20261011 IZY choiced at M0OXO`s OQRS (P29YY`s QSL)

20261011 IZY choiced M0OXO`s OQRS  (P29YY`s QSL)

Hi everyone, Mako (IZX) here.
Autumn has well and settled into the Northern Hemisphere, and DXing is looking vastly different compared to just 10 days ago.

 IZY successfully worked the legendary big name in the ham radio world, "M0OXO"! (And here is the eSWL card that just arrived from that contact!)

IZY said 記念すべきQSOのSWL　本当にありがとうございます。

M0OXO England Charles R. Wilmott 60 Church Hill, Royston, Barnsley, South Yorkshire. S71 4NG England QSL: www.m0oxo.com Email: charles.wilmott@m0oxo.com Platinum Subscriber Lookups: 1013185

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This time, I’m doing an OQRS using IZY's data to get a commemorative QSL card for P29YY, which we featured recently.

First, access M0OXO’s main homepage. You’ll find an OQRS request tab there, so select it.
(He handles a ton of DXpeditions, so scrolling for P29YY is a hassle! Instead, I’ll search his database directly for any DXpedition that hits a match for JJ5IZY.)

Here is what the search results look like.
(The search took about 6 minutes and 30 seconds. Well, considering the massive amount of data he handles, that’s totally understandable!)

And there it is—P29YY popped up, so let’s go ahead and select it right away.

Now, just click on "Request QSL (OQRS)" in the blue area at the bottom.

 

Then, you’ll see a page like this. Now it's time to verify the QSO data with the station.

Since IZY has worked P29YY 5 times, let’s export those log details as an ADIF file (she uses QRZ.com for this) and upload it!

Alright, once you confirm the QSO data is all correct, we’ll move on to verifying the requester's info (the person requesting the QSL).
I’ve blurred out some parts since it’s personal data! lol

We're almost at the finish line!

For OQRS payments, we always use PayPal (same for Club Log). I'll skip the exact step-by-step details for this part, but keep in mind that fees can vary depending on the DXpedition, so just take it case-by-case and approve it.

Heads up: Even though PayPal seems bulletproof, there are times when transfers fail due to regional or country-to-country restrictions. If that happens, you’ll need to consider alternative methods.

Anyway, the OQRS via M0OXO went smoothly without a single hitch!

Let`s enjoy DXing !!

20261002 IZY got New ONE!! V61GSE(Micronesia)

20261002 IZY got New ONE!! V61GSE(Micronesia)

V61GSE Micronesia Takeo Takahata Weno Island, Chuuk Micronesia QSL: LoTW, eQSL,OQRS Page managed by JR1GSE Lookups: 6125

 

Hello everyone, this is Mako, JJ5IZX.

Two days ago, right after I posted, something big happened!
IZY successfully caught the "New One" in the title. 

V61GSE on 15m Band

To be honest, we had several chances before but somehow kept missing this entity.

Unfortunately, I missed taking a screenshot of the 17m contact, but I managed to save the ones for 15m and 80m.

As for my own station, IZX, I already had confirmed QSOs in SSB, CW, and PSK31, but this was my very first time on FT8 (lol).

Securing them on 80m was especially huge. For a modest station like ours, being able to log an entity that is relatively easier to catch was a very welcome surprise.

V61GSE on 80m Band

Greed got the better of me, so I kept watching 40m and ran into FW1P, and managed to bag them too (and yes, got the screenshot!).

At first, there was some domestic SSB QRM, so even when I was picked up, I couldn't confirm the RR73 and was on pins and needles.

However, about 30 minutes later, the frequency became crystal clear.

I called right away and made the QSO shortly after. (IZY cleared it much more easily).

It felt a bit like an anticlimax after all that worry, but both IZX and IZY got them in the log!

FW1P on 40m Band

The perfectly timed QRV by V61GSE (Mr. Takahata) gave us so much hope.

Thank you so much!

20261001 This month targets!!

20261001 This month targets!! 

Hi everyone, this is Mako, JJ5IZX.

Here in Japan (JA), located in the Northern Hemisphere, the intense summer heat has finally passed, and autumn is officially in the air. Passing Higan (the autumn equinox, when day and night are roughly equal in length—which is also when the grayline on PSK Reporter becomes nearly vertical) always brings a real, noticeable shift in the season.

