NY4G - Ham Radio, QRP and Summits On The Air: February 2014

Well it took a few years but I finally confirmed 100 DXCC QRP. I know the ARRL does not require it but it is still a matter of pride to confirm 100. The QSO dates are from 2010 for the first and into 2014 - so 5 years to confirm 100. The QSO's in italics have not yet been confirmed. The miles per watt personal best is Chile with CE2AWW at over 9000 miles per watt.

Callsign	QSO Date	Entity Name	RIG	Distance	Power	M/W	Mode	Antenna	Band
VK6LC	15-Mar-10	Australia	FT817	11355	5	2271	SSB	G5RV	20
LX7I	19-Feb-11	Luxembourg	FT897	4381	5	876	CW	G5RV	40
VQ5D	19-Feb-11	Turks & Caicos Is.	K2	1046	5	209	CW	G5RV	40
FR5HA	4-Jun-11	Reunion I.	FT897	9700	5	1940	CW	G5RV	20
CO4RM	8-Jun-11	Cuba	FT897	872	5	174	CW	G5RV	40
YN2MJ	11-Jun-11	Nicaragua	K2	1470	5	294	CW	G5RV	40
VE3RTU	3-Jul-11	Canada	K2	693	5	139	CW	G5RV	40
PV8ADI	8-Jul-11	Brazil	K2	3584	5	717	CW	G5RV	40
IR2C	8-Jul-11	Italy	K2	4879	5	976	CW	G5RV	20
LZ9W	9-Jul-11	Bulgaria	K2	5413	5	1083	CW	G5RV	20
GR2HQ	10-Jul-11	England	K2	4013	5	803	CW	G5RV	40
KH6ZM	15-Jul-11	Hawaii	K2	4547	5	909	CW	G5RV	40
R5ZZ	24-Jul-11	European Russia	KX1	5260	5	1052	CW	G5RV	20
UA9FGJ	29-Jul-11	Asiatic Russia	K2	5433	5	1087	CW	G5RV	20
GM0ADX	30-Jul-11	Scotland	K2	3844	5	769	CW	G5RV	20
DL5ZBA	13-Aug-11	Federal Rep of Germany	KX1	4515	5	903	CW	G5RV	40
MD0CCE	13-Aug-11	Isle of Man	K2	3870	5	774	CW	G5RV	20
SP3GXH	3-Nov-11	Poland	K2	4806	5	961	CW	G5RV	40
OV1CDX	4-Nov-11	Denmark	KX1	4379	5	876	CW	G5RV	40
P40L	27-Nov-11	Aruba	K2	1665	5	333	CW	G5RV	20
C5A	27-Nov-11	The Gambia	K2	4311	5	862	CW	G5RV	20
EA8BVP	4-Dec-11	Canary Is.	K2	3892	5	778	CW	G5RV	15
VP9/K2XX	6-Dec-11	Bermuda	K2	1006	5	201	CW	G5RV	30
V25RV	5-Jan-12	Antigua & Barbuda	K2	1709	5	342	CW	G5RV	30
V31JP	7-Jan-12	Belize	K2	1245	5	249	CW	G5RV	30
OA1F	7-Jan-12	Peru	K2	3063	5	613	CW	G5RV	20
5B4AHL	28-Jan-12	Cyprus	K2	6080	5	1216	CW	G5RV	15
PJ4LS	4-Feb-12	Bonaire	K2	1737	5	347	SSB	G5RV	20
F5IN	23-Feb-12	France	KX1	4312	5	862	CW	G5RV	40
J38A	5-Mar-12	Grenada	KX1	1979	5	396	CW	G5RV	30
XF1AA	18-Mar-12	Mexico	KX1	1387	5	277	CW	G5RV	30
FG8NY	24-Mar-12	Guadeloupe	K2	1765	5	353	CW	G5RV	30
YO6LV	27-Mar-12	Romania	K2	5276	5	1055	CW	G5RV	40
V44KAI	28-Mar-12	St. Kitts & Nevis	K2	1649	5	330	CW	G5RV	40
KL7AA	24-Jun-12	Alaska	K2	3588	5	718	CW	G5RV	20
ES5RR	11-Aug-12	Estonia	KX3	4780	5	956	CW	G5RV	20
YT3M	11-Aug-12	Serbia	KX3	5197	5	1039	CW	G5RV	20
S53M	11-Aug-12	Slovenia	K2	4833	5	967	CW	G5RV	20
S02R	11-Aug-12	Western Sahara	KX3	4072	5	814	CW	G5RV	20
LA1J	16-Aug-12	Norway	KX3	4224	5	845	CW	G5RV	40
EA6NB	11-Sep-12	Balearic Is.	KX3	4553	5	911	CW	ZS6BKW	40
KP2/K5WE	24-Sep-12	US Virgin Is.	KX3	1547	5	309	CW	ZS6BKW	40
