May 13 : As part of the First Class CW Operators' Club (FOC) 75th anniversary celebrations, Nigel G3TXF made 4,100 CW QSOs operating from Holy Island (EU-124) in Wales as GC4FOC/p.

May 13 : As part of the First Class CW Operators' Club (FOC) 75th anniversary celebrations, Roger G3SXW and Nigel G3TXF operated from Jersey as GH4FOC for three days.

Mar 13 : Michael G7VJR, Martin G3ZAY, John G4IRN and G3TXF made 24,000 CW QSOs operating as XR0YG from Easter Island. Here are some photos of the 20-27 March XR0YG operation.

Mar 13 : G3TXF operated as ZF2XF from the Cayman Islands for the 2013 Commonwealth Contest.

Jan 13 : The 2013 OH CCF and OH DX Foundation Baltic cruise from Helsinki to Stockholm and back via Åland/OH0.

Nov 12 : G3TXF operated SOSB (Assisted) on 10m band during CQWW CW-2012.

Oct 12 : The well-attended 2012 FOC Dinner was held in Milton Keynes

Oct 12 : G3TXF operated the CQWW SSB Contest Single-Band on 10m.

Oct 12 : The 2012 RSGB Convention is again held at Horwood House near Milton Keynes.

Sep 12 : G3TXF and Michael G7VJR operated as CU9AC from Corvo during the 2012 Azores Nine-Islands Hunt. The Azores operation also included a visit to the Azorean contesting super-station CR2X as well as sight-seeing around São Miguel.

Sep 12 : G3TXF and Bob MD0CCE attended the ceremonies in Pristina marking the formal relaunch of Amateur Radio in Kosovo, which included operating the special event station Z60K.

Sep 12 : G3TXF makes 6,063 QSOs operating as GO3TXF during the period of the London Olympics.

Sep 12 : The Three A's Contest Group (G0AAA) operated the IARU Region 1 SSB Field Day as GW0AAA/p.

Jul 12 : Teemu SM0W, Tore SM0T, Don G3XTT and Nigel G3TXF operated as OJ0R from Market Reef for the IOTA Contest.

Jun 12 : Photos from Ham Radio 2012 in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

Jun 12 : The Three As Contest Group (G0AAA) operated in the European CW Field Day as GI0AAA/p from Rathlin Island (EU-122). While Ian G3WVG was operating 20m single band in Field Day, Nigel G3TXF ran a small IOTA DX-ped on 30m CW and also entered a six-metre contest.

May 12 : A brief stopover is made in Buenos Aires and all the VP6T QSLs for LU are handed-over to local DXers Horacio LU1BJW and Diego LU8ADX. A short side trip is made to Colonia in Uruguay

Apr 12 : During the short stop-overs on the way to and from 9M0L, visits are made to DX operators in Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah (9M6).

Apr 12 : G3TXF joined the second week of the 9M0L Spratly DX-pedition operation from the Malaysian Layang Layang island resort.

Mar 12 : G3TXF makes excellent progress with the QSLing for the 56,300 QSO VP6T Pitcairn operation.

Feb 12 : G3TXF operated as ZD7XF from 29 Feb to 13 March. This included participating in the Commonwealth Contest (BERU). There was also a short operation as ZD8XF from Ascension while transiting en route to St Helena.

Jan 12 : G3TXF joined Jacques F6BEE, Vincent F4BKV, Michel FM5CD and Gilles VE2TZT in the VP6T operation from Pitcairn. The VP6T online log and OQRS is on ClubLog. Getting to Pitcairn is not easy. Here are some photos of the journey and of the VP6T operation. On the way back there was also a small IOTA operation as TX6T/p from Mangareva in the Gambier Islands (OC-063).

Jan 12 : The Three As Contest Group makes another competitive entry in AFS-CW.

Dec 11 : G3TXF enjoys operating on the much revived 10m band in the ARRL 10m Contest .

Nov 11 : G3TXF operated SOSB on the newly envigorated 10m band during CQWW CW-2011. A Post-CQWW CW Contest Dinner was held in early December.

Nov 11 : Ian G3WVG operates CQWW CW on 10m as MW5B from Pembrokeshire coast.

Nov 11 : Oliver W6NV and Jorma OH2KI pass through on the way to/from Ascension (ZD8W) for CQWW CW.

Oct 11 : G3TXF operated the CQWW SSB Contest Single-Band on 40m.

Oct 11 : The 2011 RSGB Convention is again held at Horwood House near Milton Keynes.

