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ter the war he really did "reme~
ber" he did it and probably had
said so many times. Today he
claims he has told onlythat one lie
in his who/elife. Oh? Right there is
at least his third one....--CCC)
Malta. C.A. Fenech 9H 1AQ (35,
Main St., Attard, Malta) sends us
the requirements for being a ham
in the Republic of Malta. Apply to
The Chief Inspector of Wireless
Telegraphy, Wireless Telegraphy
Branch, Auberge de Cast ille, Valletta,
Malia. Fee (do not send until
requested): 3 Maltese pounds [approx
US$8).lfyou use the 73 International
form (see last month's issue)
provide this additional
information: (1) Proof of Morse
speed dated no more than one
year before your application. (Required:
36 words averaging five
letters long per three minutes
send ing, the same for receiving,
with no more than lour uncorrected
errors; and 10 five-figure
groups in 1-112 minutes, sending
Of" receiving, no more than two uncorrected
errors permitted. (2) Details
of your occupation. (3) Horne
telephone number. (4) Mother's
and father's names. (5) Circuit diagram
oltransmit1er(s).
South America. The Brazilian
magazine. Electronica Popular
(caixa Postal 1131,20000 RiO de
Janeiro, RJ, Brazil), sends us the
fOllOwing about its awards.
The EP-AA (sponsored by the
magazine'S Amateur Radio department,
"CO-Radioamadores").
Contact after March 31 ,
1967 with 60 countries bordering
the Atlantic Ocean including one
Brazilian oceanic island (PYG).
DXCC list countries only, and only
Allantic border countries-not 01
interior seas like the Mediterranean.
AU authorized amateur
bands and transmission types
with minimum report of 3-3 for
phone and 3-3-8 for CW. Send
log authenticated by a recognized
amateur radio association and
five IRCs (only IRCs, please!) to
Ep·AA Manager at above address.
Worked AU PY Award (WAPY),
sponsored by the magazine's Antenna
Editorial Group. One confirmed
two-way contact on or after
May 15, 1981 (EP 's 25th anniversary),
any band. any mode with
each of the nine continental PY
call areas (PY1 to PY9; NOT valid
are PP, PR, PS, PT, etc.). The
award is issued to the amateur,
not the callsign, but contacts must
be made from the same call area if
any, or same state or county.
send GCR list (no OSL cards)
showing full details of QSLs, certified
by a recogniZed amateur radio
society. No fee lor rcn-ereznians,
but it is suggested that 5
IRCs would be helpfUl to help cover
costs. Send to the Antenna Editorial
Group at above address.
Sweden , DXers who don't
know about Radio Sweden (are
there any?) should send for information
(address $-10510 Stockholm,
Sweden). Radio Sweden
publishes a weekly Sweden
Calling DXers bulletin, and "Usteners
who send in media news go
on the mailing lisl lor one year."
Send tips 10 George Wood at
Swedish telex 11738, Telefa x
+ 46- 8- 66 7- 628 3, to ccmou­
Serve (Easyplex 70247,3516),
through the FidoNet system (to
2:5011297, or to SM011 N on the
packet radio BBS SK0TM . A recent
issue carried two-to-eightline
news items on broadcasts
from 17 natiOns; the next (12018 if
you want it) listed publications
available such as their own Beginners
Guide to DXing, Communications
in Space-The DXers
Guide to the GalaKy, The DXers
" Wha t famous structure . . .
was saved from being torn
down by The Unknown Ham?"
Guide to Computing, the first two
free, the third for US$3 (GBP2,
FF20, SEK20, DM7, or 7 IRCs).
Other titles listed, some evaluated,
included Passport to World
Band Radio. World Radio TV
Handbook, International Listening
Guide, Ninery-Nine Nights on
Medium Wave, Guide to Utility
Stations, The Soviet Maritime
Radiotelerype Dictionary, and other
publications.
UK (Sc o tl and). John McGill
GM3MT H (Paddy) w rites o f
awards by the Scottish Tourist
Board (Radio Amateur) ExpeditiOn
Group (PO Box 59, Hamihon,
Scotland M136QB). The Thislle
Award is for contacting four separate
STB events and the Supreme
Tartan Banner Award lor contacting
a further two stances for a total
of six . The brst must be claimed
first. separately, by sending QSls
or log extracts and US$2, 1
pound, or equivalent. For the
second , send proof and US$3,
1 pound 50 or equivalent. An ­
notations awarded free for a
lurther 21416 etc. events. Available
to SWLs on a heard basis. Address
Awards Manager Robbie
Alan Kaul W6RCL submitted this for QSL card of me month-it came in
second place-and is awarded the honor of being printed here! (Only
overseas cards eligible.)
GM4UOG at above address.
NORFOLK ISLAND
POPULATION ZOOMS TO
ADDITIONAL PERSON PER
TWO SQUARE MILES
IOnly temporarily, thank goodness!
By now it should be back to
its comfortable ± 135 for each of
its 13.5 square miles! We enjoy
the placid-pace-of-life feeling we
get while reading Kirsti's reports.
" .••the selJ and the sky were
both blue, lJnd the IsIlJnd was
invitingly green.c.." Ahh! So sit
back, heave a deep sigh, relax,
and read the follOwing at the rate
of 100 wpm!--CCC)
The end of 1988 saw quite an
influx of visiting amateurs to Norfolk
Island , combining a little operating
with pleasure.
Mine JH 1LKH arrived in October
after a stopover on Lord Howe
Island (VK9L), halfway between
Sydney, Australia, and Norfolk Island
, and the only land to be sighted
over that stretch of water.
Mine operated as VK9NQ from
Norfolk Island for a week , but did
not devote all his time to the
bands. He managed to make
about 1,000 QSLs, mostly on CW.
But the sea and the sky were both
blue, and the Island was invitingly
green after the winter rains and
there was sight-seeing to be done.
Fo llow i ng on Mine's heels
came Pete W6ZH, equipped wilh
his truly portable home-brewed
CW 20m rig. Pete and his wife,
Meredith, spent most of their time
JY9RL
exploring the Island, but in the late
evenings Pete would come up on
20m CW as VK6BCWIVK9N.
(QUite a mouthful! The VK6 call
was due 10 Perth, in Western Australia,
being his first landfall in
Austrafia.]
No sooner had Pete and
Meredith departed for New
Zealand than Kari VR6KY arrived.
She had been in New Zealand
with her daughter, and as there
was still time to wait fo r the
next ship to Pitcairn, they came
here to visit friends and relatives.
Kan had most certainly not come
to operate OX! That would be
a busman's holiday. And after
a lew weeks of visiting, swimming,
sightseeing and so on, they
left in time to be home lor Christmas.
During this busy period of vrsttors,
JOTA took place on the amateur
bands, and the Scouts and
Guides, who have been active
here for decades, participated.
Bob VK9NO acted as host to some
20 girls and boys, under the supervision
of their scoutmaster.
They talked with other young pe0­
ple in Australia and on some of the
Pacific islands. (Propagation and
lime limitations prevented chats
with the USA and Europe.)
Direct shipping service to Australia
has been withdrawn, and
mail goes aboard infrequently-arriving
Ships which then travel via
Fiji and goodness knows where
else. The Post Office accepts no
responsibility for the resulling delays.
Remember that one IRC pays
lor such surface mail ONLYI QSL
cards are not accepted as valid for
the " g reeting card" rate. And
postal rates are up. Air man 10 the
USA is now $1.00 and to Europe
and South America, $1.10.
Be patient!
de Kirsti Jenkins-Smith VK9NL
73 Amateur Radio • June, 1989 87