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G0HVQ's QSOs

My top 5 all-time 6m QSOs

ZC4MK Cyrpus Soveriegn bases 5 Nov 1989 Cycle 22 had been building and building, the band was full of expectant Gs following the general release of 6m in the UK, suddenly it exploded in November 1989 with wall-to-wall DX. Anyone who was around on 6m that month will remember it. Adrain ZC4MK was first in, rock-crushing signal, followed by wall-to-wall USA stations several days later.

HI8A Dominican Republic 8 Feb 1992 Cycle 22 had almost gone but there was still the odd opening, heard some very weak CW on a dead band and worked HI8A. He continued to call for 15 mins but no others replied.

FG5FR Guadeloupe 7 June 2001 After the initial disappointment of Cycle 23, it was good to work some Caribbean DX via multi-hop Es..

XW0X Laos 3 Nov 2001 I'd negotiated a late start at work that day 'cos I had a feeling something would happen, suddenly the band was full of DX: XW, DU, D44, JA, didn't know which to work first. I'd never heard Laos on any band, let alone 6.

DU1/GM4COK Philippines 24 Feb 2002 I'd first heard needle-bending signals from DU back in 1989, but it took another 13 years to get it in the bag. Cycle 23 was on the run-down and had heard George a number of times, broke the pile-up at last.

The ones that got away

Just to prove that us seasoned 6m DXers have our off days, here are some of the most frustrating misses:

J52US Guinea Bissau March 1989 Heard the beacon so many times but never managed to catch Dave. Worked him later as 9L1US but never did get J52.

9Y4VU Trinidad Nov 1989 As the cycle hadn't got going yet, my CW was out of practice. Heard a station calling S9 +20dB, though he must be a local as nothing else on, couldn't get the call because it started with a number. By the time I worked out it was 9Y he started fading, never did work him (don't think anyone else did that day, he just kept calling CQ).

Cycle 22 Asia Feb 1992 KG6DX, KG6UH/DU1, KJ6WO/DU3, VK6PA, VK8ZLX, JA4MBM all heard but not worked. Still haven't worked JA or VK.

Cycle 23 Asia S.America Oct 2000 First major openings of the new cycle heard, missed 9M6BAA, XU7ABF, FY/W7XU, PZ5RA, JF1TA.

E30NA Eritrea Oct 2001 I'd already worked a load of DX that day by taking the morning off, went into work but got caught in a massive traffic jam, so may as well have stayed home. When I checked the cluster later loads of locals had worked E30NA, including QRP stations....gutted!

JA?? Japan Oct 2001? Changed my PC so the e-mails gone now, but was calling CQ to the East one October, heard some bits of JA calls but nothing complete. Got an e-mail from one JA to see if I'd heard him and we'd completed the QSO, unfortunately not (I'm honest). So 2 cycles in I still haven't worked JA despite hearing them many times.

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ZC4MK	Cyrpus Soveriegn bases	5 Nov 1989	Cycle 22 had been building and building, the band was full of expectant Gs following the general release of 6m in the UK, suddenly it exploded in November 1989 with wall-to-wall DX. Anyone who was around on 6m that month will remember it. Adrain ZC4MK was first in, rock-crushing signal, followed by wall-to-wall USA stations several days later.
HI8A	Dominican Republic	8 Feb 1992	Cycle 22 had almost gone but there was still the odd opening, heard some very weak CW on a dead band and worked HI8A. He continued to call for 15 mins but no others replied.
FG5FR	Guadeloupe	7 June 2001	After the initial disappointment of Cycle 23, it was good to work some Caribbean DX via multi-hop Es..
XW0X	Laos	3 Nov 2001	I'd negotiated a late start at work that day 'cos I had a feeling something would happen, suddenly the band was full of DX: XW, DU, D44, JA, didn't know which to work first. I'd never heard Laos on any band, let alone 6.
DU1/GM4COK	Philippines	24 Feb 2002	I'd first heard needle-bending signals from DU back in 1989, but it took another 13 years to get it in the bag. Cycle 23 was on the run-down and had heard George a number of times, broke the pile-up at last.

J52US	Guinea Bissau	March 1989	Heard the beacon so many times but never managed to catch Dave. Worked him later as 9L1US but never did get J52.
9Y4VU	Trinidad	Nov 1989	As the cycle hadn't got going yet, my CW was out of practice. Heard a station calling S9 +20dB, though he must be a local as nothing else on, couldn't get the call because it started with a number. By the time I worked out it was 9Y he started fading, never did work him (don't think anyone else did that day, he just kept calling CQ).
Cycle 22	Asia	Feb 1992	KG6DX, KG6UH/DU1, KJ6WO/DU3, VK6PA, VK8ZLX, JA4MBM all heard but not worked. Still haven't worked JA or VK.
Cycle 23	Asia S.America	Oct 2000	First major openings of the new cycle heard, missed 9M6BAA, XU7ABF, FY/W7XU, PZ5RA, JF1TA.
E30NA	Eritrea	Oct 2001	I'd already worked a load of DX that day by taking the morning off, went into work but got caught in a massive traffic jam, so may as well have stayed home. When I checked the cluster later loads of locals had worked E30NA, including QRP stations....gutted!
JA??	Japan	Oct 2001?	Changed my PC so the e-mails gone now, but was calling CQ to the East one October, heard some bits of JA calls but nothing complete. Got an e-mail from one JA to see if I'd heard him and we'd completed the QSO, unfortunately not (I'm honest). So 2 cycles in I still haven't worked JA despite hearing them many times.