IOTA Merit Award and IOTA Honor Roll, 5BDXCC 5BWAC.National Merit of REF-UNION.
Member of: REF-UNION, Clipperton DX Club (life member), Russian Robinson Club, Présence Radioamateur, German DX Fondation, Radio-Club of Ushuaia.Emergency amateur radio services.
I am interesting by all things about Clipperton atoll, I am loocking specially for the QSL of the expeditions: FO8AN.
I was in Clipperton in 1978 and 2008.
Danielle, my wife, is always with me in my Dxpeditions, she is a specialist for life and radio logistic (erect antennas etc.)
Bob Barden
Westhill Farm, Jurby Road
Ramsey IM7 2EA
Isle of Man
[+] Mailing label
Lookups: 138249
Email: Use mouse to view..QSL: DIRECT, LOTW, BUREAU (SLOW)
20130207 1035UTC 10114kHz MD0CCE Date : 07/Feb/2013 1035UTC Freq : 10114kHz CW Rig : SDR(PI4THT) ANT : Mini-Whip(PAØRDT) PC recording
MD0CCE has been QRV since Nov 2006.
LOG SEARCH: (Thanks to Michael, G7VJR!)
MD0CCE QSL INFO: I answer all QSLs received, quickly when I am home but there are delays when I am travelling.
US Stations: Please show your COUNTY on your card - Thanks!
If you are sending a stamped envelope - thanks! but please note that UK stamps DO NOT WORK(and US stamps certainly do not work!) for the Isle of Man! We have our own stamps (and our own money, and our own government, and - - - -)
QSL via LOTW, Bureau or Direct. For a direct return, please send a self-addressed envelopewith:
Isle of Man stamps (71p - Europe, 80p - rest of world) -OR -
one IRC -OR -
one US Dollar $1 to help cover postage (postage to EU = $1.14; postage to USA/JA/VK = $1.28)
All direct cards are answered promptly, usually within a day or two when I am home. Cards received from the QSL bureau are processed as received, but not always immediately as they are usually delivered more than 1,000 at a time, and I do them by hand.
How long do Bureau cards take to get here? In the most recent batches from the bureau, the oldest QSO seen has been 7 years old, while the most recent was4 months old; the average QSO age was 2 years (24 months), and the most frequent QSO age was 30 months. Here are average QSO ages of some representative groups from two recent batches from the bureau (data available for others on request):
I - average QSO age 1 yr + 8 months (126 QSLs received)
OK - average QSO age 1 yr + 8 months (179 QSLs received)
DL - average QSO age 1 yr + 9 months (507 QSLs received)
S5 - average QSO age 1 yr + 11 months (59 QSLs received)
UA - average QSO age1 yr + 11 month (316 QSLs received)
SP - average QSO age 2 yrs + 2 months (190 QSLs received)
UR - average QSO age 2 yrs +2 months (68 QSLs received)
EA - average QSO age 2 yrs + 3 months (82 QSLs received)
JA - average QSO age 2 yrs +3 months (598 QSLs received)
HA - average QSO age 2 yrs + 8 months (61 QSLs received)
QSL statistics on 31 Dec 2011 are (QRV for5 years, all MD callsigns combined): QSOs - 146,905; QSOs confirmed by paper QSL - 33,211; QSOs confirmed by LOTW - 55,702. If you have a question about your QSL, please send me an email.
20130207 0947UTC 10109.4kHz FG/F6ARC Date : 07/Feb/2013 0947UTC Freq : 10109.4kHz CW Rig : SDR(PI4THT) ANT : Mini-Whip(PAØRDT) PC recording
No eQSL!
F6ARC - FG/F6ARC - FM/F6ARC: please QSLs via bureau or direct with a SAE envelope and at least one US dollar or one valid IRC, to:
FE11DX, Stéphane LAIGNEAU 1 Résidence François Foreau 28110 LUCE - FRANCE
For many years, I have experimented with numerous computer-designed antennas. Despite its small size, this top-loaded vertical gives amazing results on 160m, but its efficiency depends on its ground system (radials).
Choke balun to prevent RF current from flowing on the outside of the coax cable