 PSK Reporter at 20260930 0930UTC

In the world of DX (FT8), we are moving away from the summer doldrums into the autumn DX season. Looking from JA, the conditions are shaping up nicely: mornings bring SA and NA (as well as EU and AF on the lower bands), afternoons open up to Asia, Oceania, and then Europe, followed by Africa in the evening. Around 22:00 UTC on 20 meters, it is sometimes even possible to copy signals from every single continent at once. Radio propagation is truly a fascinating phenomenon, isn't it?

Now, onto the main topic. The DXpedition timeline for this month (starting in October) has been published on DX World. Which DXpeditions are you all targeting in terms of entities, bands, and modes?

Of course, your results will vary greatly depending on your location, operating style, and timing. I hope you all manage to catch your target stations without overextending yourselves!

As for my wife and me (IZX & IZY), we run a modest little station, and our preferences are Digital (Data) > CW > SSB (IZX only). Because of this, FT8 will be our primary focus. While I would love to score a "New Mode" on CW if possible, the reality is usually quite challenging.

 

Timeline

Now that the timeline has been published on DX-World, I’m planning to start targeting these DXpeditions one by one, starting with the ones coming up first.

Looking at the upcoming schedule, figuring out which ones to chase is always one of the most exciting parts of this hobby. Since my wife and I will be focusing mainly on FT8, we will be keeping a close eye on the greyline and band conditions to find the best windows for our modest station.

I’ll make sure to update you all here on the blog with our targets and how our hunting goes.

Enjoy Dxing!! ... JJ5IZX & JJ5IZY 73&88 : )

20260926 HK0/UA4WHX(Andres & Providencia) QSL

 20260926 HK0/UA4WHX(San Andres & Providencia) QSL

HK0/UA4WHX San Andres and Providencia VLADIMIR M. BYKOV P.O. BOX 2040 426033, IZHEVSK Russia QSL: BEST DIRECT WITH PAY PAL. BURO - NOT REGULAR Email: Use mouse to view.. Ham Member Lookups: 1430

Operation from Providencia Island, IOTA NA-049

20140319 1239UTC 14030kHz CW HK0/UA4WHX

JJ5IZX200 · 20140319 1239UTC 14030kHz HK0/UA4WHX

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to him for graciously accepting my QSL request from a decade ago (2014).

20140317 0026UTC 18072kHz CW HK0/UA4WHX

JJ5IZX199 · 20140317 0026UTC 18072kHz HK0/UA4WHX

202060923 We got New one GU0SUP( Guernsey ) !!

 202060923 We got New one GU0SUP( Guernsey ) !!

GU0SUP Guernsey Phil Cooper 1 Clos au Pre, La Hougue du Pommier Castel GY5 7FQ Guernsey QSL: LoTW preferred! Bureau, Clublog, DCL, QRZ, upload daily, NOEQSL XML Subscriber Lookups: 201492

20260922 12m FT8

        Many many thanks QSO .... Phil san 73`s : )

What a lucky QSO last night!Out of nowhere, IZX showed up on 12m. 

I was actually calling someone else when his call sign appeared clearly on my screen. 

His signal was on the weaker side, so I wasn't sure if I’d make it. 

But keeping an eye on PSK Reporter, 

I took a shot and called—and wow, got a callback on the first try!Finally scored a long-awaited ATNO!

It seemed he barely caught my signal, 

but we successfully completed the QSO. Immediately after, his trace dropped into the noise.

Next up was IZY, who was dying to get him too, so we swapped OPs. 

During the attempts, the backup PSK Reporter confirmed he was copying IZY. 

IZY pushed through with -14 → R-14.The tension was high, 

but then came the RR73! Incredible! IZY happily sent 73 back. 

A brand new entity for both of us!

Finale report.

2013 Spratly Islands DXpedition 9M4SLL on 30m CW

 2013 Spratly Islands DXpedition 

9M4SLL  on 30m CW

20130312 1040UTC 10109kHz CW 9M4SLL

9M4SLL  Spratly Islands Borneo Amateur Radio Club Layang Layang Island DXpedition 10 To 18 March 2013 Spratly Islands QSL: VIA M0URX ONLY (SEE BELOW) Ham Member Lookups: 150765

9M4SLL WAS ACTIVE FROM PULAU LAYANG LAYANG, SPRATLY ISLANDS (IOTA AS-051)
FROM 10 TO 18 MARCH 2013 and 7 TO 13 AUGUST 2012.

