Entries from Christoph Petermann

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Activity 144 MHz

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Activity 50 MHz
20 February 2025 HRD XV9T (OK33)
6 February 2025 HRD XV9T (OK33)
20..28 January 2025 Rotator defect, finally repaired.
18 January 2025 HRD again lots of Sporadic-E from Europe
11 January 2025 HRD lots of Sporadic-E from Europe
6 January 2025 HRD 3W9T (OK33) for 5 minutes
5 January 2025 HRD 3W9T (OK33)

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Activity 28/21/14 MHz
Worked a number of new countries on these three bands.

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Activity 1296 MHz EME remote DL0SHF
8 February 2025 worked 24 stations in Q65C and CW modes

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other...
5 January 2025 Uploaded LoTW of 2024 data

# = mark new worked gridsquare
* = mark new worked country
bold = mark worked station / country
HRD = Heard only / stations outside Europe or very rare
WKD = Stations worked / two way contact.
Modes : CW, SSB, FT4, FT8, JT65A, Q65

Posted by Christoph Petermann

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Activity 144 MHz
26 December 2024 WKD Tropo >1000km ES5PC (KO38-1103km), YL2FZ (KO37-1121km)
25 December 2024 WKD Tropo >1000km G7RAU (IN79-1170km), F6DBI (IN78ij-1143km)
13 December 2024 WKD YU7SMN (KN05) Metorscatter - HRD many more
11 December 2024 WKD EU3AI (KO22) - More EU stations

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Activity 50 MHz
27 December 2024 HRD BA4TB (PM01), DU6/PE1NSQ, DU0A, UN9LEI+8 more UN
26 December 2024 HRD XV9T (OK33), UN8PFE (MO60), 9K2GR
25 December 2024 WKD 4E1FKB* (PK04#) Philippines
23 December 2024 WKD 9K2GR (LL49) F2
02 December 2024 HRD VE1PZ, WU1ITU
01 December 2024 WKD XV9T (OK33), 9L5A* (IJ38#) - HRD DU2W (PK08), K3LA

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Activity 28/21/14 MHz
22 December 2024 WKD new HI on 14 MHz;new T32 on 21 MHz; new DU on 28 MHz; + ~50 more on 14/21/28 MHz
21 December 2024 WKD new YC, T32, FK on 14 MHz; UA2, DP0GVN (IB59 - Antarctica - Georg von Neumeyer Station) new on 21 MHz + ~120 more on 14/21 MHz
20 December 2024 ~25 contacts on 21/28 MHz
12 December 2024 ~15 contacts on 21/28 MHz

Posted by Christoph Petermann

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Activity 144 MHz
15.11.2024 WKD >1000km F6EGD (IN88 1120km), F4EEJ/P (IN95 1271km), F5GHP (IN96 1210km), F4FMB (IN96 1180km), EA2XR (IN83 1544km), F4EUG (IN88 1120km), F1NZC (JN15 1117km), F1GTU (JN05 1188km) and many more from G, F, OE, OK, SP

09.11.2024 Got TX flags in KO73/84 (1700+ km), nobody on.

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Activity 50 MHz
30.11.2024 WKD HK3W (FJ34#), HC1BI (FI09), NN4X (EL98), KA6U (EL87), WB4OMG (EL98), NP4EI (FK68) - HRD EX0DX, UN stations, 9L5A (IJ38), TL8ES (JJ94), FG5GH (FK96), EA8, HI, 9Y, NP2X, HC5VF, TI2AA (EJ79), PR7XB (HI22) and many USA
29.11.2024 WKD K1HC (FN53), K1ST (FN41), AA5AU (EL49), VE3SCP (EN94#), AG4W (EM64), NA5DX (EM50), VE2BJG (FN46), N4QS (EM56#), KU4WW (EM64), N5BO (EM60), AE5VB (EM50), WF7T (EM66), KB1YNT (FN31), AA6KJ (EM46#), VO1AW (GN28), W5ZN (EM45#) - HRD many U.S.A. and VE ca 100, HD8FG (EI49) Galapagos

