SM5KWU / OH6FIJ Hannu J. Haanpää...
....born in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland.
Amateur Radio came to me at the end of -70 s, when I received my first ham radio licence, so called T-certificate 1979, a technical license that allowed traffic on VHF and above. It was not long until I realized that if you want to access DX must master telegraphy, which is superior telephony in these contexts and my telegraphy exercises started. C-certificate became a reality for me through exam Juni 1981, and shortwave was available to play on. A few months later I was able to make the exam for B-certificate (60 LPM) and in August 1982 A-certificate (80 LPM) was valid and all amateur bands and modes allowed for SM5KWU!
...QRT January 1992, back in business November 2011...
My signal sounds for the most part at 144 Mhz on JT65b, FSK441, CW and SSB and in the 80 meters band locally in Scandinavia. I also participate in the NAC 50 Mhz (Nordic Activity Contest) to develop my skills as a radio operator and because radio contests is fun.
My station: Icom IC-7000, FT-847, IC-7400, IC-910H and TS-2000X, Amplitec UG:2-100/1500-C with GS35b for 144MHZ and with sufficient power. HMP-145 Preamp, 4x15 el Cue Dee, 2xEF0211B, 6m PA with 3x4cx250b and 2x CL6DX 6 el Yagi for 50MHz. SignaLinkTM USB sound card - radio interface plus RigRxpert CI-V-3 Tranceiver Interface. Activates sometimes nearby repeaters with a Yaesu FT-2900 and stacked 5/8 vertical dipole.
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Driver PA in action...
