EI2HI

18/11/2024

The latest QSL Cards to arrive direct via 'snail mail' in recent weeks confirming contacts (ssb & cw) into American Samoa, Glorioso Island, East Timor, Cambodia, Falkland Islands, Lord Howe Island, Austral Islands, Chatham Island, and Easter Island. There is something very special about the 'old fashioned' paper QSLs 😉

11/06/2024

Latest QSL Cards to arrive direct in recent weeks confirming contacts (on CW & SSB) into Satawal Is & Puluwat Is (Micronesia), East Kiribati, Marquesas, Pitcairn Is, Tahiti, Temotu Province, Vanuatu and Clipperton Is, all entities in the Pacific. Let's hope Solar Cycle 25 continues on the up 🙂

02/05/2024

Had a nice 20M QSO this morning with Gabe NJ7H who was Aeronautical Mobile in a Boeing 767 Cargo Aircraft flying at 36000ft over Florida on his way to Cincinnati from Costa Rica. Thank you Gabe 👍

26/02/2024

Conditions fantastic on 10m SSB this evening (26th of Feb) from California as Joe N6YYO who reduced his tx power to 100milliwatts and was still coming through to Ireland. Solar Cycle 25 coming along nicely 👍

13/01/2024

The latest batch of QSLs to arrive in recent weeks confirming CW and SSB contacts into Swains Island, French Polynesia, North Cook Islands, Samoa, Lord Howe Island, Chatham Islands, Vanuatu, Ducie Island and Tuvalu. All were Autumn 2023 Dxpeditions (except VP6A which was June 2023) to these entities in the South Pacific. Let's hope for more of the same in 2024 👍

14/11/2023

It is amazing what you will find on ebay these days 😁. My old QSL Card confirming a QSO back in 1994 when the 40m band was just 7.000mhz to 7.100mhz.

01/09/2023

Last night (31st of August) I had a great 21mhz SSB QSO with Con WA7E who was Areonautical Mobile in a Delta Airlines Boeing 737 Aircraft at 35,000FT over Nebraska on a flight from Portland, Oregan to Atlanta, Georgia. Con was operating the aircrafts 400W shunt-fed Collins radio for this contact. Thank you Con 👍

28/06/2023

The latest arrivals over recent weeks of QSL Cards confirming CW and SSB contacts (March & April 2023) into North Cook Islands, Spratly Islands, Solomon Islands, East Timor, Niue Island, South Cook Islands and Sable Island. Solar Cycle 25 progressing nicely 🙂

22/05/2023

Delighted to have these 2 'very sought after' QSL Cards arrive by post today. Both are ATNO for me confirming SSB and CW contacts with the No.2 (Bouvet)and No.3 (Crozet) on DXCC most wanted list. Thank you Seany EI2HZB for the personalised mouse mat.

11/05/2023

Today (11th of May 23) at 00.32hrs utc after calling CQ on 14mhz, I had an interesting QSO with John W7KJB who was Aeronautical Mobile in this Bombardier Express Aircraft flying at 43,000ft Westbound over Wichita, Kansas. Thanks for coming back to my call John 👍

16/04/2023

A fascinating 18 minute video clip put together by the 3Y0J Dxpedition team of their recent trip to Bouvet Island. Gives a great insight to the effort, risk and hardship endured on such a hostile location. Well done all 👍

21/03/2023

The Perseverance DX Group (PDXG) are planning a 16 day dxpedition to Clipperton Island for January 2024 and will be using the callsign TX5S.

TX5S – Clipperton IslandMar 20, 2023 | 0 The Perseverance DX Group (PDXG) is organizing a team of experienced DXpedition and contest operators to activate Clipperton Island (IOTA NA-011), currently #38 most wanted on Clublog.The team will be QRV on 160-6 meters, SSB, CW, RTTY and FT8. we plan to l...

15/03/2023

Had a great 80m SSB QSO this evening (18.00 utc) with Nick ZL1IU in New Zealand. I was running 100W into a G5RV antenna. Thank you Rob EI4KI for sending me this clip 🙂👍

14/03/2023

A nice start to the week as these 4 QSL Cards arrived directly via 'snail mail' confirming QSOs on SSB and CW with stations in the South Pacific.

27/01/2023

Today (27th of Jan), after putting out a CQ call on 28mhz, I had a nice QSO with Greg N3XQX who was Aeronautical Mobile in a Corporate Aircraft over St Louis, Missouri, USA flying at 40,000ft. Thank you Greg👍

09/01/2023

Got this very nice confirmation today for a QSO I had back in August 2022 with Hermano LU8AEU maritime mobile on a tall ship named the ARA Libertad. ARA Libertad is a steel-hulled, full-rigged, class "A" sailing ship that serves as a school vessel in the Argentine Navy. One of the largest and fastest tall ships in the world, holder of several speed records, she was designed and built in the 1950s. Thank you Hermano 🙂

15/12/2022

Today (17.09utc) I was trying out my old Yaesu FT707 with a Turner +3B desk mic on 12M running 50W, working mostly USA, when I got a call from Mark ZL1BMW in Aucklank, New Zealand. Thanks for the QSO Mark 😉

20/10/2022

Delighted Adam W3PAX that you got my QSL Card. Getting a QSL direct via 'snail mail' is the best 🙂 Thanks again for the QSO !