Jul 11 : About 95 CDXC Members and Guests attended the CDXC AGM and Summer Social at Neville G3NUG's Herefordshire QTH.

Jun 11 : G3TXF made 12,000 CW QSOs operating as ZD7XF from St Helena.

Jun 11 : Long serving KLM KT-34A HF beam at G3TXF home station is dismantled.

Jun 11 : The Three A's Contest Group (G3TXF, G3WVG and GW4BLE) operated in the European CW Field Day as GW0AAA/p from near Goldcliffe on the South Wales coast.

May 11 : A short operation as EA9/G3TXF from Melilla.

May 11 : Lionel G5LP and Nigel G3TXF attend the Ukrainian Contest Club (UCC-21) meeting in Kyiv.

May 11 : Long-time radio pal Zyg G3XDZ visits Weybridge.

May 11 : G3TXF attends his final CDXC Committee meeting at Tony G4LDL's Swindon QTH.

May 11 : 4,200 CW QSOs were made using the special Royal Wedding prefix : GR3TXF.

Apr 11 : The fourteenth annual GM-DX Convention was held near Stirling.

Mar 11 : The UK's CDXC Chiltern DX Club holds it annual CDXC Dinner at Wyboston.

Mar 11 : G3TXF operated the 2011 Commonwealth Contest (BERU) as VP2MXF from Montserrat.

Jan 11 : G3TXF QRV in worldwide Topband Contest CQWW-160m CW Contest .

Dec 10 : ClubLog link added to show All-Time Band Points table for G3TXF

Nov 10 : Ian G3WVG operates CQWW CW on 80m as MW5B from Pembrokeshire coast.

Nov 10 : The Nov-10 CDXC Committee Meeting was held at G3SVL's Bexhill QTH.

Oct 10 : G3TXF operated the CQWW SSB Contest Single-Band on 80m.

Oct 10 : Roger G3SXW and Nigel G3TXF made 1,540 CW QSOs operating briefly as SV5/G3SXW and SV5/G3TXF from Rhodes, and as SV9/G3SXW and SV9/G3TXF from Crete.

Oct 10 : The 2010 FOC Dinner is again held at the Greenwich Yacht Club.

Oct 10 : The 2010 RSGB Convention is held at an excellent new rural venue.

Oct 10 : Joe JA1LZR and Yutaka JQ2GYU pass through London on their way to JW Svalbard.

Oct 10 : CDXC mans a stand at the 2010 National Ham Fest in Newark.

Sep 10 : Visit to the local HF SSB Field Day site of G3UES/p.

Aug 10 : The Aug-10 CDXC Committee Meeting was held at G3RFX's Bristol QTH.

Aug 10 : The SARTG WW RTTY Contest is held in three separate eight-hour sessions.

Aug 10 : The WAE-CW Contest once again provides the fun of receiving those lovely QTCs.

Jul 10 : Over 100 attended the CDXC AGM and Summer Social at Neville G3NUG's Herefordshire QTH.

Jul 10 : The 2010 IARU HF Championship coincided with WRTC-2010.

Jun 10 : Photos from Ham Radio 2010 in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

Jun 10 : The Three A's Contest Group (G3TXF, G3WVG and GW4BLE) operated in the European CW Field Day as GW0AAA/p from near Goldcliffe on the South Wales coast.

May 10 : Meeting up with OE5KE and other OE5 DXers in Linz.

Apr 10 : The thirteenth annual GM-DX Convention was held near Stirling.

Mar 10 : The UK's CDXC Chiltern DX Club holds it annual CDXC Dinner at Wyboston.

Feb 10 : Jacques F6BEE, Phil FO8RZ and Gilles VE2TZT operate TX4T from French Polynesia, with Nigel G3TXF joining in for one week .

Feb 10 : The Feb-10 CDXC Committee Meeting was held at G3USR's Rutland QTH.

Jan 10 : G3TXF QRV in worldwide Topband Contest CQWW-160m CW Contest .

Jan 10 : Six Metre DXers G3FPQ, G3WOS, G3ZSS, G4CCZ, G4IFX meet in Surrey pub.

Dec 09 : G3TXF celebrates year-end with over 500,000 QSOs in the logs.

Nov 09 : Ian G3WVG operated CQWW CW 40m Single-Band as MZ5B from Shetland.

Nov 09 : G3TXF operated on 160m during CQWW CW-2009. A Post-CQWW CW Contest Dinner was held in early December.

