A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I hope you have many successes in 2010!

Last year I enjoyed DX-ing and having QSOs with many foreign station. I'm very happy to know them with the same hobby in the world.

I wish to have more QSOs with many station from unaquired entities in 2010.
In order to realize it, I have a plan to introduce new antennas. But I realized to have QSOs with stations on the opposite side of the globe like Argentina and Brazil with my poor facilities. I will search for possibilities for DX-ing with using my present facilities.

And I challenged many DX contests last year. I will participate more contests in 2010. I think contest is the goog opportunity to try my possibility and to get new entities.

This year falls on the third year for me since I started amateur radio in 2008. 2010 will be the year of challenge for me!

I'm looking forward to seeing you on the air!

YC9MDX from West Timor, Indonesia Telima Kasih Banyak!

This is newly arrived QSL card from YC9MDX, West Timor Island, Indonesia.

I had a QSO with YC9MDX station on 15m and 10m band on 25 Oct. 2009 in CQ WW DX Contest.
West Timor is not one of area in independent Timor L'este (East Timor), but an area in Indonesian colony.
When we imagine Timor is in chaos now, I understand it is very beautiful island.

Timor Island belongs to IOTA code OC-148. I think Indonesia is appropriate country for IOTA award.

Telima Kasih Banyak!

PP5EG in Curitiba, Brazil, Muito Obligato!

This is a QSL card from PP5EG station in Curitiba, Brazil, which was delivered via the US QSL manager.

PY5EG station written on QSL card is a club station Araucaria DX Group in Curitiba and PP5EG station is its member. I had a QSO with PP5EG station in Kitakyushu city, Fukuoka as JO3PSJ/6 on the band of 40m on 10 Oct. 2009 before the start of domestic contest.

This station is the first Brazilian station. I broke the record of QSO distance. When I tried to call PP5EG station which sent CQ with beautiful signal like a local station, he answered me soon and I realized a QSO. I was very surprised that my voice arrived at the other side of the globe by my poor facilities of 50W output and 4.5m high dipole antenna.

When I began amateur radio, QSO with overseas station was a big dream for me. I became very happy to have a QSO with station in Hokkaido in those days. Then I couldn't expect that I realize a QSO with stations on the other side of the globe.
Now I already realized QSOs with stations in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and several European countries.

I think to be confirmed by two Brazilian stations is one of my large accomplishment. But I stil have to solve many problems to have many DX stations without difficulty.
I must make more efforts to be successful DXer!

Muito Obligato FB QSL!

ZX5J from Brazil, Muito Obligato!

This is a QSL card from ZX5J station in Brazil, which was delivered via the US QSL manager.

I had a QSO with ZX5J station on the band of 15m on 25 Oct. 2009 in the CQ WW DX CONTEST.

I already realized a QSO with Brazilian station on 40m band and QSO on 15m band was the first time for me. I was very surprised that my voice arrived at the other side of the globe by my poor facilities of 50W output and 4.5m high dipole antenna.

When I see a QSL card on which a map of Brazil is designed, I would like to visit it once a time. I wish I could watch the football games in the World Cup Brazil in 2014.

Muito Obligato FB QSL!

RA0FU in Sakhalin Island, Russia, Bolishoe Spasibo!

This is a QSL card from RA0FU station in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island(AS-018) Russia.

Sakhalin Island is located in the north of our country and I had a QSO with RA0FU station on the band of 15m on 25 Oct. 2009 in the CQ WW DX CONTEST.

This station is very active in DX pedition in the islands near Sakhalin including Kurir located between Hokkaido and Kamchacka.

Another card is his second callsign RI0F. The design of QSL is a scenery of Moneron Island off shore of Sakhalin Island.
I remember that Korean Airlines 007 flying for Seoul was shot down by a missile fired by Soviet air force in 1983 over Sakhalin Island and all passengers and crews were killed. After incident, Soviet and the US forces struggled to find a black box around Moneron Island in the time of the Cold War.

When this incident happened, I was in elementary school. But I understood Soviet regime is very dangerous and frightening the world.
But When I see the scenery of this card now. I understood this tragedic island is very beautiful!
I want to build a big antenna in such beautiful site and enjoy QSO!

Bolishoe Spasibo za FB QSL!

RO9O in Russia, Bolishoe Spasibo!

This is a QSL card from RO9O station in Novosibirsk, Russia.

I had a QSO with RO9O station on the band of 40m on 5 Sep. 2009 in the ALL ASIAN CONTEST.

To tell the truth, I show you the reverse side of QSL card in this website because of special reason.
But design is very beautiful for my opinion. If you want to see the design of this card, let's QSO with this station!!

Bolishoe spasibo za FB QSL!!

E73W from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hvala ljepa za QSL!

During my trip around Uzbekistan QSL cards from E73W, an amateur radio station in Bosnia and Herzegovina by airmail.

I had a QSO with E73W station on 25 Octber 2009 on the band of 15m by the mode of SSB in the CQ WW DX Contest. Its signal was very beautiful and Bosnian station found my siganal and realized to exchange contest number. Because this station was the first European station with which I had a QSO, I got excited. I was surprised because my facility was too poor by dipole antenna of 4.5m high and 50w output.

In addition, Bosnia and Herzegovina is special country for me. I have visited Bosnia twice--in 2002, 2004 and 2007, especially, I watched football derby game between Bosnia and Hercegovina and Serbia and Montenegro in 2004. I'm studying Serbo-Croatian, language spoken in the former Yugoslav nations. I worked with Bosnian national team of athletics as volunteer interpreter in the World championship of athletics held in Osaka in 2007.

I'm very happy to get a QSL from my special country.

Hvala ljepa za FB QSL!!