FY8PE	27-Sep-12	French Guiana	KX3	1784	5	357	CW	ZS6BKW	20
CU4ARG	29-Sep-12	Azores	KX3	3019	5	604	CW	ZS6BKW	40
8P6DR	29-Sep-12	Barbados	KX3	2012	5	402	CW	ZS6BKW	40
OT4A	29-Sep-12	Belgium	KX3	4314	5	863	CW	ZS6BKW	15
ZA/OK1DX	1-Oct-12	Albania	KX3	5268	5	1054	CW	PAR-3015	30
ER1DA	2-Oct-12	Moldova	KX3	5392	5	1078	CW	PAR-3015	30
5N7M	2-Oct-12	Nigeria	KX3	5810	5	1162	CW	ZS6BKW	80
TG9ADM	4-Oct-12	Guatemala	KX3	1378	5	276	CW	PAR-3015	30
EI3KG	5-Oct-12	Ireland	K2	3745	5	749	CW	PAR-3015	30
HP1/IZ6BRN	5-Oct-12	Panama	KX3	1731	5	346	CW	PAR-3015	30
D3AA	11-Oct-12	Angola	K2	7289	5	1458	CW	PAR-3015	30
TI2KWN	11-Oct-12	Costa Rica	K2	1662	5	332	CW	ZS6BKW	40
4X130RISHON	13-Oct-12	Israel	KX3	6328	5	1266	CW	ZS6BKW	40
ZL3IO	13-Oct-12	New Zealand	K2	8421	5	1684	CW	ZS6BKW	40
HB9TNW	14-Oct-12	Switzerland	KX3	4554	5	911	CW	ZS6BKW	17
4J5A	15-Oct-12	Azerbaijan	K2	6360	5	1272	CW	PAR-3015	30
3B9SP	15-Oct-12	Rodriguez Island	K2	10094	5	2019	CW	ZS6BKW	17
J79WE	17-Oct-12	Dominica	KX3	1819	5	364	CW	PAR-3015	30
RI1ANF	17-Oct-12	Franz Josef Land	KX3	6761	5	1352	CW	ZS6BKW	20
IS0GQX	20-Oct-12	Sardinia	KX3	4814	5	963	CW	ZS6BKW	40
6V7S	24-Oct-12	Senegal	KX3	4349	5	870	CW	ZS6BKW	20
OH0V	27-Oct-12	Aland Islands	KX3	4603	5	921	SSB	ZS6BKW	20
TF3CW	27-Oct-12	Iceland	KX3	3338	5	668	SSB	ZS6BKW	20
HK1MW	1-Nov-12	Colombia	K2	2067	5	413	CW	G5RV	40
D44TWO	8-Nov-12	Cape Verde	KX3	3783	5	757	CW	ZS6BKW	40
CN8KD	13-Nov-12	Morocco	KX3	4347	5	869	CW	ZS6BKW	40
9Y4/DL7VOG	18-Nov-12	Trinidad & Tobago	KX3	2089	5	418	CW	ZS6BKW	40
HR9/WQ7R	19-Nov-12	Honduras	KX3	1348	5	270	CW	ZS6BKW	40
EL2LF	20-Nov-12	Liberia	KX3	4963	5	993	CW	ZS6BKW	40
PJ2/DL9FJ	22-Nov-12	Curacao	KX3	1713	5	343	CW	ZS6BKW	40
PJ7I	22-Nov-12	St Maarten	KX3	1601	5	320	CW	ZS6BKW	40
FS/K9NB	22-Nov-12	St Martin	KX3	1605	5	321	CW	ZS6BKW	40
CT7/OJ0M	23-Nov-12	Portugal	KX3	3995	5	799	CW	ZS6BKW	20
C6AKQ	24-Nov-12	Bahamas	KX3	767	5	153	CW	ZS6BKW	40
OH8A	24-Nov-12	Finland	KX3	4663	5	933	SSB	ZS6BKW	20
NP3X	24-Nov-12	Puerto Rico	KX3	1446	5	289	CW	ZS6BKW	20
TO7A	25-Nov-12	Martinique	KX3	1868	5	374	CW	ZS6BKW	40
J6/N7QT	2-Dec-12	St. Lucia	K2	1910	3	637	CW	ZS6BKW	40
7T50I	13-Dec-12	Algeria	k3	4839	5	968	CW	ZS6BKW	40
6Y5WJ	6-Feb-13	Jamaica	K2	1126	5	225	CW	ZS6BKW	40
4O3A	28-Apr-13	Montenegro	KX3	5148	5	1030	CW	PAR-3016	30
HA8JV	7-May-13	Hungary	K2	5012	5	1002	CW	G5RV	40
SM4OTI	11-May-13	Sweden	K2	4393	5	879	CW	G5RV	40
YL2SM	25-May-13	Latvia	KX3	4864	5	973	CW	ZS6BKW	10
ZF2LC	5-Jul-13	Cayman Is.	KX3	1016	5	203	CW	G5RV	40
LP7D	13-Jul-13	Argentina	K2	4863	5	973	CW	G5RV	20
OE1A	13-Jul-13	Austria	KX3	4761	5	952	CW	G5RV	20
9A28HQ	13-Jul-13	Croatia	KX3	4914	5	983	CW	G5RV	40
Z30HQ	13-Jul-13	Macedonia	KX3	5281	5	1056	CW	ZS6BKW	20
EM5HQ	13-Jul-13	Ukraine	KX3	5301	5	1060	CW	ZS6BKW	20
