Speaking of QSL cards, I am somewhat embarrased to admit this, but I 
probably have between 100 and 150 QSL cards here that I have received during 
the past few years and have never filed away in my qsl card filing system. 
I always try to reply immediately to the ones that request a reply, but am 
sure there are a few in the pile that still need attention.

Someday, in my spare time, I'm going to start working with L O T W as a way 
to do a better job of QSLing.

There are just never enough hours in the day, it seems.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2013 11:27 PM
Subject: JW7


> Tom,
>
> I'm thinking, without looking it up, that JW7 used to be called Bear 
> island
> years ago and Alistair McClain, the British author, wrote a thriller novel
> about it.  They've practically changed half of all the prefixes these days
> so half the time I'm looking them up on my DXCC app for my iPhone only to
> find out I knew what it was but under it's old call prefix.  Yep, the 
> bands
> are fun to work when things are cooking.  Even 80 meters wasn't half bad
> with my wire under 40 feet.  I have, when I own a tube amplifier, worked 
> 138
> countries on 80 and 75 meters all with a wire under 40 feet.  I have 216 
> on
> 40 and over 300 on 20 meters.  I haven't kept track for awhile but I think 
> I
> am at 316 total.  I hit 300 back in 1981 and almost quit keeping track all
> together but it is always fun to work them.  I just won't sit in a pile up
> for 3 or 4 hours any more like I did when I was 14 and 15 years old 
> working
> DX on 15 and 10 meters, haha.  I also tossed out 287 QSL DX cards when I
> stopped keeping track.  My kids got into my office drawer once when they
> were little and I have cards all over the house.  I had some very rare
> one's, too, like the Japanese I worked at the Japanese embassy in Iran on 
> 20
> meter side band when our 300 plus hostages were still captives.
>
> Phil.
> K0NX
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2013 7:26 PM
> Subject: Re: 10 and 15 meters
>
>
>> To show  you how great conditions were even here in Central Lower
>> Michigan,
>> I worked a bit in the contest this week-end, and had an absolute blast.
>> Worked many European and South American stations, but a number of Japan
>> stations as well.  But even better, I worked a JW7QIA, in the country of
>> Svalard.  Never heard of Svalard, but the XYL looked it up on a map, and
>> it
>> is well north of Poland on the way to the North Pole.  Will definitely
>> have
>> to get a QSL card for that one!
>>
>> All of this was done with my Alpha Delta DXCC wire antenna which is up
>> about
>> 40 feet, and 100 watts!
>>
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2013 8:57 PM
>> Subject: Re: 10 and 15 meters
>>
>>
>>> 10 has been bonkers.  I worked a JA on 29.6 FM yesterday around 4PM
>>> local.
>>> My boss just finished putting up a 4 element KLM tri-bander on a 48 foot
>>> tower...height to the beam is about 50 feet.  So I was around yesterday
>>> to
>>> play radio.
>>> I was working JA, south america, and australia on 10 meters all at the
>>> same
>>> time of the day lol with 100W.  Signals were typically between s9 and 30
>>> over s9.
>>> On 20, we had short path, and long path as well as regional skip wide
>>> open...to the west, I was hearing and talking to BC, about 1000 miles
>>> away
>>> 40 over s9, along with short path, and long path signals from brazil and
>>> most of south america.
>>> I was also hearing stations 40 over s9 within 1000KM to the east, all 
>>> the
>>> way out to Russia and northern europe.
>>> Western and southern europe were pounding in on 40 last night on the
>>> windom
>>> as well.
>>> So yes, conditions are as good as I have ever heard them...we are at the
>>> peak time of this cycle as well which helps.
>>> I made two or three qrp contacts on 15 this afternoon on the windom as
>>> well.
>>>
>>> 73
>>> Colin, V A6BKX
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2013 6:17 PM
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Subject: 10 and 15 meters
>>>
>>>> It sure has been fun to see 10 and 15 meters really open with lots of =
>>>> signals.  I was copying Japan last night at 8 PM in the evening; not =
>>>> many, but a few were still coming through.  I figured it would be good 
>>>> =
>>>> because 12 meters has been rocking all weak with DX from all over.  And
>>>> =
>>>> I am still using wires now instead of yagi antennas so it had to be 20 
>>>> =
>>>> to 30 DB better than I was hearing.  You know it is good when the =
>>>> Japanese are commanding their own pile ups and working U S and Latin 
>>>> and
>>>> =
>>>> South Americans, as well as all the Caribbean, as fast as they can 
>>>> talk.
>>>>
>>>> Phil.
>>>> K0NX
>>>> Living His Name
>>>
>>
>