February 2012 ref improve date February 2012 File WEFCorshamG2UV.jpg thumb A 1925 QSL card from Bill Corsham, G2UV. QSL is one of the Q code s used in radiocommunication and radio broadcasting . A Q ..., QSL? means do you confirm receipt of my transmission? while QSL means I confirm receipt ... topics QSL card QSL card Who, What, Where, When ref A QSL card is a written confirmation. QSL ... way radiocommunication by a third party listener. A typical QSL card is the same size and made from ... Unreferenced date April 2007 File Wwv40.jpg thumb An old QSL card from WWV radio station WWV ... used a QSL when operating from Harlesden , England in 1922. ref http www.qsl.at english en qslstory.html Who invented the QSL Card? ref Usage in amateur radio File Jt0ae.jpg thumb QSL card. Amateur radio operators exchange QSL cards to confirm two way radio contact between stations. Each card contains ... , recommends a size of 3 by 5 inches 89 mm by 140 mm . QSL cards are a Etymology of ham radio ..., the collecting of QSL cards of especially interesting designs has become an add on hobby to the simple ... radio career. File NX1Z QSL.jpg right thumb A QSL card from amateur radio station NX1Z sent to WL7K. QSL Card Normally sent using ordinary, international postal systems, QSL cards can be sent either direct to an individual s address, or via a country s centralized amateur radio association QSL bureau ... www.iaru.org iaruqsl.html title IARU QSL Bureaus date 2009 02 02 accessdate 200 05 28 ref For rare ... or even existing postal systems, including expeditions to remote areas, a volunteer QSL manager may ... verified by QSL cards in an electronic format. Some sponsors of amateur radio operating award s, which normally accept QSL cards for proof of contacts, may also recognize a specific electronic QSL ... in the presence of electronic QSLs, physical QSL cards are often fine historical or sentimental keepsakes ... be oversized or double paged. An illustrated history of one amateur radio operator s life and QSL collection ... more details
File Radioamateurisme Carte QSL de F8NU France 19 .jpg right thumb The information side of a 1951 QSL card from France. Not from the Heys Collection File Stamp St Vincent 1940 Censor QSL to CZ.jpg right thumb The postal side of a 1940 QSL card from St. Vincent. Not from the Heys Collection The Heys Collection is a collection of philatelic material relating to amateur radio operators in Europe between 1930 and 1997 that forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections . The collection includes stamps, QSL card QSL Cards and International Reply Coupon s among other things. It was formed by John Heys and donated to the library in 2001. ref name bl1 http www.bl.uk reshelp findhelprestype philatelic philateliccollections collectionsoverview collectionsgeneral philcollectionsgeneral.html The Heys Collection. British Library, 3 February 2012. ref References Reflist Commons category International reply coupons Commons category QSL cards British Library Named Collections British Library stub philately stub Category British Library Philatelic collections ... more details
A callbook is a directory of radio station call signs . Originally a bound book that resembled a telephone directory , it contains the name and addressees of licensed radio stations in a given jurisdiction country . Modern Electrics published the first callbook in the United States in 1909. ref name bluebook1909 cite book url http www.seas.upenn.edu alumni amateurradioclub documents First 20Annual 20Official 20Wireless 20Blue 20Book 20 201909.pdf format PDF title First Annual Official Wireless Blue Book of the Wireless Association of America publisher Modern Electrics Publication location New York City New York first H last Gernsback month May year 1909 accessdate 2010 11 24 ref Today, the primary purpose of a callbook is to allow amateur radio operators to send a confirmation post card, called a QSL card to an operator with whom they the have communicated via radio. Callbooks have evolved to include on line databases that are accessible via the Internet to instantly obtain the address of another amateur radio operator and their QSL Managers. The most well known and used on line QSL databases include QRZ.COM, ref cite web url http www.qrz.com title QRZ.COM accessdate 2010 11 24 ref IK3QAR, ref cite web url http www.ik3qar.it manager title Qsl Manager Qsl Info on line accessdate 2010 11 24 ref HamCall, ref cite web url http hamcall.net call title World Wide HamCall Callsign Server accessdate 2010 11 24 ref F6CYV, ref cite web url http f6cyv.free.fr f6cyvqsl.php title QSL INFORMATION by F6CYV accessdate 2010 11 24 ref DXInfo, ref cite web url http dxinfo.ea3bhk.com title DXInfo, your DX web resource accessdate 2010 11 24 ref OZ7C ref cite web url http www.ddxg.dk oz7c title QSL Search machine by OZ7C accessdate 2010 11 24 ref and QSLInfo. ref cite web url http www.qslinfo.de title QSLInfo accessdate 2010 11 24 ref References reflist Category Amateur radio call signs Category Call signs pl Callbook ... more details
