Update September 23, 2024: Tomorrow (Sept 24th) is my last day of operation from Zambia, going QRT around 19 UTC. I will then be heading to Botswana on the local morning of Sept 25th.

I’m getting very tired with only sleeping 2-3 hours daily since my arrival to Zimbabwe on the 2nd of Sept. I must take 2-3 days off at Botswana to recharge myself.

Here at Zambia there are about 8K QSOs in the log only. Lots of power interruptions during my operation. The other difficulty I have is an issue with my KPA-500. When I switch the PA to OPER the received signals are significantly attenuated making it impossible to copy weak CW signals. I don’t think I can fix it here, so have to manually switch it to STBY mode to hear the weak CW signals. So guys, heat up your PA if you want a CW contact from Botswana. Thank you for your understanding.

Update July 31, 2024: Suggested frequencies are:
CW   - 3527, 7017, 10106, 14027, 18076, 21027, 24897 and 28027 kHz
SSB  - 7090, 14145, 18130, 21285, 24955 and 28485 kHz
RTTY - 7045, 10140, 14080, 18105, 21080, 24925 and 28080 kHz
FT8/FH - 3571, 7061, 10141, 14086, 18090, 21085, 24919 and 28078 kHz
6m   - 50313/FT8(F/H)
   He will be working SPLIT only! Please pay attention to the SPLIT
MODE!      CW  :    UP 2-5
           SSB :    UP 5-10
           RTTY:    UP 2-5
           FT8 :    F/H (NO MSHV!!!) DO NOT CALL BELOW 1000 Hz

HA5AO will be QRV on 80 - 6m (CW, SSB and FT8) as 9J2AO from near Victoria Falls, Zambia, on September 14-23, 2024.

QSL via HA5AO and OQRS.