to a stump. 3' of PVC pipe and ground support are not part of the active antenna. The lower dipole starts just above where the ladder line comes out (this exit and insulator is meant to be ground level by design but adding 3' to the height didn't hurt). 24' of radiator above the feed point.  

Antenna System Order of parts: From the Antenna, the ladder line feedline transitions to a PL259 adapter that plugs into the LDG RT-100 remote tuner. Then, the RF Choke which is 7 ferrite slip-over-coax beads for adequate RF choking, then the 75' LMR-400 coax to the Suburban. 

Cockpit inside the suburban. Using standard power from the 12V AC/DC outlet in the truck I was able to get 40W out without tripping the Chevy circuit breaker. The heater was on low to keep the fan noise down and the fingers warm. 40 and 80M were hopping full of CW signals from coast to coast. It felt like I was looking down on all of them from up here. Also, it seemed the stalls granite peaks around me were reflecting signal in my favor... it certainly felt I was indeed that loud compared to my home QTH below the hill.

KL2A/P Ski Bag Portable Ham Radio station:
Greyline Performance 24’ OCF Vertical Dipole 
Icom 7610 Transceiver
LDG RT-100 Remote Tuner at the Vertical
Vibroplex Code Warrior Junior CW "morse code" Paddle 

Backstory:

Lately, this summer, I've been tinkering with HF vertical antenna designs at the lake house QTH in Northern Idaho. The QTH is great for swimming, boating, and relaxing on the beach deck but it is not a good QTH at all for radio other than working KL7, VE7, UA9 (Central Russia), or the occasional Northern European. Oh, it's a great shot due north and nowhere else as the hills are straight up in all other directions. #lakelife.

So, this camp trip was a great opportunity to try the ski bag radio station from another QTH. By comparison, it was night and day to the lake QTH. The campsite had no other people or structures for miles, super quiet, I could hear everything and everyone on the bands. W1-4 signals filled 40 and 80M CW (east coast) and I worked them easily on both bands with the 40W from the radio (not something that's possible thus far from the lake house with double the power, at 100W).  You have to hear them, right?

Having guys hear me easily was a treat. Amazing what a quiet location and a high up in the hills take-off will do for a 24' vertical dipole antenna. 

NA CW SPRINT: 140 QSOs in about 90-100 mins on the air.

Best 4-hours in radio!

Bonus: Tuned the bands at sunrise before packing out of camp and warming up the truck. It was cold in the tent, 28F at sunrise, and still smokey. 

+ found PJ4A (NN3W) at the Bonaire Island Radio Station PJ4A on 20M  WAE SSB 
+ a 40M tune found W6YA working YF8HVY. Very quiet QTH in the mountain country. 

W6YA + YF8HVY 40M CW DX (sunrise)

PJ4A (NN3W) WAE SSB 2020

73 KL2A/7

A5A Bhutan DXpedition Update - Final 24 hours.

noreply@blogger.com (Jon, KL2A) — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 10:35:00 +0000

Read more here:

A5A Bhutan Dxpedition Update

73 A52X (KL2A)

A5A DXpedition, A52X (KL2A) at the Key

noreply@blogger.com (Jon, KL2A) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 09:12:00 +0000

Between 2012 and 2014, we went to A5A Bhutan for a Dxpedition to play Ham Radio.

KL2A (A52X) at the key @ A5A Bhutan DXpedition

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A5A BHUTAN QTH

noreply@blogger.com (Jon, KL2A) — Tue, 29 May 2012 06:42:00 +0000

My Location@12:41,5/29 Babesa-Thimphu Expy, Thimphu, Bhutan http://m.google.com/u/m/dCY32E

Bhutan DXpedition Update: May 29, 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Jon, KL2A) — Tue, 29 May 2012 03:23:00 +0000

May 29, 2012, from A5A Bhutan DXpedition

Greetings from Bhutan. A couple notes to report. The past few days have been full of official meetings for Zorro and his international survey team (Harvard, Waseda, The University of Tokyo, and SEISA) with the Bhutan Government officials. The Ministry of Education, Health, Economics, and even Bhutan's Football (soccer) The team has been on the calendar discussing future needs. KL2A and ZL1GO were in on the action as well entertaining 20+ university students in the A5A shack for a live demonstration of the radio and introducing (more politely, urging) the very exciting reality that some in the room would become charter members of the future Royal Thimphu College Radio Club. We called CQ and answered a CQ by M0REX. The FGC is delighted to donate the radio and equipment including ordering an installation of a new first radio tower for the club. The ceremony is forthcoming.