amateurs who both must have submitted their logs , a QSL confirmation is declared for a later award claim, e.g., for contacts with all U.S. states or 100 different countries. The LoTW QSL is purely ... website to view his or her logged QSOs and the verified QSL matches. When the amateur has a sufficient ... Magazine . The ARRL does not recognize other web based QSL systems, such as eQSL, ref name eqsl cite web url http www.eqsl.net title eQSL.cc The Electronic QSL Card Centre ref for awards credit. Statistics .... 55,755,231 QSL records have resulted. 49,923 Users are registered in the system 74,808 Certificates ... more details
Notability org date February 2010 Refimprove date February 2010 talk infobox Organization name br Israel Amateur Radio Club image IARC logo.png image border size 100px caption map msize mcaption abbreviation IARC motto formation extinction type Non profit organization status purpose Advocacy, Education headquarters location Tel Aviv , Israel region served Israel membership language Hebrew language Hebrew leader title President leader name Moshe Inger 4Z1PF main organ affiliations International Amateur Radio Union num staff budget website http www.iarc.org remarks The Israel Amateur Radio Club IARC in Hebrew language Hebrew , is a national non profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in Israel . The organization uses IARC as its official international abbreviation, based on the English language English translation of the Hebrew name. IARC promotes amateur radio by sponsoring amateur radio operating award s and radio contesting contests . ref name contests Israel Amateur Radio Club 2008 . http www.iarc.org contests contests.html IARC Contests . Retrieved Oct. 29, 2008. ref The IARC operates a QSL bureau for those members who regularly communicate with amateur radio operator s in other countries. ref name buro Israel Amateur Radio Club 2008 . http www.iarc.org qsl qsl.html IARC QSL Bureau . Retrieved Oct. 29, 2008. ref The IARC represents the interests of Israeli amateur radio operators and shortwave listening shortwave listeners before Israeli and international telecommunications regulatory authorities. IARC is the national member society representing Israel in the International Amateur Radio Union . ref name iaru International Amateur Radio Union 2008 . http www.iaru.org iaru soc.html Member Societies . Retrieved Aug. 1, 2008. ref See also International Amateur Radio Union References reflist Category International Amateur Radio Union member societies Israel Category Organizations based in Israel Israel stub A ... more details
the chance of eliciting a QSL. Include information, also, about how well the signal was received ... from a broadcaster however, for DXers a QSL collection is tangible proof of what they have heard. Some ... link date October 2011 While major international broadcasters have not required return postage for a QSL ... more details
Refimprove date March 2008 The Arthur and Allan Morris field is currently the home ground for the Redlands City Devils QLDSL and Redlands United . The ground is situated at the cleveland showgrounds in the Redland shire. It has been voted one of the best fields in Queensland . ref http www.qldsl.com.au team.php?id 8 QSL Queensland State League Our State of Play Bot generated title ref References reflist coord 27 32 04.00 S 153 15 42.50 E display title region AU type city source GNS enwiki Category Soccer venues in Australia ... more details
Infobox Football club clubname Brisbane Olympic image fullname Brisbane Olympic United Soccer and Sporting Club nickname Olympic shortname founded 1967 dissolved ground Goodwin Park capacity 1,500 chairman Peter Ioannidis mgrtitle Head Coach manager Jim Bellas league Brisbane Premier League season BPL 2011 position TBD pattern la1 red stripes pattern b1 3redstripes2 pattern ra1 red stripes leftarm1 red stripes body1 3redstripes2 rightarm1 red stripes shorts1 FF0800 socks1 FF0800 pattern la2 whitelower pattern b2 adidas white piping pattern ra2 whitelower leftarm2 0047AB body2 0047AB rightarm2 0047AB shorts2 0047AB socks2 0047AB Brisbane Olympic United is an Australian football soccer club, founded in 1967. The club is based at Goodwin Park , Yeronga, Queensland and comprises senior and junior teams. The club changed its name to Olympic FC in 2008 upon joining the Queensland State League association football Queensland State League QSL . After playing in the QSL in 2008 and 2009, the club elected to play in the Brisbane Premier League for season 2010. Olympic finished 5th in their first season back in the division, losing out in the finals series to Capalaba Bulldogs in the semi final. Brisbane Olympic is credited with developing two of Queensland s greatest players via their junior ranks Harry Makridakis and Ben Shaw External links http www.olympicunited.com.au Brisbane Olympic United Official Website AUS fb general AUS fb states sm AUS fb state Qld AUS fb state Qld Brisbane Category Soccer clubs in Australia Category Soccer clubs in Queensland Category Soccer clubs in Brisbane Olym Category Queensland State League soccer teams Category Brisbane Premier League teams Category Association football clubs established in 1967 Australia footyclub stub ... more details