25.11.2024 WKD EA via Sporadic E
23.11.2024 HRD 3W9T (OK33 = XV9T?), DU/PE1NSQ (PK10)
17.11.2024 HRD XV9T (OK33)
16.11.2024 WKD VU2DCC (MK80#) - HRD 4S7KKG, VU2YAP (MJ96), VK6TM (OG65), A62A
15.11.2024 HRD XV9T (OK33)
13.11.2024 HRD EA8AE (only DX)
12.11.2024 WKD PY8ABH (GI58#) -
11.11.2024 WKD N2WK (FN03),VE9TG (FN66), N4CQ (EM96), K4ELI (EM74), AK4QR (EM64#) N1RR (FN41), VO2AC (FO93), VE1VOX (FN85), SSB: K1TEO (FN31), K1RX (FN43) - HRD many U.S.A. HC (FI06/07/09), HK (FJ24), PY8ABH

10.11.2024 WKD YB2DX* (OI52#), 4S7KKG* (MJ96#), HC2DR (FI07) - HRD UK8AEA, A65BP, A62A, YB5QZ (OJ00), YC2KME (OI52) +more YBs, 4S7AB, 9K2GR, 4X, XT2MD (IK92), PS8RF (GI84), HC1DAZ +more HC
09.11.2024 WKD A65BP (LL75) - HRD A62A (LL75), EY8MM, 9K2YM, PR2XB (GG66 on CQ/lost), VU2MSA, VU2DCC, XT2MD (IK92)
08.11.2024 HRD ODX VK6BSA (OG96), too many to list : 5*HL, 70+*JA, 2*JA6, 2*DU, 5*VK6, 9V, 9M2, XV, VU, BA, UN, EX, UK8, W1, VE, VO

07.11.2024 WKD VE1VDM (FN85), TI5CDA* (EK70#), VO2LAB (FO93#), VO1KVT (GN29#-SSB), VO1CAL (GN39#-SSB), N1BUG (FN55-CW), EU-stns backscatter - HRD VU2ADC, VU2DCC, 4S7AB (NJ07), XE1FAS (EK09), XE1XK (EK09), K5RK (EL29), AB5EB (EL09) : 34*USA, 12*VE

06.11.2024 2024 HRD 45*USA and 5*VE from 16 Grids

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Activity 28 MHz
07.11.2024 WKD 4U1UN (*no 236), mni South and North America

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Activity 1296 MHz EME (DL0SHF - remote)
17.11.2024 WKD CW/Q65 in the morning. 81 contacts last four days.
16.11.2024 WKD a few in CW/Q65 just before moonset, more in the evening.
15.11.2024 WKD more in Q65
14.11.2024 WKD 14 stations CW and Q65 modes

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Activity 144 MHz
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Activity 50 MHz
29 October 2024 WKD UN2E (MO52) - HRD VK8AW, UN8FR (MO82), RW9MC (MO65), UA9MA (MO64), UN3G
28 October 2024 HRD 5*VK6s from (OG65, OF76/77/88),16*JAs from (PM53/63/64/75), XV9T, UN3G, UN3GX
27 October 2024 WKD JE6JYT (PM52) - HRD 9V1XX (OJ11), HL3GOB, EX8MEM, UK8FF, 40+*JA
26 October 2024 WKD 3W9A (OK30#) - HRD XV9T (OK33), VK6s from (OG65),UN8GEQ, UN3GX, UN8AEA (MN41), 9M2AUN (QK22), 9V1XX (OJ11), EX8MEM, EX0DX (MN72), JAs from (PM53, PM64)
25 October 2024 HRD XV9T (OK33) again
24 October 2024 HRD XV9T (OK33)
23 October 2024 HRD VU2ADV (MK90)
17 October 2024 HRD 3B8FA, FR4OO, ZS6NK
16 October 2024 WKD PY2XB (GG66) - HRD ZS6NK, FR8UA, CU2AP
14 October 2024 WKD ZS6AF (KG54),ZS6AYE (KG54), ZS1A/6 (KG56), ZS6OB (KG44), ZS6AF (KG54)
13 October 2024 HRD XV9T (OK33), ZS6VK, ZS6WN, ZS6P, ZS6AYE, ZS6OB, ZS6, NL, FR8UA (LG79), ZS6RHL, A2NEW
12 October 2024 HRD F2-Proagation 4X4DK, 5B4AAB, 9K2GS, TR8CA, ZD9GJ (IF32)
10 October 2024 WKD stations in Aurora CW
02 October 2024 HRD PY8ABH, ZS6NK, ZR6AMC, ZS6OB, V51JH

