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Hello every one
I will be returning home to my country on 4th January.
A31MM Blog is almost at closing time.
Thank you for visiting me.
see you on new Blog as JA6WFM from JA.
73 Hiro

A31MM is already closed.
Thank you for watching over me.
See you next QRV from new QTH
Hiro

TNX and good-by to the antenna.
I am anticipating your success with new owner.

Already I'm just finished low band QRV

Already I finished QRV on low band.
and will be QRV only 15m until mid of December.
A31MM

CQ WW CW result

Finished my last contest from TONGA
I'm very happy for enjoying contest from South Pacific.
My aim for WW CW is getting over 2000 QSO like WWPH.
but the condition was little bit poor than WW PH,
because second day I could not accumulate QSO number like WW PH.
However I could operate all opportunity when 15m was open.

FT-991, SPE expert 1.3K, 6mH HB9CV, N1MM
Non assisted 15m single band high power

I will finish 40m QRV this weekend.

QRV CQ WW CW on 15m

CQ WW Contest CW would be last Contest operation from TONGA for me. will be on 15m single.
Almost operation will be closed the end of November except 15m.
recently I'm on 40m CW around 1700UTC.

Thanks for many QSO, enjoying over 45000 QSOs in two years.
A31MM

Low band operation

Still FT-991 has a lack of out put power on 160m and 80m.
The 40m band operation will be finished around end of November for preparation to go back to JA.
This weekend I'm going to participate in JIDX Contest for JA.
A31MM

CQ WW contest PH

This weekend I'll be in CQ WWcontest PH.
QRV from 40m to 10m mainly 15m.
please turn your beam to South Pacific.
see you in the contest
Hiro
A31MM

QRM on 40m

We have lot of QRM of illegal stations in Asia and pacific on 40m band.

This morning we had a QRM who was speaking Malaysia so it was difficult to copy EU stations.

I try again QRV on 40m tomorrow morning.

A31MM

Possible to QRV from 40m to 10m

Still FT-991 has a lack of TX power.
80m band is driving maxim 1.0 watt as QRP.......
40m band is 30 watt.
However from 40m to 10m getting around 500 watt helping by SPE Expert 1.3k-FA.
Unfortunately I can not QRV this season on 160m and 80m.

Before this FT-991 had same problem of lack power and repaired by Yaesu service, Moreover you can found same problem of FT-991 on Blogs. I don't recommend to use FT-991 on your important DX- pedition, losing pile up. 
I not sure but maybe FT-991A would be improved it.
A31MM
 

FT-991 has a problem

FT-991 does not work well with TX power down,
on 40m 30 watt, 20m 80 watt.
However fortunately SPE Expert 1.3-FA work with small driving power to gain rated power.
A31MM

 

40m QRV

Recently We have good propagation with EU on 40m around my sunrise time 17:30 UTC.
However weekday I can not QRV after 18:00 UTC, 07:00 local time, leaving office.
So before 18:00 I will QRV every day as much as possible.
A31MM

The season for DXer,s

We are going to summer season in south pacific ocean, starting the season of DX. Winter season in Northern hemisphere.

In the morning time the signals from North America and Caribbean sea are reaching to South Pacific and improving on 20m,15m and 10m.
Around sunrise and sunset time the signal from Europe also improving on 40m.
I will setup an antenna for 80m soon. I'm not sure construct an antenna for 160m yet.

This weekend I' be on OC DX contest SSB and next week CW.
However in JA this weekend ACAG domestic contest is held by JARL which is one of the major contests for JA contestors.

I will finish QRV from Tonga the end of year 2017.
and I'll be on CQ WW PH/CW and JIDX on November.

See you next contest
A31MM

A35W QRV in CQ WW RTTY

A35W will QRV in CQ WW RTTY Contest, single TX.
before and after the contest, from Sep 20th starting active on 160m to 10m mainly RTTY and Digital mode as JT65 and FT8, will be finish Sep 26th.
Always We are checking RBN and DX cluster for checking propagation, however never response any request to QSY as band or mode, so please do not make any message on the cluster. The cluster is not message board.
We are using one TX choosing only one band depending on a propagation.
QSL via JJ2VLY and LoTW.

OP,s A31MM and JR4OZR

taking a summer vacation in JA

Next week I'm taking a summer vacation in JA visiting to Japan Ham fair held on September 2-4 by JARL which normally used to be on the last weekend of August.

I'm not sure but the Official saying, changed the date of the Ham fair due to a preparation for 2020 Tokyo Olympic Game at same place.

The day of Ham fair also All Asian DX Contest PH is held too by JARL.......Who will be on the air ????

However Don't worry, Japanese contesters are choosing to participant in AA contest.

Next contest for me, We will be on CQ World Wide RTTY Contest as A35W.

de A31MM



 

SARTG WW RTTY Contest

This weekend I, A31MM will participate in SARTG WW RTTY Contest on 20m using 100W TX and vertical dipole.

We have good propagation from 02UTC on 20m North America  and Asia, opening to Europe from 05UTC.

Other news, A35W will be active in digital mode from 18th September 2017 aslo will participate in CQ WW RTTY using HEX beam.

IOTA Contest report

Last weekend I was on IOTA Contest getting around 200 QSO including European stations on 20m band.
from Tonga on 15m band the propagation alwyas opened for JA but there were not many station looking for South Pacific.
On 20m band was well done however only from 17:00 to 20:00 local time for Asia , North America and few European.
Next I will on WAE contest CW.
A31MM

FT-991 ALS-500M vertical dipole.

Comparing IC-7300 and FT-991.
I have an impression, the reception audio of FT-991 is better as quiet than 7300, however 7300 is not terrible audio, and the function of 7300 is better than 991.

Report of IARU Chanpionship

Thanks for QSO in IARU contest.

The conditions on high bands were not so good.

Before the contest I made a timetable of operate usin a prediction tool of propagation as known VOACAP.

We have propagation on 10m band for NA and Asia but nobody were on, I made only one NA station.

However I could enjoy this contest.
A31MM

IC-7300 ALS-500M 40m IV, 20m vertical DP and 15m10mHB9CV.
logging by N1MM

IARU contest

Next weekend will be QRV in IARU contest from 40m to 10m
high band condition is not good but we have good propagation between north america and south pacific on 10m.
please listen and try 10m.
A31MM

WPX CW

This weekend I will be on WPX CW from 40m-10m with 100W, but the condition is being worst, is it sure?
Few days I was making CQ with 100W but the RBN didn't catch me. Now I'm using 300 W but it same.......
Maybe I will start on 20m or 15m at 13:00 Tongan local time as 00:00 UTC.
See you in the WPX CW
A31MM