3W2KF - Hô Chi Minh City / Saigon

22 III 2001 - 01 IV 2001

3W2KF est maintenant QRT. Merci à vous tous pour les appels. Un fort QRM (statiques électriques) m'a beaucoup pénalisé, sans compter les mauvaises conditions de propagation ! C'était ma toute première activation en DX alors je demande votre indulgence en ce qui concerne la gestion des pile-ups !
La QSL est OK en direct (adresse à jour dans la nomenclature officielle).
Le REF-Union ayant changé sa politique de frais de fonctionnement, je ne suis plus membre de cette association à compter du 1er janvier 2005. QSL via le bureau QSL de l'URC ou alors via LZ5KF.
Les QSLs sont traitées quotidiennement.
Je NE réponds PAS aux eQSLs, désolé.

Pour mémoire : Indices de propagation fin mars 2001 ... Murphy était bien là !

73 QRO, Claude, F5PBL / 3W2KF

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3W2KF is now QRT. I, F5PBL, am back in France since 02nd of April. Tnx to everybody for the calls. Despite a high QRM level (human made statics) on my side, I hope I have answered to most of your calls (except USA ... sorry friends, the QRN was S9 towards the States ! Did my best but ...). That was my very first DX trip so sorry for my lack of experience in pile-ups managering !
QSLing is OK direct (Address up to date in major online callbooks).
The REF-Union having change some internal rules about membership, I am no more a member of this association starting 1st of January 2005. QSLing via buro is OK only via LZ5KF.
QSL cards are being processed on a daily basis.
I will NOT answer to eQSLs, sorry.

Look at the propagation indexes at the end of March 2001. No doubt, Murphy is still alive !

73 QRO, Claude, F5PBL / 3W2KF

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3W2KF - WPX SSB Contest 2001 - World First place (BR) SSB, Single Operator - 1470 QSOs - 2 215 218 points

QSO chart (23 III 2001 - 01 IV 2001 / 6 hours activity per night, except during WPX !) :

Log Computerized with Lux-Log

I want to thank the following people for their help about this activation :

Hau (3W2LI), Mike ( N0ODK / 3W2DK ), Tom ( N0SS ), 425 DX, LNDX, DXNL, OP DX, 10-X (via N5MT), Olivier (F4ABG - DXSR Antennas - Multi GP DX ), Capt. Oddos, Capt. Sarda, Capt. Piette, the Kimdo Hotel's wonderful staff and all friends who helped me in the pile-ups !!

Hope to meet you soon again...

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