Nov 09 : G7VJR's Club Log discovers useful new DXCC Bandpoint in old G3TXF logs.

Oct 09 : The renamed 2009 RSGB Convention (previously known as the "HF Convention") is held in Wyboston.

Oct 09 : The 2009 FOC Dinner is held in Greenwich and an FOC Lunch Party is held the following day chez G3TXF.

Sep 09 : G3TXF is clearing space in his attic and garage : a complete Drake C-Line is currently on Ebay.

Aug 09 : A group of 6-metre DXers (and one 6m novice!) meet at Paul G4CCZ's Surrey QTH.

Jul 09 : The well attended CDXC AGM and Summer Social was once again held at Neville G3NUG's QTH.

Jul 09 : Ian G3WVG, John G4IRN and Nigel G3TXF participated in the multi-site, multi-mode, multi-band GB7HQ operation (20m-CW) entry in the 2009 IARU Contest.

Jun 09 : Photos from Ham Radio 2009 in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

Jun 09 : The Three A's Contest Group (G3TXF, G3WVG and GW4BLE) operated in the European CW Field Day as G0AAA/p from the Essex coast.

May 09 : Michael G7VJR and Bob MD0CCE made 9,300 QSOs operating as YS1G from El Salvador. Nigel G3TXF is helping with the QSLing for the YS1G team.

May 09 : Forty-eight Danish DXers attended the OZ DX Group Meeting held near Odense.

Apr 09 : The twelfth annual GM-DX Convention was held near Stirling.

Mar 09 : Dennis F5VHY (G3MXJ) and Nigel G3TXF made 15,000 CW QSOs operating from New Caledonia (FK), Vanuatu (YJ) and Norfolk Island (VK9N).

Mar 09 : 6Y8XF made 2,100 CW QSOs during/around the 2009 Commonwealth Contest.

Feb 09 : J88XF operated for four days from Mayreau island in the Grenadines.

Jan 09 : G3TXF does a Single-Op Assisted entry in CQWW-160m CW Contest in excellent Topband conditions.

Nov 08 : Ian G3WVG and Nigel G3TXF operated Multi-Two in CQWW CW 2008 from Greenland as OX5AA. A Post-CQWW CW Contest Dinner was held in early December.

Nov 08 : G3TXF operated from Greenland during the WAE-RTTY Contest as OX/G3TXF.

Oct 08 : The 2008 RSGB HF Convention is again held at an excellent venue in Wyboston.

Sep 08 : G3TXF makes a 20m Single-Band entry in the 2008 CQWW RTTY Contest

Sep 08 : G3TXF joins some 100 SM DXers at the SM DX Meeting in Karlsborg.

Aug 08 : G3TXF makes 600 CW QSOs as guest operator at the San Marino club station T70A

Jul 08 : Photos from the CDXC AGM and Summer Social in Herefordshire.

Jul 08 : Ian G3WVG, John G4IRN and Nigel G3TXF participated in the multi-site, multi-mode, multi-band GB7HQ operation (20m CW) entry in the 2008 IARU Contest.

Jun 08 : Photos from Ham Radio 2008 in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

Jun 08 : The Three A's Contest Group (G3TXF, G3WVG and GW4BLE) operated the European CW Field Day as GW0AAA/p from near Goldcliffe on the South Wales coast.

Jun 08 : Weybridge's DXers receive a well-known visitor

May 08 : The May-08 CDXC Committee Meeting was held at G3TXF's home QTH.

Apr 08 : The eleventh annual GM-DX Convention was held near Stirling.

Apr 08 : G3TXF is part of the five-op UK YK9G operation from Damascus, Syria.

Mar 08 : The RSGB QSL Bureau is on the move and RSGB Potters Bar HQ is going QRT.

Mar 08 : The UK's CDXC Chiltern DX Club holds it annual CDXC Dinner at Wyboston.

Mar 08 : G3TXF operated in the RSGB's 71st Commonwealth Contest (BERU) from Turks & Caicos as VQ5XF.

Feb 08 : A team of six DXer's made 11,000 QSOs operating as YU8/OH2R during the first few days following Kosova's declaration of independence on Sunday, 17 February 2008.

Jan 08 : G3TXF made 8,000 CW QSOs operating for a few days as FJ/G3TXF from the new DXCC entity of St Barths.

Dec 07 : Over 150 EA DXers and Contesters at the 2007 URE Congreso near Cádiz.