EW5HQ	14-Jul-13	Belarus	KX3	5067	5	1013	CW	ZS6BKW	40
OL3HQ	14-Jul-13	Czech Republic	K2	4781	5	956	CW	G5RV	40
LY7Z	14-Jul-13	Lithuania	K2	4864	5	973	CW	ZS6BKW	40
PA6HQ	14-Jul-13	Netherlands	kx3	4303	5	861	CW	ZS6BKW	30
OM7RU	14-Jul-13	Slovak Republic	KX3	4971	5	994	CW	ZS6BKW	40
CX1AA	14-Jul-13	Uruguay	KX3	5001	5	1000	cw	ZS6BKW	20
CR3L	29-Sep-13	Madeira Islands	KX3	3679	5	736	RTTY	Hexbeam	15
YV5EPM	1-Oct-13	Venezuela	K2	2064	5	413	PSK	ZS6BKW	40
HB0/DL2SBY	4-Oct-13	Liechtenstein	K2	4579	5	916	CW	EFHW	30
CY0P	4-Oct-13	Sable Island	K2	1338	5	268	CW	EFHW	30
SV2GNC	5-Oct-13	Greece	K2	5361	5	1072	CW	PAR3015	30
A45XR	5-Oct-13	Oman	KX3	7636	5	1527	CW	PAR_3015	30
SV9/DL7UCX	7-Oct-13	Crete	k2	5683	5	1137	CW	EFHW	30
KG9HV	20-Oct-13	United States	K2	537	0.1	5370	CW	ZS6BKW	20
XR0ZR	20-Nov-13	Juan Fernandez	K2	4641	5	928	CW	Hexbeam	12
J88HL	20-Nov-13	St. Vincent	KX3	2006	5	401	cw	EFHW	30
CE2AWW	20-Jan-14	Chile	KX3	4554	0.5	9110	CW	ZS6BKW	20
E77DX	1-Dec-13	Bosnia Herzegovina	K2	5043	5	1009	CW	ZS6BKW	40
5R8IC	2-Dec-13	Madagascar	K2	9139	5	1828	CW	ZS6BKW	20
HI3A	6-Dec-13	Dominican Republic	k2	1241	5	248	SSB	ZS6BKW	80
FJ/DK7LX	6-Dec-13	St. Barthelemy	K2	1668	5	334	CW	ZS6BKW	40
GI100RSGB	7-Dec-13	Northern Ireland	K2	3737	5	747	SSB	Hexbeam	15
MU0FAL	8-Dec-13	Guernsey	k2	3998	5	800	CW	Hexbeam	17
HD2RAE	16-Dec-13	Ecuador	KX3	2455	5	491	CW	ZS6BKW	40
ZS9MADIBA	16-Dec-13	South Africa	KX3	8080	5	1616	CW	Hexbeam	15
PZ5RA	22-Dec-13	Suriname	K2	2660	5	532	CW	Hexbeam	17
DP1POL	4-Jan-14	Antartica	K2	8143	5	1629	CW	ZS6BKW	40
V5/DJ2HD	9-Jan-14	Namibia	KX3	7582	5	1516	RTTY	Hexbeam	17
KH2/N2NL	18-Jan-14	Guam	KX3	7931	5	1586	CW	INVL	80
ZP6CW	28-Jan-14	Paraguay	KX3	4393	5	879	CW	INVL	30
JA8ISU	31-Jan-14	Japan	KX3	6840	5	1368	CW	INVL	80

Bernice is the spouse of my good friend N0TR. Bernice cooked up a nice lunch for us of ribs, beans, potato salad, and jello - on her birthday. A group of us were planning a summer outing in North Carolina for the summer and she was kind enough to host our meeting (again on her birthday). She is just a sweet, sweet lady and Tom is lucky to have her. Bernice has quite a talented daughter Amy - not just as an engineer but also as a baker. She baked a transceiver cake and this is what it looks like.

She even duplicated the orange LCD screen of the TS590. Tom's favorite band is 20m. This happened to have the phone portion of the band. Notice the attention to detail - the VFO A/B indicator, the Split indicator and the power / SWR indicator. To match the transceiver cake, Tom also bought a nice Ameritron ALS1300 amplifier. The amplifier is not half baked either - as it puts out 1000 watts of RF power at 55 watts drive. I am sure Tom will enjoy Bernice's amplifier.