Perry Park Stadium is a sporting ground located at Enoggera Park in the Brisbane suburb of Bowen Hills, Queensland Bowen Hills . It is known widely as the spiritual home of association Football in Queensland Citation needed date May 2010 . Perry Park is currently home to the Brisbane Strikers Brisbane Strikers Football Club , which plays in the Queensland State League association football Hyundai Queensland State League QSL . Early history Scotland Scotsman William Raff was granted ownership of the land in 1857. He then subdivided the land in 1875, and the lot where Perry Park is now situated was sold to William Perry, among three other lots. Mr. Perry was a prominent Brisbane ironmonger . He used the land essentially as his family cattle and horse paddock. In the 1940s it was used as a base for the Z Special Unit of the Australian, British and New Zealand armed forces for their 1943 raid on Japanese Occupation of Singapore Japanese occupied Singapore harbour. The ground was the home of Mayne Football Club and Valleys Cricket Club from 1925 to 1942 and 1948 to 1967. Brisbane City Council acquired the land for a soccer grounds in 1967 and converted the oval into two rectangular pitches with the main pitch along Abbotsford road allocated as the main Perry Park stadium. In 1977, Perry Park Stadium hosted its first National Soccer League NSL game between Brisbane City SC Brisbane City and Sydney club Marconi Stallions Marconi Fairfield . In recent times the ground has been home to the Brisbane Strikers however the Strikers did not play all of its home games there during its reign in the National Soccer League alternating between Suncorp Stadium Lang Park now Suncorp Stadium , Ballymore and Perry Park . The club now plays all of its home games there in the Queensland State League association football Hyundai Queensland State League QSL . References reflist External links Austadiums 88 Coord 27 26 36 S 153 2 22 E region AU display title Category Parks in Brisbane Category ... more details
Infobox United Nations name International Amateur Radio Club image Flag of ITU.svg caption International Telecommunication Union emblem type acronyms IARC head Mr. Attila MATAS, OM1AM status established 1961 website parent International Telecommunication Union subsidiaries footnotes The International Amateur Radio Club IARC maintains and operates the amateur radio station 4U1ITU at the International Telecommunications Union building in Geneva , Switzerland . Intended to serve as a model of amateur radio operation, the station was created under the auspices of the Secretary General of the United Nations and the Secretary General of the International Telecommunications Union ITU . In many contesting radio contests , amateur radio operator s are allowed to consider the International Telecommunications Union station 4U1ITU a special entity and because of its significance to world telecommunications and it is given similar status to a separate country when making a radio contact. citation needed date September 2011 No other UN location is given this honor. See also International Amateur Radio Union External links http life.itu.ch radioclub index.html IARC Homepage http www.qrz.com 4U1ITU 4U1ITU Licence data from QRZ http www.arrl.org news features 2006 11 01 1 Not Your Grandfather s Amateur Radio http www.arrl.org w1aw 1997 arlb024.html ARLB024 Saturday is World Telecommunication Day http www.arrl.org awards dxcc rules.html DXCC Rules & 4U1ITU http www.arrl.org news stories 2003 07 03 4 Radio History is Made at WRC 03 with 7 MHz Realignment Compromise http hamgallery.com qsl country ITU HQ ITU Headquarters, Europe QSL Card Gallery Publications Telecommunication Journal International Telecommunication Union Geneva, International Telecommunication Union ISSN 0497 137X, OCLC 1779312 Telecommunications Category Amateur radio organizations Category International Telecommunication Union Category Organizations established by the United Nations Amateur radio stub UN stub ... more details
Notability org date February 2010 Unreferenced date April 2008 infobox Organization name Malta Amateur Radio League image marl logo.png image border size 100px caption map Marllogo2.png msize 100px mcaption abbreviation MARL motto formation 1922 extinction type Non profit organization status purpose Advocacy, Education headquarters Valletta, Malta Valletta location region served Malta membership language leader title President leader name George Debono 9H1AT main organ affiliations International Amateur Radio Union num staff budget website http www.9h1mrl.org remarks The Malta Amateur Radio League MARL is a non profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in Malta . Since MARL was established in 1922, its aim has been to bring together people interested in amateur