10 - 18 March 2013 operators: John, 9M6XRO; Steve, 9M6DXX; James, 9V1YC; Ben, DJ0YI / N6MUF; Don, G3BJ; Pista, HA5AO; George, HA5UK, and Tony, KM0O.

9M4SLL was active on 160 to 10 metres, CW, SSB and RTTY, with five stations using 400W linear amplifiers to vertical antennas on the edge of the ocean.

QSL via M0URX ONLY: by OQRS (Direct or Bureau), Direct by mail (with SAE + $2), on LoTW, or via the RSGB bureau (all bureau cards MUST be marked "via M0URX").

9M4SLL was also active from 7 - 13 August 2012, when 9M6XRO and 9M6DXX made 18,227 QSOs with two stations in under 7 days.

Note: 9M4SLL is a re-issued callsign. It was first used by the Borneo Amateur Radio Club (BARC) for a special event operation in Semporna, Sabah (DXCC: East Malaysia) in 2007. The QSL information for the 2007 operation ONLY remains as: BARC, PO Box 20469, 88761 Luyang, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Please do NOT send QSLs for the 2012 or 2013 operations to this address.

2013 TX5K(CLIPPERTON ISLAND) Dxpedition!!

 2013 TX5K(CLIPPERTON ISLAND) Dxpedition!!

20130305 2317UTC 14086.9kHz TX5K RTTY

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20130306 2306UTC 14033kHz CW TX5K

JJ5IZX93 · 20130306 2306UTC 14033kHz TX5K

This is a record from quite some time ago, but I came across it while organizing my data.

I decided to make a video of the RTTY contact as a memento.

20260902 A Huge Wave Returns !! on 15m FT8.

20260902  A Huge Wave Returns !! on 15m FT8.

P29YY ( Papua New Guinea )

at 2026 0902 0518UTC  24hour on PSK Reporter

Huge single wave + 31db !! (like a Local 1kw station)

 

He choiced 3 line !! but +10 db over !!

Good evening, everyone. 

This is IZX.From tonight through Saturday morning, I will be tied up with a heavy work schedule. While I am watching his incredible performance (P29YY) on the screen, I won't be able to make a QSO with him myself, which is quite frustrating!

Clicking through, he is successfully carrying out the DXpedition he envisioned. His deep expertise, remarkable execution, and above all, his grueling "one-man" operation are outstanding. This will undoubtedly be passed down to future generations as a true "one-man legend.

"While watching the band activity over the past few days, I noticed an interesting phenomenon.The signal reports exchanged during QSOs show a distinct trend: reports for JA and other Asian stations are generally high, whereas reports for EU and NA/SA are on the lower side. Perhaps the distance from Papua New Guinea to Japan (around 4,000–5,000 km) provides the sweet spot for perfect propagation. For us JA stations, this is incredibly encouraging and exciting.I understand it has been just about a year since he started operating FT8. Yet, I cannot recall any previous DXpedition that has been this strong and stable—and amazingly, he has done everything from setting up the antennas to operating the station completely by himself!His operating skills are absolutely brilliant.

While using MSHV (multi-stream) to manage pile-ups is common practice in FT8 nowadays, he is exceptionally mindful of weaker stations. If you force too many streams, the output power per stream drops, causing receiving stations to lose track of him.He carefully calculates this margin and seems to stick to an "(n-1) stream" approach. Knowing that frequent retries slow down the QSO rate, he focuses on a "1 PICKUP to Finish" style while running multi-stream. The pile-ups are cleared so beautifully and efficiently that it’s hard to believe there is only one person behind the controls.Have you read his blog yet?The journey leading up to this DXpedition (his struggles), his choice of antennas, and his installation and operational methods are all deeply thought out and well-executed. Reading it makes me feel as if I am right there on the expedition with him.I highly encourage you to look for him on the air and share in this amazing experience.

P.S.

