GW4VXE's Station Diary

Notes from my ham radio adventures

Apr 12 2026; SF=93, A=12, K=2


Bit of a busy day! First thing we collected some bees and got those set up into their new hive behind the barn. After that it was PW VHF column morning - so nice to get that written and off to Don. We went to Lower Town for a walk in the afternoon, so it's 1530z and I haven't made a contact yet! A few minutes before I have to go out again.

From what I can see, HF conditions are poor again, with 10m all but silent - there's the odd weak PY about. This morning there seemed to be a little Es on 6m, with a few stations from France and Switzerland coming through.

Picked up a new country, 3X3A from Guinea on 15m FT8 this evening which was nice. Followed that a little later by a enjoyable 17m CW QSO with Wes AC5K and then some POTA portables around the US.


Total QSOs
8
DXCC
5
Bands
15m, 17m, 20m
Modes
CW, FT8
Highlight DX:
AC5K United States Of America 6765 km
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Date/Time Call Band Mode Country Grid
12/04/2026 15:50 SX200M 20m CW Greece
12/04/2026 15:53 R065YG 20m CW Asiatic Russia
12/04/2026 19:06 3X3A 15m FT8 Guinea
12/04/2026 20:33 AC5K 17m CW United States Of America EM37FA
12/04/2026 20:53 KI8R 20m CW United States Of America EM89NP
12/04/2026 20:57 VE2ZDX 20m CW Canada FN35EK
12/04/2026 21:00 W2LC 20m CW United States Of America FN13SI
12/04/2026 21:04 W0ANM 20m CW United States Of America EN35AH
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