Activity
Although I would like to spend more time on the VHF+ bands, it seems that I am often contesting on HF these days. The RSGB club championships is really skewing my QSO totals, as shown below (17 Apr 2008):
HF DXCC
On HF I am a casual DXCC chaser. I have worked 199 DXCC (list) countries using wire antennas and never more than 100w. My PA has not been turned on for over 6 years!
50MHz
On 6m, I have worked 69 DXCC (most /p) and 287 squares. I need to look at working more tropo and AU on 6m to fill in the close squares. I am usually on higher bands when TR or AU is about. The European map is shown below.
70MHz
On 4m, I have worked 17 DXCC (all /p) and 35 squares. Activity from unworked squares is low. 2006 saw four new squares in CT and SV, and GJ in 2007 (thanks GJ3TCU) but I missed HA, I and LA. In the next Au I will be looking for the folks in northern GM! The European map is shown below.
144MHz
On 2m, I have worked 38 DXCC and 173 squares. I really start to need to work more MS to fill in the gaps, although SpE gave me some new ones, including EA9 in 2006. The European map of squares worked is shown below.
432MHz
On 70cm, I have worked 15 DXCC (all /p) and 57 squares. I find activity on 70cm to be very low and it is difficult to work even the closest squares in France as no one is on! In the next tropo openings I will concentrate on 70cm and up. The European map is shown below.
