another long chat with Horst DF1QA.  this is the FIFTH time we've chatted, and i mean chatted, not your contest "callsign 59 bye bye" rubbish!  two other contacts of interest, CU7CG in the Azores, and my first contact in Latvia, YL3ID

EA3AHH	Spain
IZ3BJS	Italy
DL1AZZ	Germany
F4DZG	France
LA8XH	Norway
CU7CG	Azores
DF1QA	Germany
EA3YO	Spain
DL0AGU	Germany
LY1NDN	Lithuania
DL1PV	Germany
DC7AI	Germany
DK2CC	Germany
DK8QX	Germany
OZ7IS	Denmark
DL3PU	Germany
DM2AOC	Germany
OH5ZN	Finland
YL3ID	Latvia

today marks a month since I first plugged the FT-101B into an antenna, so there is an excuse for a few totals....

today I got few new countries, in Wales, Slovak Republic, and Algeria

DL7UKR	Germany
F4GMW	France
ON2PU	Belgium
UA3PQ	Russia
PA1EDB	Netherlands
EB1ADD	Spain
IS0COY	Sardinia
2W0CTL	Wales
DK5KN	Germany
DD8VX	Germany
IZ0RTT	Italy
DL9OBL/M	Germany
LA9LRA	Norway
DF5YA	Germany
OM5LR	Slovak rep
DF9YG	Germany
DL4DAZ	Germany
DF9YG	Germany
DL1GKE	Germany
UR9IT	Ukraine
EA2HXO	Spain
7T50I	Algeria

so in the last month....452 HF QSOs as well as a load of local rag chews through the GB3NI 2m repeater

42 countries

Islands:
Majorca
Minorca
Azores
La Palma
Teneriefe
Sao Miguel (Azores)
Iceland
Jersey
Sardinia
St Peter and st Paul rocks


7 US states: IL, MA, OH, NJ, NH, NY, VT

so, in all, I'm VERY happy!

I still have to cross the equator, but I have time, right?

Not a lot of time spent on the radio this weekend.

just 5 QSOs, including another Island.

EA6BG on the Island of Majorca where I spent many holidays as a child.

as usual, all 20m SSB

HE5LC	Switzerland
EA6BG	Spain Majorca
EA4DNO	Spain
IN3BYZ	Italy
CT1CPS	Portugal

today's highpoint was a QSO with PD8SL.

this was my first QSO on HF with a female operator! 

as well as being a red letter day for me, it was also a red letter day for Carla, as this was her first ever HF QSO.  Poor wee pet sounded really nervous, not only speaking on the radio, but also in a foreign language.  Well done Carla!!

A bunch of other European QSOs as well......

PD8SL	Netherlands
PC2EBE	Netherlands
PA1FE	Netherlands
OE5CNM	Austria
EA7/G1WUU	Spain
PA6N	Netherlands
SA0ARJ	Sweden
HB9ETH/M	Switzerland
ON2FJ	Belgium
F5TZY	France
DL1WM	Germany
LA3NO	Norway
DL1EKH	Germany
DL6DYL	Germany
PD1JOL	Netherlands
US5LSC	Ukraine
IZ1XTG	Italy
PD3E	Netherlands
DM3KF	Germany
DL1NKS	Germany
PD1JKS	Netherlands
PA3BRB	Netherlands
DL8PW	Germany
PA1JMN	Netherlands
PD2HE	Netherlands
DL0GEO	Germany

a new country today!  Estonia.  ES5MG. 

EO6KDG	Austria
ES5MG	Estonia
F1BBU	France
DK6UO	Germany
DJ6PE	Germany
DL5HAB	Germany
DD3FU	Germany
SV3GLL	Greece
LX1NT	Luxembourg
PD4JL	Netherlands
PD1BM	Netherlands
PD1ET	Netherlands
LA5WTA	Norway
RA3QPY	Russia
UA1CDA	Russia
EA3GIN	Spain
SM5CCQ	Sweden

also today I took a wander through google maps and the How far is it?  website to get the ACTUAL distances for a few Russian stations so the top 20 for distance NOW stands at:

PT0S	St Peter & St Paul Rocks	3943
KC9KBB	USA IL	3869
W8PT	USA OH	3414
5N4EAM	Nigeria	3372
RC9O	Russia	3297
N2NC	USA NJ	3206
K2WCT	USA NJ	3184
K2QBV	USA NY	3152
K2WY	USA NY	3096
KB2UZY	USA MA	3052
K1RAW	USA MA	3000
KB1VXH	USA MA	2996
W1KBN	USA MA	2986
WB1GQR	USA VT	2970
KB1CSI	USA NH	2966
RK9DM	Russia	2543
RA3QPK	Russia	2466
VO2NS	Canada	2412
RC6U	Russia	2376
UA4PNT	Russia	2228