LAFF-062 Pollevann

Today, I really learned the importance of being spotted at the cluster. First I started to call at 14.246 MHz. After 20 minutes, no QSOs were in the log. Then, I QSYed to the CW-part, and 10 minutes later one QSO was logged.  Then after 10 more minutes and no QSOs, I QSYed back to the SSB-part. In 20 minutes or so, I got 4 QSOs. Once again, back to CW, and this time several spotted me, and the QSO rate increased dramatically. So what started to be really disappointing, ended in much fun :).

Rig and antenna: FT-817ND and linked dipole. (Probably I should try QRO next time...).

Thanks to all chasers!

DXCCs: EA, HA, I, OE, OM, S5, UA, UR, YL, YO, 9A.

LAFF-062 Pollevann

June 27. It was a beautiful weather, and I was away from job. Thus I decided to go out and activate LAFF-062 Pollevann. A suitable QTH was easy to find, I erected the antenna, and started to call.

However, the conditions were poor and definitively far from QRP friendly. After 2.5 hours only 26 stations were worked, and the bands had became more or less dead. Thus, this area will be activated once more in the nearest future so that the required 44 QSOs are reached. (Fortunately, it is only a 12-15 minutes’ drive from my QTH.)

DXCCs: DL, E7, EA, F, HA, I, OH, SM, SP, UA, UA99, UR, YU.