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Activity 144 MHz
06 August 2024 Missed Es opening - WKD NAC 38 stations
04 August 2024 WKD Aurora to DL, G, GM, SM, LA, OY, YL, OH, UA1
03 August 2024 HRD Es ER1AN (KN46), UR5HVR, UR3EE, RK3AF

Activity 50 MHz
19 September 2024 HRD XT2AW
18 September 2024 HRD 7Q6M
16 August 2024 WKD UN9LEI (MO22) - HRD more UN
15 August 2024 HRD FR, 3B8 (LG78/79/89), HZ
12 August 2024 Big Aurora : WKD 30 stations up to 900 km south - HRD all northern EU
11 August 2024 HRD lot of meteor reflections - UN7LZ (MO13)
10 August 2024 HRD UN3M
07..09 August 2024 NO DX
06 August 2024 HRD 3B8FA (LG89), FR8UA (LG79), ZS6NK, ZS6WN (KG46), ZS4TX/6
05 August 2024 HRD UN (MO22)
04 August 2024 WKD Aurora to SM, YL, GM, PA
03 August 2024 WKD UN3M (LO61), UA4HBW (LO53#) - HRD 4X
02 August 2024 HRD 9K2, 4X, OD5
01 August 2024 HRD EA8, D4L

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Activity 50 MHz
24..31 July 2024 NOT QRV
22 July 2024 HRD 4X
21 July 2024 HRD EU only (no real Es)
20 July 2024 HRD 4X, 9K
19 July 2024 HRD JA7QVI (QM08), S01WS, EA8
18 July 2024 HRD UN, SU, 4X, 9K, OX3HI (GP47) - (I was late for the big JA opening)
17 July 2024 WKD WA1NLG (FN41), K1ST (FN41), K1TEO (FN31), K2XA (FN32) - HRD East Coast NA 26 Stations
16 July 2024 WKD RA9J (MP80#), RA4FP (LO13)
15 July 2024 HRD UN, W1/2
14 July 2024 HRD UN, OD5, EA8, W3 (FM28)
13 July 2024 WKD JK7IKU (QM09), JH7RXU (QM09), JE7ETY (PM98), JA7WSZ (QM07), JR7VHZ (QM09), JA7MZW (QN00), JA7JWF (QM08), JN1JFC (QM06), JH7WNV (QM07), JA7FTR (QM08), 9K2GR (LL49) - HRD BA4SI (PM01), 76* JA (PM63/64/74/84-86/94-98, QM05-09, QN00)

12 July 2024 HRD EU only
11 July 2024 HRD 2* JA (PM63/64/74/84/85/86/), DS4EOI, W1-W4 (FM18, FN20/31/42/54/64/65/74/85/86)
10 July 2024 HRD EU only
09 July 2024 HRD EU only
08 July 2024 HRD OD5, 4X
07 July 2024 HRD EA8
06 July 2024 HRD 3x JA (QM05/06/08)
05 July 2024 No real Sporadic E
04 July 2024 HRD EA8
03 July 2024 HRD 9K
02 July 2024 No real Sporadic E
01 July 2024 WKD FS/W8HC (FK88) - HRD ZD7BG (IH74), HZ1IT (KL94), OD, 4X, 9K

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Activity 144 MHz
28 June 2024 WKD 2m Sporadic E YO4FYQ (KN44#), US5EII (KN78), ER1AN (KN46#*), YO8ST (KN36#) - HRD Es see image. Also some good Aurora hrd.

