After 15 years on the band my total was less than 25 - showing just how poor Cycle 20 and band activity during it had been. The "floodgates" opened with Cycle 21 - by the end of which my country total had almost tripled! Cycle 22 increased that by another 50%, helped in large measure by DX expeditions and new permanent activity.
Contrary to the great leaps made by many in increasing their country counts
on the band in Cycle 23, so far my own total new catches there have been very meager - actually
the smallest gains since Cycle 20!
No great "harvest" of much of the tremendous new activity in Europe has been possible from this EL09ql QTH.
Of course there have been a few heard and not worked - most of them being beacons when no ops were available to even try for any two-way!
(call links are to RealAudio files or QSL cards images)
Texas(San Antonio except Aug 1966-Oct 1969 Austin)
50-MHz countries (1st QSO with each - not always the one that first QSLed)
(">" = no QSL, some not yet even sent for - this is NOT a hit list!)
local prop mod new new
# Country date Call mode mode continent zone
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1 US 12-24-1963 K5ZSJ tr 2 x am N. America 04
2 Mexico 05-01-1965 XE1CA Es 2 x am 06
3 Bahamas 05-25-1966 VP7NA Es 2 x am 08
4 Cuba 07-16-1967 CO2GS Es 2 x am
5 Puerto Rico 07-17-1967 KP4BPJ 2Es 2 x am
6 Argentina 04-08-1968 LU3DHA F2 cw/am S. America 13
7 Chile 04-21-1968 CE3BQ F2 2 x am 12
8 Uruguay 04-23-1968 CX9AJ F2 2 x cw
9 Canada 05-25-1968 VE5US 2Es cw/ssb
10 Peru 09-18-1968 OA4C TE 2 x ssb 10
11 Dominican Rep 11-27-1968 HI8XDS 2Es ssb/am
12 Montserrat 04-05-1969 VP2MJ F2 bs 2 x cw
13 Cayman 05-23-1969 ZF1DT Es 2 x ssb
14 S. Cook Is 04-05-1970 ZK1AA F2 2 x cw Oceania 32
15 Guatemala 11-07-1970 TG9KM Es 2 x ssb 07
16 Hawaii 11-08-1970 KH6NS Es-F2 2 x ssb 31
17 Colombia 03-05-1972 HK3OK F2 ssb/am 09
18 Costa Rica 11-17-1974 TI2NA 2Es 2 x ssb
19 Alaska 06-12-1976 KL7IBG 2Es 2 x ssb (WAS #143) 01
20 US Virgin Is. 06-18-1978 W4UWH/KP2 2Es 2 x ssb
21 Bermuda 09-02-1978 VP9WB 2Es 2 x ssb
22 Venezuela 09-02-1978 YV6ASU 2Es 2 x ssb
23 Ecuador 10-27-1978 K4ERO/HC1 F2 2 x ssb
24 New Zealand 03-28-1979 ZL1AVZ F2 2 x ssb
25 Belize 04-11-1979 VP1MT Es 2 x ssb
26 Canal Zone 05-02-1979 KZ5NW 2Es 2 x ssb
27 St. Pierre 06-28-1979 FPØOO 2Es 2 x ssb
28 Eire 11-07-1979 EI2W F2 2 x ssb Europe 14
29 Sable Is. 11-23-1979 VE1AI/1 F2 2 x ssb
30 Bolivia 10-17-1980 CP8AZ Es-TE 2 x cw
