LA6CF Norwegian DX-radio amateur [ham] station

LA6CF
LI6CF from May 17th to June 8th 2005
Norwegian DX-radio amateur [ham]station
Address for QSL - see bottom of page
More about QSL - click here
Activity report here

Since 1956 (may be its time to apply for OTC?)
Active 1956-1964 (all logs and QSL lost), 1991-1995, 2005? -
100.000 QSOs -
Also 1957-1963 LA6CF/MM
another 25.000 QSOs - (all logs and QSL lost)

Look here for 4 bands (or more) DX QSOs and 5 bands (or more) EU QSOs

DXCC 304 countries worked (269 confirmed)
7 bands DXCC worked
2006: 175 countries 39 CQ Zones (5 bands)
2007: 197 countries ALL 40 CQ Zones (all bands, incl. WARC)
2008: from March 13th: 199 countries 40 CQ zones (all bands, incl. WARC)
Updated November 30th, 2008
HSC 269 - TOPS 682 - FOC 717 - AHC 109 - A1OP - RCC
50P50W - AC15Z - ADXC - AHCH - CCL - CM - DPF:CW - DPN - DUF3:4 - DXCC - EYMA - FBA - KKK - KRCA - OHA - P6K:14 - PKA(1st DX CW) -
PKA 1959 CW - R6K - S6S:14 - USACA - VAJF - W100:OK - W21M - WAC - WAE III - WADM - WAGM - WASM - WAS 14:21 - WAZ -
WADM - WBC - WBE - WFRC - WGDXRC - WKA - WPX - WRA - WUNA - WWCNY - WWVDXC -

Received USACA Award #427 for 500 counties on 9-15-1964.
Nov.2006 have worked more than 308 points AND 70 countries for the WAE TOP, but waiting for QSL-cards.

In 1962 rcvd (but later lost) QSL cards for: ADXA - BDCA - BERTA - DLD - HTH100 - NYEA - QCD - RSD - TCC -
W5KA - WACONN - WAJAD - WAVE - WHSC - WNACA - WOSA -WWVA - Z4Q - ZMT -
(Have no diplomas left, they are lost over the past years
and regarding some of those above, have no idea any longer what they are for....)

ANOTHER ANNIVERSAY COMING UP!
This year is the 50th anniversary of my radio amateur license.
I wish to do something I've always dreamed of. Go to a 'wanted' country.
So far I have thought of Faeroes or Aland Islands, of which it seems Faeroes to be
the most wanted country, or perhaps VP5 or some other tropical island? :)

However, I have no previous experience, and neither the necessary antenna-equipment.
Any suggestions to how and where to go? And what to bring?
Anytime this year between April and September?

1956

April 11th, 2005: 1st QSOs in ten years today:

DJ6IH (rst 569) and LY4BR (rst 579) on 7 Mhz
with a 2,5 m MFJ HF mobile antenna

April 15th: Improving a bit.
Now my old 40 m windom is lying on the roof of our house!
with the following results on 20 meter:
14.30 UTC 4KR6ØS 599, 15.25 UTC UA9CCL 599, 16.20 UTC ZA1MI 579, 1750 UTC 5R8FU 569 MALAGASY
and on 40 meter: 1828 UTC R3K 599, 0407 4Z4DX 579

Prepare to put it up 2 meters above the roof tomorrow, Saturday.
Saturday April 16th:
Now I'm back on the air again!
WAC during the first 24 hours:
Korea, Indonesia, Malagasy, Brazil, USA and Andorra
and a russian arctic expedition at 89° N, near the North Pole.

Wednesday, May 4th:
Just found that my windom works on 10 and 18 Mhz, too!
Well, just 5w output on 10Mhz, but worked DX: 4X4 and TA3 last night. Now 10 countries worked.
Now also on 18Mhz with 40w output. 2 countries worked.
That means LI6CF will be on all bands from 10 to 160 m.
However, 28Mhz seems almost dead at present.

Tuesday, May 10th, 2005
Now I am really back again, with my new (used) ICOM 757
Ready for all bands CW and SSB and will be as LI6CF next week.

How is it to be back after 10 years QRT?
Some thoughts about contests anno 2005.

January 5th, 2006
last day QRV from this QTH. Now moving to Ulefoss, Telemark
apprx. 59°17'N 9°14'E, about 100 km westward.

Hopefully will be back again late in March or first part of April from here:

YES, I'M BACK ON AIR AGAIN!
February 23rd at 1506 made the first QSO with UE6ANT on 20 m with my antenna
half way lying on the roof, hanging down from two tall trees, the one in the middle of the picture,
and the one left for the TV-antenna.
First DX was AE1N the nest day, then 7Q7VB on 30 m followed by FS/DL7DF on 80 m !!!
So with part of the antenna covered with snow (have about 2 feet/60cm on the roof)
worked TO2ANT and FS/DL7DF on 40 m and NP2 ON 20 m.
Finally, on March 3rd, raised the antenna half meter (2 inches) above the snow....
and got EX8MLE on 40 m, followed the next day by HQ9F both on 80, 40, 30 and 20 m.
Who can ask for more? I am happy again.
March 24th: Up more than 2 meters above roof, and first one to come was HC8, new one!

now California is THAT away (NW)

towards NE (Japan etc)

ESE (Arabia, Indian Ocean)

SE towards Malagasy and Reunion.

July 2006:The windom out to the left with the baloon, in center the new dipole, 2x3m (6-12-18m) or 2x7m (15-30m)
August 2006: Now also 2x20m (20-40-80m) dipole changeable with the windom antenna.


May, 2007 - antenna-park has changed. None is higher than about 7-8 m above ground (2m above roof)

More about my new QTH, click here.

DXCC worked as per August 4th, 2008                                               WPX worked as per August 4th, 2008
since 1956                                                                                                 since 1991


DXCC QSL received per August 4th, 2008

Results from CQ CW WPX contests:

Results from CQ CW WW contests:

                        10m                   15m                  20m                   40m                   80m           qso      zones      countries      points
                           dx     eu             dx     eu             dx     eu              dx      eu            dx    eu
      2007                      1               21   21            149  117              35  169            19 260           826    54 (24)      218 (95)     337,008
      2006              4      1               29   10             25    37               25    45             33   57           270    54 (20)    204 (87)     130,032
      2005              3      7               40   21             73    32               20    52             15  48            314    50 (21)      151 (77)     123,213

Results from SAC CW contests:

                        10m                   15m                  20m                   40m                   80m              qso      countries      points
                           dx     eu             dx     eu             dx     eu              dx      eu            dx    eu
      2007                                                   1           77   268              18   223              2   111         700            107       157.932
      2006                                         9       2            18      56             27   138            15    98          170              68          24.684
      2005                                         1       5            28    126               9   169                     21        360              76          33.136

QSL address:
LA6CF,

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