My sweet noble Goði. He was only 6 Months old when he was run over by a hit and run driver on November 25, 2005. He will always remain in my heart. Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone Silence the pianos and with muffled [...]
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Timor Lorosae – Timor Leste I was the second Radio Amateur to activate the new entity of East Timor. Ross Ballantyne, VK1UN (4W6UN) received his licence a few days before me and he made the first contacts from East Timor after several decades of radio silence. Ross was mostly active on 50 Mhz and I was more interested in the HF bands. When [...]
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I pick out stations in a pileup according to my principle: The Strongest Shall Survive! I do not make SKEDS and I do not operate on LISTS or NETS. I have no problem with duplicate QSOs. I log them all. If you are not certain that you’re in my log, break through the pileup again! [...]
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from José Nunes, CT1BOH Reproduced with permission. There is a price to be paid when a DX operator runs a pileup. That price is QRM and is totally dependent on the DX pileup operator skill. The better the skills of the pileup DX operator the cheaper will be the price he has to pay for [...]
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(my wife Sigridur with one of Dili’s little piggies in the background) Dili’s little piggies told to stay home (The Age/22/03/2002) The East Timorese are distinguished from their Islamic neighbours by their love of pigs, which normally amble at will around city streets. Now they have been given their trotting orders as part of a [...]
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So, Who is the Strongest Ham Alive? (A light moment) Friends, Some of you may have seen my video of my 4W DXpedition last year. In that video, we show some serious weight lifting being done my Thor 4W6MM. I have stated that I think he is the strongest ham alive. No, I don’t mean [...]
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The stone weighs 144kg (317lbs). This photo was taken around 1980 and this was the only time I ever lifted the stone. The weight is not great, but the shape and balance of the stone requires some technique to lift. If you visit Otradalur, you are welcome to test your strength on the stone.
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I have purchased a large farm property (1500 Hektares) in a remote area in the western fjords of Iceland called “Otradalur”. The QTH is 65 degrees 39 minutes 49.2 seconds North, 23 degrees 33 minutes, 58.8 West (in decimal 65.66367N, -23.56633W) The Locator is HP85FP I have built three Rhombic antennas in the directions of [...]
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This contest is held every year in the last full weekend of November. The objective is for Radio Amateurs around the world to contact other Radio Amateurs in as many countries and zones as possible in a 48 hour period. Call: TF4M Operator(s): TF4M,TF3DC, TF3KX,TF3UA,TF3YH,N1RR Class: M/2 HP (Multi Operator, Two Transmitter, High Power) QTH: [...]
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This contest is held every year in the last full weekend of October. The objective is for Radio Amateurs around the world to contact other Radio Amateurs in as many countries and zones as possible in a 48 hour period. Call: TF/N0HJZ Operator(s): N0HJZ Station: TF/N0HJZ Class: SOAB(A) HP (Single Operator All Band (Assisted) High [...]
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