radio and electronics , and to discuss and defend amateur radio matters and opinions with local government authorities. MARL provides educational facilities for members with an interest in amateur radio and electronics, and also operates an equipped amateur radio station . MARL is the Maltese national radio society member of the International Amateur Radio Union . MARL offers weekly courses in preparation for Amateur Radio Examination needed to obtain a Class B licence, and Morse Code Test needed to upgrade to a Class A licence. The QSL card bureau was handed over to the Malta Amateur Radio League in 1973. MARL manages all incoming and outgoing QSL cards for the Maltese Islands. The club publishes a free quarterly newsletter in Maltese language Maltese and English language English . The MARL clubhouse is equipped to operate on most amateur radio bands from its club station, and the group organises various field days and activities throughout the year to promote and advance amateur radio. External links http www.9h1mrl.org MARL official web site Category International Amateur Radio Union member societies Category Organizations established in 1922 Category Organisations based in Malta ... more details
Infobox football club clubname Whitsunday Miners F.C. image File Whitsunday miners.jpg fullname Whitsunday Miners Football Club nicknames Miners founded 2008 dissolved ground Stadium Mackay capacity 12,200 owner Bernadette Moloney chairman Unknown mgrtitle Senior Men s br Manager manager Graham Harvey league Queensland State League association football Queensland State League season QSL 2011 position 3rd Whitsunday Miners Football Club are an Australia n association football club based in Mackay, Queensland Mackay , Queensland . They currently play in the Queensland State League association football Queensland State League and were founded in 2008. History Since being founded in 2008, the Whitsunday Miners have played in the Queensland State League association football Queensland State League , although success hasn t been strong for them, having 2 shaky seasons since their foundation. In the 2008 QSL competition, The Miners finished 9th out of 10 teams, finishing 1 point behind Logan United FC Logan United and just above Bundaberg Spirit . ref cite web url http qldsl.com.au article.php?display archive&id 267 title Miners End Season with a Loss publisher Queensland State League accessdate 11 June 2010 ref In the 2009 season they once more failed to make an impact on a longer season, finishing 10th out of 11, with Bundaberg Spirit finishing below them once more. In the 2011 QSL season, the Miners have progressed to Round 2 of the QSL Finals after finishing 3rd overall behind Sunshine Coast F.C. and Brisbane Strikers F.C. . The Whitsunday Miners knocked out Gold Coast Stars F.C. in 3 1 win at the new Mackay Stadium and now look to the Far North Queensland Bulls F.C. to play for a spot in the final. ref cite web url http www.qldsl.com.au article.php?id 637 title Mundy named as Miners best publisher Queensland State League accessdate 11 June 2010 ref Current squad football squad start fs player no 1 nat AUS pos GK name Brad Moss fs player no 3 nat AUS pos DF name Braden ... more details
in the presence of King Vittorio Emanuele III . ref name qsl The structure celebrates the Italian victory ... qsl In 1979 the lighthouse was closed for restoration for seven years, and was reopened to the public ... t and construction involved the use of convert 1500 m3 of stone or convert 1300 m3 ref name qsl , convert ... more details
refimprove date December 2008 Infobox Football club clubname Capricorn Cougars image Deleted image removed image Cougars.jpg 150px fullname Minniecon & Burke Capricorn Cougars Football Club nickname Cougars shortname Capricorn Cougars founded 2008 dissolved ground Ryan Park, Rockhampton address Wandal Road, Rockhampton ceo Bevan Dingley mgrtitle Head Coach manager Frank Murray league Queensland State League association football Queensland State League season QSL 2010 position 6th pattern la1 pattern b1 fio2009 pattern ra1 leftarm1 5B0CB3 pattern sh1 fio09 body1 5B0CB3 rightarm1 5B0CB3 shorts1 5B0CB3 socks1 5B0CB3 Capricorn Cougars are an Australian football soccer club from Rockhampton, Queensland who play in the Queensland State League association football Queensland State League . History The Capricorn Cougars were one of ten foundation teams in the Queensland State League association football QSL formed in 2008. In 2008 the Capricorn Cougars coach was Justin Kilshaw. He resigned after round 3 of the Hyundai QSL 2009 due to poor results within the team. The current coach is Bradley Smith, who is a locally grown coach with great knowledge of the region. He had previously been Assistant Coach to Kilshaw in 2008 and was quickly appointed Head Coach after Kilshaw s resignation. In 2008 Cougars player Michael Cay was selected in Soccer International s top 50 players in Australia outside the A League. Another player who has been successful at the Cougars is Tristan Fraser who was hand picked by Ian Ferguson footballer born 1967 Ian Ferguson , the coach of the new A League team North Queensland Fury to attend a training session in Townsville prior to the 2009 2010 season. Capricorn Cougars aim to provide the highest level of football possible for local talent throughout their district. However, due to the geographical distance between the major towns in Central Queensland Rockhampton, Gladstone, Queensland Gladstone , Yeppoon, Queensland Yeppoon , Emerald, Queensland Eme ... more details
