2021 is over, and let's take a look at what happened, and what we have ahead of us for 2022! Looking back through my contest QSOs, I found that I'm just shy of 10k QSOs from various contests, for my own log, and my club's. I have no intentions of letting my foot of the …
Today I signed up for a boat ride from Svalbard to Jan Mayen in late June, 2022. The entire journey is expected to last about 15 days, whereas 4-5 days will be spent on the island where I will operate as JX/LB5SH. Jan Mayen, image courtesy of Google Maps This was originally planned as a …
The trip to OY is over, and the experience was a roller coaster like no other. But, before I begin, I'd like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who contacted me during the stay, and a thanks for every QSO made. I worked FT4, FT8, SSB, and CW as much as I could …
My flight from Bergen to Faroe Islands was cancelled and postponed due to heavy fog. The airline company will give it another try tomorrow morning. This unfortunately means I've lost one day of preparations (setting up the equipment, warming up) before the SAC CW kicks in. For now I'm stuck in a hotel in Bergen, …
Today I took yet another Covid-19, this time the variant which includes all the official paperwork required for international flights. The test results were negative, so OY/LB5SH is on schedule. I've also booked a rental car and have packed my bags - the luggage is borderline overweight, let's hope it slips through.
These days I'm preparing for the OY mini expedition. Just to spice things up, I recently received a notification from the airline that they've changed my flight schedule. My heart raced, but it turns out the plane is now taking off two hours earlier than planned. Other than getting up two hours earlier, I'm still …
I recently spent three weeks in Herøy, Norway, combining the family's summer vacation with a little participation in the RSGB IOTA contest. I was active as LC1R from a small island named Øksningan in IOTA EU-062. I had to work barefoot this time, as my PA needed a bit of TLC, and to top it …
In late March I was active from Svalbard, Norway, in order to attend the CQWPX SSB contest as JW2T. Outside the contest periods I could be heard as JW/LB5SH on SSB and FT8. It really started as a coincidence, as I stumbled across JW5E's website and found that their booking calendar was not checked for …
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