21 June 2024 WKD 2m Sporadic E IK5RWX (JN52#), IZ5EME (JN52), IW0FFK (JN61), IK0FTA (JN61), IK0WMJ (JN61) - HRD I0, I5
13 June 2024 WKD 2m Sporadic E IT9GSF (JM67), IK7EOT (JN80), SV6SYQ (KM08) - HRD IT9, IK8, SV
4 June 2024 WKD 25 stations in Nordic Activity Contest
2 June 2024 WKD IS0YFG (JM49), EA5LN (IM99), EA5RC (JN00#), IZ0UME (JN61#), 9H1CG (JM75#*), 9H1PA (JM75), IT9HTV (JM76), IC8TEM (JN70#), IZ0CVT (JN61), IZ8EDJ (JN70), IC8EWW (JN60#), IC8FEM (JN60) - HRD IH9MHC and some more

Activity 50 MHz
30 June 2024 HRD JA (PM74), 5B, 4X, UN, 9K, W1/2
29 June 2024 HRD JA (QN01/23), BG9MM (OM38), UN, EX8MJ (MN72), UK8OM (MN51), 4X
28 June 2024 WKD EU Aurora - HRD N0TB (EN34), UN3GX
27 June 2024 HRD HL (PM37), JA (QN00/02, QM05..09, PM97)
26 June 2024 HRD EA8, W8 (EM79)
25 June 2024 HRD 5B, 4X, CT3
24 June 2024 HRD 4X, OD, W1/W4 (EM70, FM17/18, FN18/20/42)
23 June 2024 HRD 9K, 4X, OD, HZ
22 June 2024 HRD EA8, UN (NN19), W4/W5 (EM62/73/74/75/83/84/96, EL09), CN, HC (FI07), HK (FJ26/34)
21 June 2024 WKD K1TOL (FN44), WW1L (FN54) - HRD K1 (FN42, FN42, FN85), CU, EA8, S01, D2UY
20 June 2024 HRD CT3, 4X, 5B, HZ, 4L, OD
19 June 2024 WKD HI3T (FK49) - HRD KP4, CT3, EA8, FG8, S01
18 June 2024 almost nothing
17 June 2024 HRD BG0CAB (NN33), UK9AA, HZ, 4X, OD, 5B, 4L, UN, WP4
16 June 2024 WKD some EU in CW - HRD DS4EOI, 3* JA (PM53, QM06, QM08)
15 June 2024 WKD TF/DJ7GS (IP25#)
14 June 2024 HRD JA from (QN23, PM96, QM05), OX3LX (HP15)
13 June 2024 WKD WA1EAZ (FN42), VE1SKY (FN74), KA1R (FN64) - HRD W1
12 June 2024 HRD 7X, EA8, CT3, D4L
11 June 2024 HRD 4L, UN, 5B, 4X
10 June 2024 HRD OD5, 4X, 9K2
9 June 2024 HRD no DX
8 June 2024 WKD FG8OJ, J35X (FK92), YV5NEA (FK60), J88IH (FK93*#) - HRD EA8, CU, SU1SK, HZ, KP4, 9Y, V47JA, VE1
7 June 2024 HRD EA8
6 June 2024 HRD no DX, only few EU
5 June 2024 HRD 7Q6M, EA8IN
4 June 2024 WKD 9K2GS (LL39), 9K2YM (LL49), BA4RF (OM92#), RD9D (LO99#) - HRD N5WS (EL09), K5YT (EM22), BA7IO (OL73), BA7NQ (OL63), BG7NF (OL62, UN9LEI, UN7JX and more
3 June 2024 WKD OD5SX (KM74), SU1SK (KM50), PY5EW (GG46), PY2DS (GG66), CE2SV (FF47) - HRD 4X, EA8, CU, AC4TO, K5MC, KD2CYU, S01, 5* PY, CE2EP, CE3SX
2 June 2024 WKD UN7CL (MO44), JR2LJO (PM85), JL3MCM (PM74) - HRD BG6CJR (OM90), BG5BAA (PM00), BD5CAM (PL09), JA 69+ received, EA8, VK8AW, 5A1AL, S01WS, VE1PZ, CN8, 7Q6M, 3* PY