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Image Antena yagiuda500.png thumb Yagi Uda antenna nihongo Shintaro Uda Uda Shintar extra June 1, 1896 August 18, 1976 Japan ese inventor. Assistant of professor Hidetsugu Yagi at Tohoku University , where they invented the Yagi Uda antenna in 1926. In February 1926, Yagi and Uda published their first report on the wave projector antenna in a Japanese publication. Yagi applied for patents on the new antenna both in Japan and the United States. His US patent 1860123 Variable Directional Electric Wave Generating Device was issued in May 1932 and assigned to the Radio Corporation of America . Sources 1. http ieee.cincinnati.fuse.net reiman 05 2004.htm 2. http www.astrosurf.com luxorion qsl ham history8.htm, see chapter Yagi Uda s invention . Japanese Electronics Industry Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Uda, Shintaro ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1896 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1976 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Uda, Shintaro Category Japanese engineers Category Japanese inventors Category 1896 births Category 1976 deaths Japan bio stub Engineer stub de Uda Shintar eo Uda Shintaro nl Shintaro Uda ja ... more details
Notability org date February 2010 Refimprove date February 2010 talk infobox Organization name Lesotho Amateur Radio Society image LARS logo.png image border size 59px caption map msize mcaption abbreviation LARS motto formation extinction type Non profit organization status purpose Advocacy, Education headquarters location Maseru , Lesotho region served Lesotho membership language leader title President leader name Leon Tromp main organ affiliations International Amateur Radio Union num staff budget website http www.qsl.net 7p8ms remarks The Lesotho Amateur Radio Society LARS is a national non profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in Lesotho . LARS operates a QSL bureau for those members who regularly communicate with amateur radio operator s in other countries, and offers radio equipment to its members for their use. LARS represents the interests of Lesotho amateur radio operators and shortwave listening shortwave listeners before Lesotho and international telecommunications regulatory authorities. LARS is the national member society representing Lesotho in the International Amateur Radio Union . ref name iaru International Amateur Radio Union 2008 . http www.iaru.org iaru soc.html Member Societies . Retrieved Aug. 1, 2008. ref See also International Amateur Radio Union References reflist Category International Amateur Radio Union member societies Lesotho Category Organisations based in Lesotho Lesotho stub Amateur radio stub ... more details
2000 01 Qatar Stars League 2000 01 rowspan 9 valign center Qatar Stars League QSL 1 0 2001 02 Qatar ... League QSL 15 0 colspan 2 Total 15 0 rowspan 2 Al Khor Sports Club Al Khor 2007 08 Qatar Stars League 2007 08 Qatar Stars League QSL 11 0 colspan 2 Total 11 0 rowspan 2 Al Ahly Doha Al Ahli 2011 12 Qatar Stars League 2011 12 rowspan 1 valign center Qatar Stars League QSL colspan 2 Total colspan ... more details
Infobox broadcasting network name Radio Berlin International country GDR logo File Radio Berlin International.jpg type Radio broadcasting available International broadcast area launch date May 1959 dissolved 2 October 1990 past names website Image Radio Berlin International QSL 1990.png thumb 200px right A Radio Berlin International QSL card Radio Berlin International was the international broadcasting international broadcaster for the German Democratic Republic East Germany . It started in May 1959 to counter Deutsche Welle , the West German international broadcaster. Much of its output was news reports and information about the GDR. It offered a state sponsored view on life in a socialist country . It distributed large quantities of colorful and professionally produced publicity material about life in the GDR to its listeners. The broadcaster ceased operations on 2 October 1990 just before German reunification . The final broadcast was noted for the bitterness among some RBI staff about its takeover , rather than unification with Deutsche Welle. The last words were, Take care and good luck. Radio Berlin International broadcast in many languages, with many of its announcers at the different services &mdash such as English, French and even Danish &mdash coming from their country s respective communist parties. It was one of the major international broadcasters of the Cold War era. listen filename Radio Berlin International Interval signal.ogg title Interval signal of Radio Berlin International description The interval signal of RBI format Ogg See also Rundfunk der DDR Eastern Bloc information dissemination External links http www.tudou.com programs view 3ZynKqxumBE RBI final English broadcast Part 1 http www.tudou.com programs view 3jXgQMOU0k RBI final English broadcast Part 2 http radioberlininternational.blog.co.uk Affectionate history blog of RBI Eastern Bloc media Category Eastern Bloc media Category East Germany Category External services broadcasting Category ... more details
