Qsl information

All  QSL cards received in the recents months have been answered .
Sorry for the delay, the reason can be found in my blog.
If you still have not received a QSL card, use the contact form that you can find on this website.


  Hpe cuagn soon  Best 73 ' André  C5YK

QSl by Qsl Manager

Hello to all real Ham's ,

All QSL via my QSL manager is delayed, because very urgent family circumstances in the last few months . Normally start the outgoing QSL again from January, 15.2015.

Some of you sent me an E' mail and received the reason for the delay.

Unfortunately, some amateurs send negative comments on the cluster and this without knowing what the actual facts are. One of these "amateurs" is : F5MNW
A simple email to me would be a sign of  ham spirit. However ham spirit is something unknown from F5MNW  ???

If you have still no QSL card received late February, please Send me a E'mail .

Sorry for the inconvenience .
André C5YK

6 Meter and Amplifier problems on HF

Last weeks the propagation on 6 Meter was very poor , just working some PY stations . But the two beacons ZD7 and ZD8 are every evening very strong . So I worked ZD8S , but no activity from ZD7 . On HF I was active on 12 and 10 meter , but limited because of my SPE power amplifier have problems. Two relays  are failed on the PA-board ( K1 and K4) , my RX level is more than 18db less now. In feedback with the Spe manufactory in Italy , the problem is well know there . SPE  send my 2 new relays , but I have to go to Europe to get it together with other material before I can fix it all .
Temporarily, I am now in the air with a 18 dB less sensitive receiver and on all HF bands. It's quite possible, despite my stretch signal that I don't hear you , my apology.  Best 73 André

Nice 6 opening to USA

After some EU stations most EA and F , I there was a good path on 6 m to US . Started on 17:05  up to after 17:45  .  Unfortunately  I had a power cut- off till 18:20 therefore I missed several other US-stations ..... Hpe cuagn another time on this band  Best 73 ' André  ( at 50.095 in CW )

6 Meter ES to Eu and to W and VE / WP4

Today  October , 29,2014 , SFI index is still high 188 .  Es started very early , 13:00 UTC , I work some EU stations with my 6 elem . After I used my 8 elem LFA ( home brew ) fix direction to North America. Signal going up to 589 (cw) with many US stations and also VE ( Canada )  and also NP4 ( Puerto Rico ) . After 3.00 hours and working many stations I must go qrt ....  Hpe cuagn on this band  Best 73 ' André  ( at 50.095 in CW )