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QSO's & QSL
My very first activities were made with a simple
copperwire-dipole which I laid out on the roof and the transceiver used was a
argonaut qrp rig. A
custom-made windom antenna followed and it was hung up between two large trees.
That antenna worked fine until the first stormy winds blew and the trees bent too
much so the antenna was torn apart..
Whenever I moved to another apartment, the antenna situation changed. For many
years I was using a groundplane antenna, then again the windom FD-3, a Kelemen
dipole, a GAP titan vertical and finally the MFJ magnetic loop. Transceivers
used were a homebrew HW-8, the Argonaut QRP and a Yaesu FT-901DM. I am using at
the moment the K3/100 an IC-735 and the QRP Plus from Index Laboratories. Most
QSO's I made lately were from another location - the site of the regional Club-Station
HB9F. There is a nice 3-element SteppIR beam which allows to work 100% QRP/5
watts.
I have made a total
of 8950 QSO's (April 2010) thereof 3000 QSO's with QRP 5 and 2 watts. Not a single one with SSB - all CW. I have a total of 189 countries
confirmed (QRO & QRP) and 112 confirmed QRP contacts. So the DXCC QRP is achieved.
I would also like to make the WAS - there are still a few states missing. I
usually take part in the CQWW DX contest in November.
In June 1979 until Mai 1980 I had the opportunity to serve as a radio-officer
for the NNSC (Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission) Swiss delegation in South
Korea, Panmunjom. I was able to apply for a Korean-callsign issued by the US
Forces in Korea - HL9WW. Activity was from December 1979 to
May 1980. I made a total of 500 CW QSO's from South Korea. For once I was at the other
end of the pile-up - a good experience.
This is the QSL-Card I am using at the moment. I
confirm each contact with a QSL card, as well as via EQSL.
And those are
the cards i was using from 1979 to 2005.
Below you can check if you are in my log - it is regularly updated.