31 Liberia 10-24-1980 EL2AV F2 2 x cw Africa 35
32 Japan 11-10-1980 JK1RWC F2 2 x ssb Asia (WAC) 25
33 Gibraltair 11-15-1980 ZB2BL F2 2 x ssb
34 Brit. V.I. 11-16-1980 VP2VGR F2 2 x ssb
35 Dominica 11-21-1980 J73A F2 2 x ssb
36 Italy 11-26-1980 I5TDJ F2 2 x cw 15
37 Turks & Cai. 06-22-1981 VP5D 2Es 2 x ssb
38 Barbados 10-21-1981 8P6MH F2 2 x ssb
39 E. Kiribati 10-21-1981 T32AB F2 2 x ssb
40 Brazil 10-23-1981 PY2XB F2 2 x cw 11
41 St. Lucia 10-25-1981 J6LB F2 2 x ssb
42 Neth. Ant. 10-30-1981 PJ9EE F2 2 x ssb
43 Trinidad 11-12-1981 9Y4LL F2 2 x ssb
44 Gambia 11-13-1981 C5AEH F2 2 x ssb
45 Netherlands 11-13-1981 PAØXMA F2 2 x ssb
46 Galapagos 11-15-1981 HC8VHF F2 2 x ssb
47 Guam 11-18-1981 KG6DX F2 2 x ssb 27
48 Grenada 01-31-1982 J3AE F2 2 x ssb
49 Fiji 04-03-1982 3D2JT F2 2 x cw
50 Solomons 04-03-1982 H44PT F2 2 x ssb 28
51 Tonga 04-08-1982 A35JT F2 2 x ssb
52 >Tahiti 04-11-1982 FO8DR F2 2 x cw
53 Australia 04-13-1982 VK2BA F2 2 x cw 30
54 Antigua 06-12-1982 K1FJM/V2A 2Es 2 x ssb
55 Rivellagegedo 06-15-1982 XE1JJU/XF4 Es 2 x ssb
56 St. Paul 07-09-1982 VE1ASJ/1 2Es 2 x ssb
57 Saipan 11-23-1982 W6JKV/KHØ F2 2 x ssb
58 Paraguay 03-21-1983 ZP5XDW F2 2 x cw
59 Honduras 06-12-1983 K6MYC/HR Es 2 x ssb
60 El Salv 10-13-1983 YS1ECB Es ssb/am
61 >Kermadec 04-05-1984 ZL8AFH F2 2 x cw
62 Chatham 04-05-1984 ZL7OY F2 2 x cw
63 New Hebrides 04-06-1984 YJ8RG F2 2 x ssb
64 >Niue 04-07-1984 ZK2RS F2 2 x ssb
65 Anguilla 06-04-1984 VP2EME 2Es 2 x ssb
66 Desecheo 06-09-1985 W6JKV/KP5 2Es 2 x ssb
67 St. Vincent 06-11-1986 W6JKV/J88 2Es 2 x ssb
68 Haiti 07-13-1987 HH7PV 2Es 2 x ssb
69 Aruba 06-18-1988 P4ØJT 2Es 2 x cw
70 Guinea Bissau 12-25-1988 J52US F2 2 x cw
71 >Falklands 02-28-1989 VP8PTG F2 2 x ssb
72 Guyana 03-05-1989 8R1AH F2 2 x ssb
73 Suriname 03-20-1989 PZ1AP F2 2 x ssb
74 >New Caledonia 03-25-1989 FK1TS F2 2 x ssb
75 >French Guiana 03-27-1989 FY5AU F2 2 x ssb
76 Martinique 03-30-1989 FM3AG F2 2 x ssb
77 Panama 08-29-1989 HP3XUH 2Es 2 x ssb
78 Portugal 11-07-1989 CT1DTQ F2 2 x cw
79 Jersey 11-11-1989 GJ4ICD F2 2 x ssb
80 England 11-12-1989 G3UVR F2 2 x cw
81 Madiera 11-18-1989 W6JKV/CT3 F2 2 x cw 33
82 St. Kitts 11-19-1989 V47SIX F2 2 x ssb
83 >N. Ireland 11-20-1989 GI8YDZ F2 2 x ssb
84 Scotland 11-20-1989 GMØEWX F2 2 x ssb
85 France 11-24-1989 FC1BYM F2 2 x ssb
86 Phillipines 11-24-1989 KEØSC/DU3 F2 2 x ssb
87 South Korea 11-26-1989 HL9TG F2 2 x cw
88 Johnston Is. 12-01-1989 KNØE/NH3 F2 2 x ssb
