Personal "All Bands QRPp 1 watt Challenge" for April

 I decided for the month of April I wanted to crank down to 1 watt (QRPp) and see how many contacts I can get on each band (10m down to 40m)... just for fun and a challenge.  

Everything outside the circle is a QRPp 1 watt 1000 MPW award

One of the programs I like to use to see if I'm getting out is the "Wideband Shortwave Radio Receiver Map (http://rx.linkfanel.net/). This way I can tell how far and how well received I am around the world or locally. Great tool.
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NOTE:

All contacts are done by either 

1/ Calling out "CQ"

2/ Answering a "CQ"

3/ Hearing a QSO taking place which is about to close and on doing so, I give my callsign, hoping they hear me

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Anyway, here's my results so far (updated 12th Apr 2024)  

10m band

1/ - ZL2BFQ - Levin -       2321 MPW
2/ - VK1RF -   Canberra -  1192 MPW
3/ - VK2ARZ - Sydney -    1086 MPW
4/ - ZL2BLQ - Greytown - 2344 MPW
5/ - VK5LA -   Berri    -      1158 MPW

6/ - VK3HY - Melbourne - 1353 MPW

7 -  VK5CZ -  Clare -          1169 MPW

8/   VK2IO  - Sydney -       1110 MPW

9/   VK2IO  -  Sydney -      1110 MPW

10/ ZL2BFQ - Levin -        2321 MPW 

11/ ZL3BO -  Ashburton     2311 MPW

12/ VK7GN - Rosney Park - 1690 MPW

13/ ZL3BO -  Ashburton     2311 MPW

15m band 

1/  - VK5GG  -     Adelaide -           1254 MPW
2/  - VK2EBN -    Newcastle -      1072 MPW
3/  - VK2BHO -   Warilla -            1164 MPW
4/     JJ1FXF -      Yachimata -       3745 MPW
5/     YB8RVI -    Manado -           1982 MPW

6/ -   VK2ARZ -  Sydney -            1086 MPW

7/ -    JG2LGM -  Japan -              3701 MPW 

8/  -   XV9G    -   Vietnam-            3275 MPW 

9/ -    JF2IWW -   Japan -              3710 MPW

10/ -  YB8RVI -   Indonesia -        1982 MPW

11/ -  HL1UA    - South Korea-     4068 MPW

12 /-  VK2IO  -    Sydney -            1110 MPW

13/    XV9G         Vietnam -           3275 MPW

14/    YJ0VK -     Vanuatu -           1456 MPW  (DX expedition)

15/   DL2DXA -   Germany           8987 MPW  (My best distance yet !!!)

16/   JF2IWW -    Tsu  city             3710 MPW

17/   JA1WAV     Japan                  3770 MPW

20m band

1/ - VK2ARZ - Sydney -          1086 MPW
2/ - VK7AB -   New Norfolk - 1693 MPW
3/ - VK2IO  -    Sydney -          1110 MPW
4/    VK7BO  -  Tasmania -       1598 MPW
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40m band 

1/   VK2GD -   Oxford  -        2297 MPW
2/   VK2KI -    Yass -              1155 MPW
3/   VK5CZ -   Clare -             1169 MPW
4/   VK2AE -   Sydney -         1118 MPW
5/   VK2IO -    Sydney -         1110 MPW 

6/   VK2DLF - Sydney -         1110 MPW

7/   VK4JM -    Brisbane -        783 MPW
8/   VK7TA -    Tasmania -      1585 MPW
9/   VK5GG -   Adelaide -       1254 MPW
10/ ZL3TK -    Waitārere-       2314 MPW

11/ VK5CZ -    Clare -            1169 MPW
12/ VK2NAP - Marrickville - 1124 MPW

13/ VK2GBR - Adamstown -  1072 MPW

15/  VK1TE   - Pearce -           1195 MPW 

16/  VK2IO -    Sydney -         1110 MPW

17/  VK7TA -    Tasmania -      1585 MPW

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EQSL card from FK4QX

 Scanning around and with nothing really happening on the CW side of things, I thought why not have some fun and go SSB. Going up to 10m, I heard Philippe (FK4QX) booming thru as a 59+ from New Caledonia.
Anyway, I decided to up the power to 30 watts for something different (I could have gone 100 watts) and he came back with a 55. After swinging his antenna towards me, we ended up chatting for about 15 minutes about the usual and then comparing our monsoon wet season (he's basically on the same latitude as me except 800nm to the east). Rain, Rain, Rain as we're getting. 

Anyway, it was great to get a card from him also
Thanks Phillippe

EQSL card from R0MR

 Scanning around, I heard Bilas from Russia calling out CQ on 15m. Cranking up 5 watts I gave a quick reply and it was good to see that he came back and gave me a 559 with my 5 watts. After a brief exchange of the usual.. power/ rig/ antenna etc, we said our 73's. 

Thank Bilas for the eQSL card

Until next time
73's

EQSL card from JS1DEH

It was great to receive a eQSL card from Yu (JS1DEH) on 15m.
Hearing YU calling out CQ just above the noise floor, we still managed to make contact. However, unfortunately we had to keep it short due to QRM. 

Thanks for the card Yu.