Because of a busy schedule and a partial move to a new location there was not much time left for playing with the radio.

However I reserved twice 4 hours for our local UBA contest. Last weekend I made about 144 QSO in SSB, 2 weeks earlier 77 hams made it into the log.

The preferred mode is CW, but I really had to beg for QSOs, with only a few QSOs during the last hour. I’m not practicing daily with moreserunner @ 35wpm for just 1 QSO every 3 minutes.

Maybe I should consider joining an international team to a top 50 DXCC country.

It’s already 10 years that I made the trips to 5A & C56, it’s time for a new challenge.

This week I celebrate my 35^th birthday, if the girlfriend has the guts to ask me what I want as birthday present…then I just need her permission ;-)

Talking about my previous trips, while moving I found a box full of blanco C56EL QSL cards & labels. Seems only 50% claimed their QSL card, which is quite surprising. QSL cards were available direct or via BURO…..don’t know if that is the usual rate, maybe it’s a good question for the eham.net forum.

I was lucky to receive following QSL cards through the BURO : PJ2HQ, TC0DX, SU8DLH & C52C

Next time I try to upload some pictures of the new shack.

Franky, ON7RU