The radio condx are very good to the needed areas and we are working hard to be available on those paths. We have seen long openings in our darkness on the high bands, it is quite exciting. We have been running the 6m beacon most of the day and are working on the lower bands now as well. Club Log is underway as JJ1LIB has departed back to Japan and will officiate these duties daily. Please keep your comments coming, follow us on Twitter for live updates, and thank you for your support! We are honored to add one more to your rankings.

73 A5A Team Bhutan2012.com

A5A Bhutan DXPEDITION + WPX CW 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Jon, KL2A) — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:39:00 +0000

A5A - Bhutan 2012 - Dxpedition by The FGC DX Group, Foundation for Global Children

Want to know when 7O6T has worked your region per band? Look here...

noreply@blogger.com (Jon, KL2A) — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Chasing 7O6T? Want to know when they have actually worked your region? Read this...

Excerpt from a post sent to Spokane DX Associations Mail group on May 4, 2012

Gentlemen,

17m indeed is their strongest band (below in blue) with 20 and 15 trailing.

NA	0	65	292	155	2697	3032	2048	727	170	9186

(source: www.yemen2012.com)

Note that overall, they are excelling on 17m with more Q's and countries than any other band/mode:

DXCC by Band/Mode breakdown

Band	CW	PH	RTTY	Total
160	43	0	0	43
80	52	18	0	52
40	61	58	0	71
30	58	0	0	58
20	99	89	1	110
17	103	122	0	127
15	99	116	0	121
12	99	101	0	115
10	82	102	0	108
Totals	124	143	1	151

Band/Mode breakdown

Band	CW	PH	RTTY	Total
160	382	0	0	382
80	855	43	0	898
40	730	553	0	1283
30	1068	0	0	1068
20	5181	2880	1	8062
17	5570	5986	0	11556
15	4005	5689	0	9694
12	4185	3920	0	8105
10	1961	2573	0	4534
Totals	23937	21644	1	45582

Have you tried their Map Propagation Feature?

Here is the best link for tinkering with the data:
http://www.clublog.org/charts/?c=7O6T&a=gc&embed=1#map

You can ask it: "What time are they working Zone 3 on any particular band?"

1. Click the map on the Zone 3 area
2. Click the bar on the graph representing the band you are interested in (try 17m)
3. The Graph resets, and now you see 17m highlighted in Orange.

Note: 434 Q's in Zone 3 on 17m (at time of writing)
Note: The graph depicts the times of these Q's. Majority worked at 03z and 16z

40m shows 3 Q's so far in Zone 3 at 01 and 02 zulu timeframe.

Good luck in the pile ups!

--

73 KL2A
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7O6T Yemen Dxpedition Record Breaking Day 1 ??

noreply@blogger.com (Jon, KL2A) — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:39:00 +0000