Nov 07 : G3TXF operated the CQWW CW Contest on 20m single-band from Devon.

Nov 07 : Ian G3WVG operated CQWW CW 80m Single-Band as MZ5B from Shetland.

Nov 07 : Roger G3SXW and Nigel G3TXF made 2,100 CW QSOs operating from Svalbard as JW/G3SXW and JW/G3TXF in early November.

Oct 07 : G3TXF operated the CQWW SSB Contest Single-Band on 20m.

Oct 07 : The 2007 RSGB HF Convention is held in a new and excellent venue in Wyboston.

Sep 07 : G3TXF for the first time in a major RTTY contest: CQWW RTTY Single-Band on 20m.

Sep 07 : The Three A's Contest Group (G3SXW, G3TXF, G3WVG, GW4BLE) operated the IARU Region 1 SSB Field Day as GW0AAA/p.

Aug 07 : G3TXF operated the WAE-CW Contest as PJ2G from Curaçao. Non-contest QSOs were made as PJ2/G3TXF.

Jul 07 : Roger G3SXW and Nigel G3TXF made just under 6,000 QSOs as part-time CW guest-ops at the July 2007 Sovereign Military Order of Malta operation 1A0KM.

Jul 07 : After many years of using the callsign GB5HQ the UK's team used GB7HQ for the IARU HF Championship. ["GB5HQ" had just too many dits in the middle!]

Jul 07 : Roger G3SXW and Nigel G3TXF made 3,150 QSOs operating as OY/G3SXW and OY/G3TXF from the Faroe Islands.

Jun 07 : Some DXer/Contester photos from Ham Radio 2007 in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

Jun 07 : Roger G3SXW and Nigel G3TXF made 6,200 CW QSOs operating as FY/G3SXW and FY/G3TXF for three days in early June 2007.

Jun 07 : The Three A's Contest Group (G3SXW, G3TXF, G3WVG and GW4BLE) operated the European CW Field Day as GW0AAA/p from Redwick on the South Wales coast.

May 07 : Dayton is the epicentre of the world of Amateur Radio during the Hamvention

May 07 : A visit is made to the RSGB's ever efficient QSL Bureau in Potters Bar

Apr 07 : Roger G3SXW and Nigel G3TXF met DXers/Contesters in Kaunas, Lithuania.

Mar 07 : G3TXF operated as V25XF for the 70th Commonwealth Contest (BERU).

Feb 07 : G3TXF made 5,130 CW QSOs as 3B9/G3TXF from Rodrigues (AF-017).

Dec 06 : Roger G3SXW and Nigel G3TXF made a flying visit to Malta and operated briefly as 9H3SX and 9H3TF from Sliema.

Nov 06 : G3TXF operated the CQWW CW Single-Band on 160m (Topband).

Nov 06 : Ian G3WVG operated SOAB as MZ5A from the Eshaness Lighthouse in Shetland (GM/s) during CQWW CW. QSL via G3TXF.

Oct 06 : Many UK DXers and Contesters attended the RSGB HF Convention near Gatwick.

Sep 06 : Roger G3SXW and Nigel G3TXF made 7,841 CW QSOs operating as FP/G3SXW and FP/G3TXF from Miquelon island (NA-032).

Sep 06 : Five G's attended the 28th annual Clipperton DX Convention held in Arcachon.

Sep 06 : The Three A's Contest Group (GW4BLE, G3TXF, G3WVG) operated the IARU Region 1 SSB Field Day as GW0AAA/p.

Aug 06 : G3TXF attended the Montenegro DX Festival in a new DXCC Country.

Jul 06 : Andy G3AB, John G4IRN, Gerry G0RTN and Nigel G3TXF participated in the multi-site, multi-mode, multi-band GB5HQ operation (20m CW) entry in the 2006 IARU Contest.

Jun 06 : Having fun at Ham Radio 2006 in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

May 06 : G3TXF operated the CQ WPX CW Contest on 20m single-band.

Apr 06 : G3SJX and G3TXF attended the tenth annual LA-DX Group Meeting in Norway.

Apr 06 : Eleven G's attended the ninth annual GM-DX Convention held near Stirling.

Feb 06 : G3TXF (20m) and G3WVG (as M5A on 80m) operated the ARRL CW Contest

Jan 06 : FH/G3TXF (Mayotte) made 5,000 CW QSOs from 28 Jan to 1 Feb 2006.

Jan 06 : Group of seven UK operators attend the 2006 OH CCF DX Convention Baltic cruise.

