A radioamateur contact with the youngest radioamateur operator in Austria (2022.07.13)

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Yesterday and today were mostly uneventful days. Usual workdays. Not that hot (in temperatures), but it is still hot. Around 30-33 °C. According to the weather forecast, the peak will be around 35 °C in the next few days, so there will be no 40 °C (at least in the near future). Currently it is 24 °C, but currently we are in the evening at 21:38 CEST.

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After work, I walked a little in Szolnok, Hungary, then I went home. I sat down in front of the radio, then I had a very pleasant surprise. I made a radioamateur QSO (two-way radio contact) with the youngest radioamateur operator in Austria.

OE8DDX Luca is currently 14 years old, but I know this from his qrz.com page, and not from the radio. Our QSO was short, but surprising. At first I thought that he is older even than me, because he sounded so confident on the radio that I thought that he have many years of experience.

So this is a very pleasant surprise. This is it for today.

Have a nice day. All the best. Greetings and much love from Hungary.

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Wow! he was so far from you and you made a clear communication with him, and you found his qrz data also.

Your hobby is full of pleasant surprises. What was the longest range you'd made contact with someone?

Have a pleasant day my friend. All the best.

!PIZZA

!LUV

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Wow! he was so far from you and you made a clear communication with him, and you found his qrz data also.

He is in the neighbouring country. The distance between us is 425 km. This is actually not on long distance on shortwave.

Your hobby is full of pleasant surprises.

This is certain. You turn on the radio, and it is a complete surprise who you will hear and speak with. I love it.

What was the longest range you'd made contact with someone?

This depends on the mode. With digital modes, as I remember it was around 15 502 km. This was on 2016.02.27 with VK3AUQ Kevin from Mount Evelyn, Vic, Australia on 7076 kHz in JT65.

With voice, it was probably around 7000-8000 km. From the USA or from Japan. I do not know. I made thousands of contacts in the previous 10 years.

Have a pleasant day my friend. All the best.

Thank you. You too.

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