QSLs ready to send for 1AT/V036 & 1AT/V052

Hi there,

a rainy sunday afternoon, so I started sending out the first QSLs. Up to now the QSL request rate is very low.

Request your QSL by using Paypal will save you your own postage. Request your QSL today! For details continue reading.

For all who worked both 1AT/V036 and 1AT/V052: When requesting your confirmation 1 standard contribution is sufficient to confirm both contacts/ islands.

Again: For those who like to save postage, I do accept QSL requests via Paypal as well. Send standard contribution (“Send to friends and family”) to 13at31@gmx.de and add QSO details and Your QRZ in the comments field.

1AT/V036 (EU-131) Pellestrina + 1AT/V052 (EU-n/a) Chioggia

Hey there,

created a little video report about my activity from Venetian Region Group. For copyright reasons I was not able to add screenshots of Google Maps made with my smartphone, when being in the QTHs. Anyway: Enjoy it!

Continue reading “1AT/V036 (EU-131) Pellestrina + 1AT/V052 (EU-n/a) Chioggia”

1AT/V036 Pellestrina Island (EU-131 Veneto Region Group) on air today!

I am on air today only as 1AT/V036 from Pellestrina Island. Pellestrina belongs to EU-131 Veneto Region Group.

Propagation is almost zero to none up to now. Only 19 contacts so far into 1, 13, 14, 18, 21, 26, 29, 30, 56 and 161 division.

Meanwhile weather is excellent. Big thanks to Emma, my host, which provides electricity and a place in shadow for me.

Hope band is opening soon. I’ll be on air until approximately 1700 UTC.

On the image below you see the 1/2 wave dipol, which is directed to north/south and about 2 meters above sea level.

1AT/V052 Chioggia Island on air

Airing as 1AT/V052 from Chioggia Island. Last activity from this spot took place in 2001.

Though it’s not valid for IOTA (EU-n/a), it is valid for Italian Island Award. Old suffix is VE054, but those VE have been deleted and new suffix is V052.

QSL requests preferably to be made via Paypal. Send standard contribution to 13at31@gmx.de and put QSO details into comments field. For those without Paypal QSL route is via 13AT021 André.

A special QSL will be printed and sent once I am back home.

Hope to catch You!
Vy 73s de Martin #031

My IOTA QSLs

On days like these, when You have time for the radio, but the radio is just like zzz, it is a good time to go through the old cards, remembering the “better” times.

Today I took fotos of (probably not all) my IOTA QSL cards. There are QSLs missing, since they are in my DXCCs collector album. I will put them online soon.

Continue reading “My IOTA QSLs”

Gems on my harddrive aka 11m audio recordings

Oh what a surprise: I just found dozens of short audio snippets which I recorded in 2000 – 2003 or so. What a pleasure to listen to activations like 240AT/0, 252AT/0, 284AT/0, 338AT/0 or stations like Tono (RIP dear friend) airing as 145/30AT014, Rino TXing as 100AT/AS081.

I’m proud to present to You: 11m audio snippets!

Some of them are barely hard to listen to or just a few seconds short. I remember that I later used some kind of DSP software on my computer to get the most out of it.

Anyway – just enjoy & remember the good old times 😉

Vy 73s de
Martin #031

QSLs for 13AT/BE023 will be sent tomorrow

20130905-210344.jpgAll QSLs received until mid of August, plus all requested via Paypal will be on the way to You tomorrow.

Please excuse the delay. I was around a lot the last couple of weeks, beeing busy with family and job.

Up to now for only about 10% of the QSOs a QSL was requested. Whats the matter with QSLing nowadays?