Jan 06 : ZB2/G3TXF makes 2,220 CW QSOs from Gibraltar for one day.

Dec 05 : Locals meet up for post-CQWW CW Contest Dinner . G3TXF passes 400,000-QSO mark during late 2005.

Nov 05 : G3TXF operated the CQWW CW on single-operator all-band (SOAB) from Devon.

Sep 05 : Roger G3SXW and Nigel G3TXF operated from Nauru (OC-031) as C21SX and C21XF from 20 Sep to 28 Sep 2005, making 12,400 CW QSOs.

Jul 05 : Roger G3SXW, Ian G3WVG and Nigel G3TXF participated in the multi-site, multi-mode, multi-band GB5HQ operation (20m CW) entry in the July 2005 IARU Contest.

Jun 05 : The Three A's Contest Group (G3SXW, G3TXF, G3WVG) operated the European CW Field Day as GU0AAA/p.

May 05 : Wino PA0ABM hosts the 2005 FOC ConDin in Ossendrecht in PA0.

Apr 05 : G3TXF operates as CU7/G3TXF from Faial in the Azores : 29 Apr to 2 May 2005.

Feb 05 : G3TXF operated the ARRL CW Contest on 20m single-band from Devon.

Dec 04 : The Dec 04 CDXC Committee Meeting was held at G3RFX's Bristol QTH.

Dec 04 : Post CQWW Contest Dinner

Nov 04 : G3TXF operated the CQWW CW Contest on 20m single-band from Devon.

Oct 04 : Roger G3SXW and Nigel G3TXF made 13,740 QSOs operating as P29SX and P29XF from Loloata Island (OC-240), Papua New Guinea 8 to 14 Oct 2004.

Jul 04 : Roger G3SXW, Ian G3WVG and Nigel G3TXF participated in the multi-site, multi-mode, multi-band GB5HQ operation (20m CW) entry in the July 2004 IARU Contest.

Jun 04: G3TXF attended the ZA-DX-Convention in Tirana, Albania (including some ZA1DX operating!)

Jun 04 : The Three A's Contest Group (G3SXW, G3TXF, G3WVG) operated the European CW Field Day (5-6 June) as GM0AAA/p from the Outer Hebrides (EU-010).

Mar 04 : Roger G3SXW and Nigel G3TXF made 25,500 CW QSOs operating as TJ3G from Kribi, Cameroon from 21 Mar to 1 Apr 2004. Over 8,000 TJ3G QSLs sent out within six weeks of operation.

Mar 04 : G3TXF operated as VP9/G3TXF from Bermuda for a week in mid-March, including participating in the 2004 RSGB Commonwealth Contest.

Feb 04 : G3TXF operated as CU4/G3TXF from Graciosa (Azores) including the FOC Marathon and also did the ARRL CW Contest as OE9/G3TXF from Vorarlberg, Austria.

Oct - Nov 03 : G3TXF operated 15m Single-Band (SOSB-15) in CQWW SSB and Single Operator All Band (SOAB) in CQWW CW from North Devon.

Aug - Sep 03 : Roger G3SXW and Nigel G3TXF operated as V63SXW and V63TXF from Yap (OC-012) and Nigel G3TXF as V63TXF/p from Falalop Island, Ulithi Atoll (OC-078). They also operated as KH2/G3SXW and KH2/G3TXF en route to Yap after attending "Ham Fair 2003" in Tokyo. A total of 16,100 CW QSOs were made from the three locations.

Earlier events and DX-trips....

DX-Trip Reports provides summaries of various CW DX-Trips in which G3TXF has been involved. There are detailed QSL'ing Statistics, analysing the numbers of QSLs processed for each trip.

An online "QSO/QSL Database" is available for all recent CW DX Trips on the website. You can check both QSO [Band] details and QSL'ing status directly. Just type in your call.

E-mail requests for QSLs should be sent to : DX-Trip QSLing Statistics provides access to the latest QSL'ing Statistics for each of the recent DX-Trips.

"G3TXF at home" provides details of G3TXF's home station, QSO totals and QSL archives.

Three-A's Contest Group contains details of the Three A's Contest Group's activities in CQ WW CW as well as the European HF Field Day (NFD). In June 2004 the group operated as GM0AAA/p from the Outer Hebrides.

G3TXF is handling the QSLs for Ian G3WVG's MW5A operations for CQWW CW 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, MZ5A for CQWW 2006 and the QSLs for GB5HQ-GB7HQ for 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.