89 Zimbabwe 02-27-1990 Z23JO F2 2 x cw 38
90 Pitcairn 03-06-1990 VR6JR F2 2 x ssb
91 Easter Is. 03-10-1990 JG3KUT/CEØ TE 2 x ssb
92 Wallis Is. 04-04-1990 W6JKV/FW F2 2 x cw
93 Senegal 11-19-1990 6W/JA8RWU F2 2 x ssb
94 Marshalls 10-20-1991 V73AT F2 2 x cw
95 Zambia 10-23-1991 9J2HN F2 2 x cw 36
96 Sint Martten 10-29-1991 PJ7/W1XP F2 2 x cw
97 >Azores 11-06-1991 CU1EZ F2 2 x ssb
98 St. Martin 11-10-1991 W6JKV/FS F2 2 x ssb
99 Morocco 11-21-1991 CN2JP F2 2 x cw
100 Belgium 01-06-1992 ON4KST F2 2 x ssb
101 Malawi 02-22-1992 7Q7XX F2 2 x ssb 37
102 >Aves Island 03-01-1992 YXØAI F2 2 x ssb
103 Clipperton 03-12-1992 FOØCI F2 bs 2 x cw
104 San Andres 04-12-1992 HKØ/W6JKV F2 bs 2 x cw
105 >UN HQ 06-13-1992 4U1UN 2Es 2 x ssb
106 >Austral Is. 10-16-1999 FOØKOJ F2 2 x cw
107 >Equi. Guin. 12-04-1999 3C5I F2 2 x cw
108 >Canary Is. 06-16-2000 EH8BPX 4Es 2 x ssb
109 >Guadeloupe 11-29-2000 FG5BG F2 2 x ssb
110 >Juan Fernan. 03-29-2001 3GØZ TE 2 x cw
111 >Amer. Samoa 04-13-2001 KH8/N5OLS F2 2 x cw
112 Denmark 11-15-2001 OZ4VV F2 2 x cw
113 >Spain 11-16-2001 EH5VQ F2 2 x cw
114 Slovenia 11-18-2001 S51DI F2 2 x cw
115 Germany 11-19-2001 DL2DXA F2 2 x ssb
116 Slovak Rep. 11-19-2001 OM3JW F2 2 x ssb
117 Austria 11-19-2001 OE5HSN F2 2 x ssb
118 >Wales 11-19-2001 GW3MFY F2 2 x ssb
119 >Greenland 12-24-2001 OX3FV F2 2 x cw
120 Czech Rep. 12-30-2001 OK1DDO F2 2 x ssb
121 >Luxembourg 12-30-2001 LX1JX F2 2 x ssb
122 Poland 12-30-2001 SP6NVN F2 2 x ssb
123 >Croatia 12-30-2001 9A2F F2 2 x ssb
124 >Nicaragua 06-17-2007 YN2N Es 2 x ssb
125 >Balearic Is. 06-14-2010 EA6SX 4Es 2 x cw
126 >Sweden 06-24-2010 SM7FJE 4Es 2 x cw
127 >Saba & St Eu. 06-30-2013 PJ5/K3TRM 2Es 2 x ssb
Note that some 30+ of these here involved the use of cw by one or
both stations.
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Texas (San Antonio)
CROSSBAND (28 MHz) (* subsequent direct 2-way QSO with it)
50-MHz countries (1st QSO with each - not always the one that first QSLed)
local prop mod
# Country date Call mode mode
-- ------------ ---------- ------ ---- -----
1 *West Germany 11-01-1979 DJ2RE F2 cw/ssb
2 *England 11-02-1979 G4BPY F2 cw/ssb
3 *Sweden 11-05-1979 SM6PU F2 cw/ssb
4 *Scotland 11-07-1979 GM3WOJ F2 2 x ssb
5 *Wales 11-20-1979 GW3MHW F2 cw/ssb
6 Switzerland 12-08-1979 HB9QQ F2 2 x ssb
7 Guernsey 11-26-1980 GU2HML F2 2 x ssb
8 >Hungary 11-01-1981 HA6ND F2 cw/ssb
9 *Jersey 12-11-1981 GJ3YHU F2 cw/ssb
10 *>Azores 12-07-1982 CT2EE F2 cw/ssb