1 June 2024 WKD VO1CH (GN37) - HRD UN7JID, UN3G, EA8, OD5, 4X, 9K2, EA8

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Activity 50 MHz
31 May 2024 HRD S01WS, EA8, CU, KP4, FG8, 9Y4D, PZ5RA, 6+ PY
29 May 2024 WKD RO1M (KO59#), VK8AW (PH57mx#), R3NBI (LO07#), RK4FD (LO22#), 7X2CY (JM26#), PY4JOE (GH91#), PY5CC - hrd UN3G + more UN, PY2XB, PY5FF, CE2SQE (FG40), +20 more PY
28 May 2024 HRD WW1L, K1TOL, K4H (FM25), 9K
27 May 2024 4X, OD5, CU, HZ1, EA8, CE2SX, LU5FF
26 May 2024 HRD OD5, 9K2, 5B4
25 May 2024 HRD K1SIX, KP4EIT, EA8
24 May 2024 HRD/WKD only EU
23 May 2024 WKD 7Q6M (KH67#) - HRD EA8, 4X, OD5
22 May 2024 HRD/WKD only EU
21 May 2024 HRD LT4FW (FF97), LU5FF (FF99), PY5EW
20 May 2024 WKD VK6NH (lost in contact), RK4FD (LO22#) - HRD PY5CC, PP5BK (GG51)
18 May 2024 HRD only Eu
17 May 2024 HRD only EU
16 May 2024 HRD 5A1AL (JM62 - AF), 5B4, 9K2YM
15 May 2024 WKD some EU
14 May 2024 WKD EU stns, ZS6NL (KG44), LU8GMM (GG02#), D4L (HK76), ZP9HTL (GG24#*), PP5AMP (GG52), CE2SV (FF47#*), CE2EP (FF46#), PY2TIM (GG68#), CE3SX (FF46#), PY5AM (GG44#), PU2VLW (GG67#), PY4AQA (GG88#), CE4WJK (FF45#) - HRD 5+ ZS, A2NEW, 80+ PY (!) - This has been a great experience of a combination of Sporadic-E and TEP

13 May 2024 WKD EU stations CW/FT8 - HRD ZS1LS/6, ZS8EYE, S01WS, 5A1AL, EA8, LU8GMM, LU2GPB, 20+ PY
12 May 2024 WKD EU stations - HRD EA8, LU3CQ, 25+ PY,
1 .. 11 May 2024 - out on vacation

Activity 21/28 MHz
30/31 May 2024 WKD rare Glorioso Isl. FT4GL single operator expdition on 21 and 14 MHz

# = mark new worked gridsquare
* = mark new worked country
bold = mark worked station / country
HRD = Heard only / stations outside Europe or very rare
WKD = Stations worked / two way contact.
Modes : CW, SSB, FT4, FT8, JT65A, Q65

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Activity 50 MHz
30 April 2024 HRD ZS6WN, ZS6NK, D4L
29 April 2024 WKD PY5EW (GG46#), PY5HOT (GG46), PY2PPZ (GG66), PU2TXZ (GG57#) - HRD LU1WFU (FE64)
28 April 2024 HRD ZS6NJ, ZS6WN, ZS6OB, ZS6NL, ZS6AF, ZS1!LF/6, V51WW - First strong SporadicE in Europe
20 April 2024 HRD 5A1AL (JM62), 7X, EA9
19 April 2024 WKD a number of stations in a good Aurora
9 April 2024 HRD PY1MHZ
7 April 2024 WKD PY2XB (GG66#) - HRD PY5EW (GG46), LU8GMM (GG02)
5 April 2024 HRD ZS6OB, V51WW
1 April 2024 HRD ZS6OB

Activity 21 MHz
April 2024 WKD 50 new DXCC entities (now150) with 40m dipole since 1 Jan.