While the QSO logs were initially uploaded in batches, they now seem to be updated almost instantly to QRZ.com and LoTW. I was amazed to see my 15m QSO result from today notified on my PC just a few minutes after the contact!

皆さん、こんばんは。IZXです。

今夜から土曜日の午前中まで、私は仕事（ハードワーク）が詰まっています。そのため、画面で彼の活躍（P29YY）を見守りながらも、自分自身は彼とQSO（交信）することができません。とても残念でなりません。

それでも彼は、自らが理想とするペディションを見事に決行しています。その深い知見と抜群の実行力、そして何より「たった独り」での過酷なオペレーション。これは間違いなく、後世のアマチュア無線界に語り継がれる「たった独りの伝説」となるでしょう。

先日からの運用状況をワッチしていて、一点不思議なこと（興味深いこと）に気付きました。それはQSO時に交換されるレポートの傾向です。JA各局（アジア圏）に対しては総じて高いレポートが出ている一方、EUやNA/SA（欧米・南米）方面に対しては低めに出ているのです。パプアニューギニアから日本までの距離（約4,000〜5,000km）が、電波の伝搬としてちょうど絶妙なコンディションをもたらしているのでしょうか。我々JAの局から見ると、非常に頼もしく、かつワクワクさせられます。私がFT8の運用を始めてちょうど1年ほどですが、これほど強く、そして安定したペディション局は過去に記憶がありません。（驚くべきことに、彼はアンテナの設営から日々の運用まで、すべてをたった独りで行っているのです！）

また彼のオペレーション技術は本当に絶妙です。FT8において、MSHV（マルチストリーム）を駆使してパイルアップを捌くのは今や珍しくありませんが、彼は信号の弱い局（低シグナル局）への配慮が非常に細やかなのです。ストリーム数を無理に増やしてしまうと、1波あたりの送信出力が分散され、結果として受信側が彼を見失ってしまいます。彼はそのマージンを的確に見極め、あえて「(n-1) ストリーム」の運用を貫いているように見受けられます。リトライが増えればQSOのペースが落ちることを熟知しているのでしょう。出来る限り「1つのピックアップから確実にQSOを完了させる（1 PICKUP to Finish）」というスタイルを、マルチストリームで並行しながら徹底しています。そのため、本当に1人で運用しているのかと疑いたくなるほど、パイルアップが美しく、流れるように捌かれていくのです。

皆さんは、彼のブログをもうお読みになりましたか？このペディションが実現するまでの経緯（奮闘記）や、アンテナの選択、設置運用法などが非常に緻密に考察され、実践されています。ブログを読んでいると、まるで私自身も彼と一緒にペディションの現場に立っているかのような錯覚を覚えるほどです。ぜひ皆さんも、オンエアで彼を追いかけ、一緒にこのペディションを楽しんでください。追伸：当初は一部まとめてアップロードされていたQSOログですが、現在はリアルタイムに近い形でQRZ.comおよびLoTWへ反映されているようです。本日交信した15m（21MHz）の結果も、わずか数分で私のPC（Club Log等の通知システム）に届き、そのスピード感に大変驚かされました。

20260831 P29YY ( Papua New Guinea )

 20260831 P29YY ( Papua New Guinea )

P29YY  Papua New Guinea Maxim Tretyakov Kavieng, New Ireland Province Papua New Guinea QSL: QSL manager: M0OXO; LoTW, QRZ.com Email: Use mouse to view.. Page managed by OH7O Lookups: 31720

 

at 20260831 1200UTC!? on 80m band (We got a new band)

His (P29YY) signal was a bit unstable tonight.

Sometime..his signal faded, 

The calls from various JA stations trying to reach him sounded like "anguished cries."

He said...

29.Aug.2026-08.Sep.2026:

P29YY - DXpedition to Papua New Guinea (PNG)

https://oh7o.com/p29yy/ - the main page of the DXpedition

Grid: QI57jk

OC-008

Solo DXpedition.  Not a "holiday style" 

- A pure hardcore solo DXpedition. I will rest somewhere later :-)

I wish you success... and take care.

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I stumbled upon,

it during a communication that took place earlier in the day.

PY8WW !?>> 3 days later  >> HK0/PY8WW  : ) Next target him !!