Leading Band/Slot Stations

1	RA4LW	13	21	9H1SP	11	41	S52QM	10	61	RU3OW	9	81	OM3PC	9
2	IV3RAV	13	22	W4QN	11	42	F5OHS	10	62	HA1DAE	9	82	DL4MCF	9
3	IV3HYD	13	23	N4CC	11	43	IK2YCW	10	63	RZ6LY	9	83	UT7UW	9
4	G4PWA	12	24	ON7GB	11	44	IK8HJC	10	64	IZ8EFB	9	84	N4NN	9
5	CT1EEB	12	25	UA4CR	10	45	ON4ATW	10	65	I3ZNG	9	85	UA3QNS	9
6	EA3BKI	12	26	OM5MF	10	46	IT9MRZ	10	66	IZ5DKJ	9	86	SM4OTI	9
7	YO9HP	12	27	UA4HBW	10	47	I5NPH	10	67	IZ8GGE	9	87	EA1KE	9
8	A61BK	11	28	R6AF	10	48	I1APQ	10	68	I3BUI	9	88	EA5RM	9
9	5B4AHJ	11	29	OK1MP	10	49	IZ8ETW	10	69	EA3JL	9	89	DL8QS	9
10	S50A	11	30	DL2MWB	10	50	CT1APE	10	70	UA9TF	9	90	SP5WA	9
11	A65CA	11	31	RZ3AM	10	51	EA1KY	10	71	R3OK	9	91	HA8BE	9
12	OK2PAY	11	32	OE3GCU	10	52	EA5KV	10	72	RW4LK	9	92	ON4WW	9
13	US4EX	11	33	IK5MEJ	10	53	IT9TJH	10	73	OE6MDF	9	93	LZ2WO	9
14	OZ1LXJ	11	34	DL5MEV	10	54	K4SV	9	74	SM3NRY	9	94	RU3QR	9
15	F6GCP	11	35	S52OT	10	55	SP3DOI	9	75	YU1FW	9	95	SP9AQF	9
16	HA7TM	11	36	RZ3QZ	10	56	IZ8FWN	9	76	UA3KW	9	96	SV2DCD	9
17	DL7CM	11	37	SV1PL	10	57	RL3AA	9	77	OK1EK	9	97	RA3QSY	9
18	OM5RW	11	38	SP9QMP	10	58	RZ3DJ	9	78	OM3LK	9	98	IT9FGA	9
19	EA8AK	11	39	US6EX	10	59	IZ3KIF	9	79	HA7RY	9	99	IK4DRY	9
20	CT1ILT	11	40	UR0MC	10	60	UA4LY	9	80	S58N	9	100	SV8JE	9

7O6T Statistics at 24 hours, Day 1:

Operating Time

Number of QSOs

First QSO: 2012-04-30 21:00:54
Last QSO: 2012-05-01 21:07:42

Total QSOs: 17269
Unique Calls: 7112

Band/Mode breakdown

Band	PH	CW	Total
80	36	453	489
40	71	57	128
30	0	314	314
20	1318	2758	4076
17	2347	3047	5394
15	1468	552	2020
12	1685	2326	4011
10	837	0	837
Totals	7762	9507	17269

DXCC by Band/Mode breakdown

Band	PH	CW	Total
80	17	42	42
40	22	23	35
30	0	42	42
20	74	86	98
17	89	86	101
15	77	38	83
12	75	83	90
10	67	0	67
Totals	113	104	123

Daily QSOs (last 30 active)

Date	Total
01-05-2012	15582
30-04-2012	1687
Totals	17269

Multiband QSOs

Band	Total
8	13
7	37
6	105
5	292
4	550
3	1026
2	1544
1	3545
Totals	7112

Breakdown by Continent

Continent	Total
Africa	143
Asia	1285
Europe	12858
North America	2790
Oceania	62
South America	131
Totals	17269

Continent By Mode

Band	PH	CW	Total
AF	111	32	143
AN	0	0	0
AS	456	829	1285
EU	5871	6987	12858
NA	1206	1584	2790
OC	29	33	62
SA	89	42	131
Totals	7762	9507	17269

Continent By Band

Band	80	40	30	20	17	15	12	10	Total
AF	2	3	2	17	14	7	25	73	143
AN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AS	19	13	12	198	489	96	434	24	1285
EU	412	87	173	3177	3683	1421	3265	640	12858
NA	56	21	125	641	1173	461	258	55	2790
OC	0	0	1	9	18	17	13	4	62
SA	0	4	1	34	17	18	16	41	131

NA at 22% of total Q's in the 1st 24 hours.
NA worked 7O6T 56 times on 160, and 55 times on 10m
NA on 17m: 42% of total NA Q's have been on 17m so far.
Add on if you wish...