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Free Space and Moonbounce (EME) Budget
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Activity 144 MHz
2m Antenna was down for 6 weeks after clamp broken in storm. Now repaired and cleaned and working again. (Feb)

Activity 50 MHz
30 March 2024 HRD ZS6NJ
29 March 2024 HRD ZS6NJ
28 March 2024 HRD V51MA, ZS6NK
15 March 2024 HRD ZS6NJ
27 February 2024 HRD ZS6OB

Activity 21 MHz
January/February/March 2024 WKD 43 new DXCC entities (now142) with 40m dipole since 1 Jan.

Activity 7 MHz
January/February/March 2024 WKD 5 new DXCC entities (now177) since 1 Jan.

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Activity 144 MHz
18 December 2023 WKD EA2XR (IN83) (EA2XR worked me again - for safety?) - hrd F, G, ON
17 December 2023 WKD strong Aurora from LA, DL, SM - followed by big Tropo opening to F and EA (only listening).

Activity 50 MHz
Dead band at all
17 December 2023 WKD some strong Aurora from LA, DL, SM
2 December 2023 HRD 9Y, PZ5RA, YV6IA (FK78)
1 December 2023 WKD HC1DAZ (FI09#), WA4GPM (EM90), N4TB (EL97), W4DXX (EM70) - HRD TI2BSH (EJ79), CO, 9Y, FG, HC, FG, WP4, HI, W3, W4 and many more - first real strong F2 after many years.

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You will find a lot of new images in my Astrophotography section. Have a look: .../astro.htm

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Activity 50 MHz
Although QRV on most days, often nothing heard/seen.
22 November 2023 HRD EA8/DF4UE
13 November 2023 HRD 3B8FA
11 November 2023 HRD V51WW
09 November 2023 HRD A25R, V51MA, ZS6AYE, ZS6NK
07 November 2023 HRD ZS6NK, A25R, V51WW, 3B9FR
06 November 2023 HRD V51WW, HC1MD/2(EI97), HC2FG (FI07)
05 November 2023 WKD VK6ZLX (OG65), VK6KXW (OF87#) - HRD VK6TM (OG65), VK6DW (OF88), VK6NH, VK6DU (OF77), JE6JYT, YE6KYA, JA6TEW, JE6HJT, JA6IMI, YB5QZ (OJ00),3B9FR, 3B8FA, VU2CPL, 9K2GS, TR8CA, V51WW, A25R, ZS6NK, HC2FG, HC1BI, HC1MD/2 (and some Sporadic E strong)
04 November 2023 HRD DU3LA (PK05)
02 November 2023 HRD ZS6AYE, ZS6NJ, 7Q7M, V51WW
01 November 2023 HRD ZS6NK, ZS6NJ, A25R, V51WW, V51JH

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Activity 50 MHz
31 October 2023 WKD RA7A (KN94#) - HRD VU2NKS, 3B9FR
30 October 2023 WKD FR4OO (LG79#) - HRD ZS6NJ, ZS6AYE, ZS4TX/6, ZS3/V51PJ, V51WW (JH81), 9K2GS, A25R, 3B8FA
29 October 2023 WKD UN3GX, A25R (KG36#), ZS6AYE (KG54) - HRD YB5QZ (OJ00), VK4KEE (QH30), VK6NH (OG65 - heard me, but lost), ZS6NK, ZS6UT, V51WW
28 October 2023 HRD VK4WTN, 3B8FA (LG89), FR1GZ, 3B9FR (MH10)
27 October 2023 HRD V51WW (JH81)
26 October 2023 HRD some Es; 9G5AF (IJ95), 7X2RF
22 October 2023 HRD EA, I, CT some Es

Activity 40 MHz (RX)
27 October 2023 HRD some EU, ZR1ADI
26 October 2023 HRD some EU, WM2XEJ

Activity 1296 MHz DL0SHF EME remote
28 October 2023 wkd 27 more stations digital and CW for a total of 55 in ARRL contest.
27 October 2023 wkd 28 stations digital and CW
26 October 2023 wkd 4 stations digital

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