Image Sp5ewy trophies.jpg thumb right The most coveted Amateur Radio operating awards An amateur radio operating award is earned by an amateur radio operator for establishing two way communication or working with other amateur radio station s. Awards are sponsored by national amateur radio societies, radio enthusiast magazine s, or amateur radio clubs, and aim to promote activity on the amateur radio amateur radio frequency allocations bands . Each award has its own set of rules and fees. Some awards require the amateur radio operator to have contacted other stations in a certain number of country countries , Maidenhead Locator System Maidenhead grid locators , or county US counties . Because amateur radio operators are fobidden by regulation to accept financial compensation for their on air activity, award recipients generally only receive a certificate, wooden plaque, or a small trophy as recognition of their award. Most amateur radio operating awards require that the applicant submit proof, such as QSL card s, of the contacts which satisfy the requirements of the award. There are thousands of operating awards available. The most popular awards are the Worked All States award and the Worked All Continents award, and the more challenging Worked All Zones , DX Century Club DXCC and VHF UHF Century Club VUCC awards. DXCC is the most popular awards program, initially requiring amateurs to contact 100 of the 341 As of 2012 lc on separately designated countries and territories entities in the world. Other popular awards include contacting remote islands, US counties, and lighthouses. Many awards are available for contacting amateurs in a particular country, region or city. Special event stations Many amateurs also enjoy setting up and contacting special event stations. Set up to commemorate special occurrences, they often issue distinctive QSL card QSLs or certificates. Some use unusual prefixes, such as the call sign s with 96 that amateurs in the US State of Georgia U ... more details
File YASME Logo.jpg thumb right 350px logo of YASME Foundation, the legendary yacht YASME appears on the logo. The YASME Foundation is a non profit corporation organized to conduct scientific and educational projects related to Amateur Radio , including DXing long distance communication and the introduction and promotion of Amateur Radio in underdeveloped countries . ref The YASME book YASME, The Danny Weil and Colvin Radio Expeditions ref The foundation is located in https secure.wikimedia.org wikipedia en wiki Castro Valley, California Castro Valley, California . History The foundation was established 1960 and named after the legendary yacht Yasme , the boat that took famous DXpeditioner Danny Weil, Watchmaker, Pilot, Yachtsman to many remote places from which he operated amateur radio , sometimes for the very first time. Initially the main purpose of the YASME Foundation was to help raise money for Danny s expeditions and to organize the distribution of his QSL cards. When Danny retired from amateur radio, the foundation closely cooperated with the radio expeditions of Lloyd und Iris Colvin. YASME. Danny was one of the first to travel to more than one location to operate, and to travel from place to place, often solo in a sailboat and lugging hundreds of pounds of radio equipment , specifically to provide DXers with a new one. Lloyd and Iris Colvin perfected the DXpedition and took it into the modern age in the 1970s and 1980s, with operations from more than 100 countries, using modern transport methods and state of the art radio equipment. ref http dokufunk.org amateur radio yasme foundation index.php?lang EN&ID 6815&PHPSESSID b662d64adeeab3094485f5bf69d21530 YASME History ref Foundation Award The Yasme Foundation offers The Yasme Trophy and The Yasme wikt plaque Plaque to anyone who submits QSL cards showing contacts with 30 different callsigns of YASME officers, directors and or operations. ref http www.yasme.org Official Website ref See also https secure.wiki ... more details
State League association football Queensland State League QSL was established in 2008 to provide a second tier competition between the A League and the Queensland regional competitions. The QSL ... Sunshine Coast Whitsunday Miners Mackay Regional Competitions Below the QSL there are local competitions ... more details
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