7O6T Map Feature

This map feature is great. Check it out here: http://www.yemen2012.com/log.php (click map)

Propagation to 7O6T from CQ Zone: 3

10 m: 0 QSOs

0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23

12 m: 0 QSOs

0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23

15 m: 15 QSOs

0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23

17 m: 221 QSOs

0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23

20 m: 13 QSOs

0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23

30 m: 1 QSOs

0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23

40 m: 0 QSOs

0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23

80 m: 0 QSOs

0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23

What else do you see?

Spot analysis anywhere? I believe they are working the "best" paths to all areas, comments?

73 KL2A

noreply@blogger.com (Jon, KL2A) — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:16:00 +0000

Resources for 7O6T Yemen DXpedition

A few links to watch by Jon KL2A

Main 7O6T Website:

7O6T Yemen 2012 Dxpedition

Join the Conversation:

DX-World 7O6T page
Twitter 7O6T
Google Plus

Google Search string
QRZ.com Forums
Blogs
Blogs past 10 minutes!
Clubs, Groups, Reflectors - New!

Listen to Audio and Video:

7O6T on Youtube
7O6T on Tumblr!
7O6T on Soundcloud
7O6T on Soundbites @ DX-world

Any other directories we can add here?

73 Jon KL2A

noreply@blogger.com (Jon, KL2A) — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:01:00 +0000

7O6T Socotra Island, Yemen DXpedition #hamr #hamrjp #dxped

WRTC 2014 - First European Tent Sponsors (CCF, CTU Italy) #hamr #hamx #wrtc2014

noreply@blogger.com (Jon, KL2A) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:12:00 +0000

Follow the story unfolding over the next 2 years... WRTC 2014 - New England... here we go. (Pass it on!) #hamr #wrtc2014 #hamX

http://www.wrtc2014.org/first-european-tent-sponsors/

Watch "Radio Arcala base jump" on YouTube #hamr #hamrX (extreme)

noreply@blogger.com (Jon, KL2A) — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:04:00 +0000

Watch "Radio Arcala base jump" on YouTube

The new tower team? What do you think?

73 KL2A

noreply@blogger.com (Jon, KL2A) — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:36:00 +0000

Noteworthy Ham Radio Hashtags:

TU: RT @ka3drr: #hamr #radiosport #2014wrtc #DX #blogger #cqww #cqwpx #arrl @KL2A
Radio op on Twitter? Let's explore radio topics together. Follow me here: ow.ly/arkOw 73 KL2A Using Hashtag: #hamr and more.

I would add: #emcomm #cqcontest #hfradio #wwv #wwyc #dxped #hamrjp #iaru #jarl

Thoughts to be worked out behind Ham Radio hashtags:

There are the higher level subjects that deserve a hashtag such as clubs and orgs, then subs could be contests and events (ie, Dayton, Dxpeditions, etc.) radio operator specific, QTH's, gear, conditions, and other popular social tagging...

A subject for a rainy day? Any takers on this, add a hashtag or thought on this... drop a note.

73 KL2A

Ray Tracy - Zone of Iniquity by Ward Silver N0AX (Paperback) - Lulu

noreply@blogger.com (Jon, KL2A) — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:23:00 +0000

Ray Tracy - Zone of Iniquity by Ward Silver (Paperback) - Lulu
#hamr #hamrjp #eham #hamradiobook

New York City's Mayor Is A Geek At Heart : NPR #hamr #hamrjp #diy

noreply@blogger.com (Jon, KL2A) — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:23:00 +0000

New York City's Mayor Is A Geek At Heart : NPR

Bloomberg built a ham radio as a child?

FLATOW: I heard somewhere that you build a ham radio as a child.
BLOOMBERG: I was a ham radio operator, yeah.
FLATOW: What was your call letters, do you remember?
BLOOMBERG: I don't remember, just don't remember. My Morse code, I was OK with the code, but I can't spell and for Morse code that's a big problem.

