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Here are soundclips from June 2011. It's mostly 6M, since that band is usually open good during summertime. Enjoy!

Soundclips:

• A45XR 6M CW – Thanks for the new one on 6M
• A61Q 6M CW – He didn't hear me
• D4C/b 6M CW- HK76mv – it sends wrong locator
• OA1T 17M CW
• PV8ABC 6M SSB
• 9Y4D 6M SSB
• JW7QIA 6M CW
• UK8OM 6M CW
• UK9AA 6M CW
• ZD7XF 40M CW

Take a look a this video. I noticed LB1GB had posted it over at LA8W.com. I was active from this station last year. I posted a story and pictures in this post.

Radio has been kinda slow here. No HF has been worked in a while, and not too many contacts since the big aurora in early August. I have however managed to work several new gridsquares on 6M. If you look at the map, you see the new ones I've worked. Thank you very much to all the people that activated these squares!

• OH9KL was worked July 31st in KP26 on JT6M.
• OH5LID was worked August 4th in KP45 on JT6M.
• OH5LID was worked August 5th in KP47 on JT6M.
• SM6CMU/2 was worked August 5th in JP95 on JT6M
• LA/SM6CMU was worked on August 7th in JP78 on JT6M
• OH5LID was worked on August 11th in KP51 on JT6M
• SM6CMU/2 was worked on August 11th in JP86 on JT6M
• EI9E/p was worked on August 12th in IO42 on JT6M
• LY/OH5LID was worked on August 15th in KO05 on JT6M
• YL/OH5LID was worked on August 17th in KO07 on JT6M
• LA6Q was worked on August 20th in JP30 on SSB

I did get another proof on August 11th that the 6M season still wasn't over. I noticed TY1KS being spotted further down in Europe. I turned the yagi and to my surprise, I could hear him. I could however not make myself heard. I think I copied him for around 15 minutes before he faded. Listen to the soundclip below.

Soundclip:

• TY1KS 6M CW

I heard the sad news this weekend that LA8YB Finn had past away after being ill for a long time. Finn turned 82 in July this year. Last time I saw and spoke to him, was during the Hammeeting back in April. I'm glad I got the chance to see his lifelong 2M project back in 2009. Finn had a 32 x 17el array on 2M. Read about it in my post here. My condolences to the family. RIP Finn.

I got these two confirmations last week. I knew VU4PB eventually would come on LoTW. I didn't expect UA2FL to be a new one on LoTW though. Those unexpected ones are always nice to get. 6 to go for my LoTW goal of 300. Other interesting confirmations lately has been 5Z4/UA4WHX, FP/VE9MY and R1MVA. Thanks once again to all LoTW users. Keep 'em coming.