[See video!] Google Would Like To Introduce You To Project Glass, The Eyewear Of The Future

noreply@blogger.com (Jon, KL2A) — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:58:00 +0000

Google Would Like To Introduce You To Project Glass, The Eyewear Of The Future

Instagram Android Release: New App Now Available At Google Play Store (PICTURES) #hamr #hamrjp

noreply@blogger.com (Jon, KL2A) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:01:00 +0000

Instagram - Android Apps on Google Play

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/03/instagram-android-release-app-google-play_n_1399903.html

These eight licensed to ham it up | Hudson Star-Observer | Wisconsin #hamr #hamrjp #novice

noreply@blogger.com (Jon, KL2A) — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:52:00 +0000

These eight licensed to ham it up | Hudson Star-Observer | Hudson, Wisconsin

Cody Danza on the radio. #hamr

noreply@blogger.com (Jon, KL2A) — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:45:00 +0000

YouTube

Any one see this show?

73 KL2A

Instagram on Android • Coming soon!

noreply@blogger.com (Jon, KL2A) — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 22:32:00 +0000

Instagram on Android • Coming soon!

Be "first" in line for the Instagram app coming to Android soon! 73 KL2A

KL2A Surfing the Short Waves of Ham Radio

Remote Ham Radio in my HOA #hamradio

Operating a Ham Radio Superstation from an HOA

#hamradio #hoa #hfvertical #stackedyagis

WE WON 2021 CQWW SSB M/M from Zone 9 in the Caribbean #hamradio #arrl #

Ham Radio Contest from Zone 9

On the Cover of a 'Ham Radio' Magazine #hamradio #tech #wrtc

Summer 2021 in Alaska + Montenegro (4O) Europe:

1-hour CWT recording of PJ2/KL2A 1300Z Session, SDR. 150 Q's, 20M only. #hamradio

1-hour of fun during CWT from PJ2/KL2A in the 1300-1400z session, November 3, 2021. Using a Yagi to Europe and Yagi to the USA. 1 Radio.

CWT Fun #hamradio contesting from an HOA in Idaho

KL2A/P: NA Sprint CW | Sawtooth Wilderness, Idaho #hamradio #camping #prepper

NAQP CW Sprint by KL2A/P

Camping in the Sawtooth Wilderness @ Stanley Lake, Idaho.

A5A Bhutan DXpedition Update - Final 24 hours.

A5A DXpedition, A52X (KL2A) at the Key

Links of interest

Listen to Audio and Video:

A5A BHUTAN QTH

Bhutan DXpedition Update: May 29, 2012

May 29, 2012, from A5A Bhutan DXpedition

A5A Bhutan DXPEDITION + WPX CW 2012

Want to know when 7O6T has worked your region per band? Look here...

DXCC by Band/Mode breakdown

Band/Mode breakdown

7O6T Yemen Dxpedition Record Breaking Day 1 ??

Operating Time

Number of QSOs

The Leaderboard:

7O6T

Leading Band/Slot Stations

7O6T Statistics at 24 hours, Day 1:

Operating Time

Number of QSOs

Band/Mode breakdown

DXCC by Band/Mode breakdown

Daily QSOs (last 30 active)

Multiband QSOs

Breakdown by Continent

Continent By Mode

Continent By Band

7O6T Map Feature

Propagation to 7O6T from CQ Zone: 3

What else do you see?

Spot analysis anywhere? I believe they are working the "best" paths to all areas, comments?

73 KL2A

Resources for 7O6T Yemen DXpedition

A few links to watch by Jon KL2A

Main 7O6T Website:

7O6T Yemen 2012 Dxpedition

Join the Conversation:

Listen to Audio and Video:

WRTC 2014 - First European Tent Sponsors (CCF, CTU Italy) #hamr #hamx #wrtc2014

Watch "Radio Arcala base jump" on YouTube #hamr #hamrX (extreme)

Ray Tracy - Zone of Iniquity by Ward Silver N0AX (Paperback) - Lulu

New York City's Mayor Is A Geek At Heart : NPR #hamr #hamrjp #diy

[See video!] Google Would Like To Introduce You To Project Glass, The Eyewear Of The Future

Instagram Android Release: New App Now Available At Google Play Store (PICTURES) #hamr #hamrjp

These eight licensed to ham it up | Hudson Star-Observer | Wisconsin #hamr #hamrjp #novice

Cody Danza on the radio. #hamr

Instagram on Android • Coming soon!