Amateur Radio Station JJ1BDX, JO3FUO, N6BDX and JQ2KST Profile

Last update: June 30, 2008
RCS Revision: $Revision: 7.33 $

QSL Information

All QSL cards for the QSOs up to March 2008 have all been sent.
All valid QSOs since June 25, 2002 are logged into ARRL's Logbook of The World (LoTW).
For N6BDX, The operating location is set for each log entry with the US_STATE and US_COUNTY parameters.
All valid QSOs since June 25, 2002 for JJ1BDX, JJ1BDX/3, and JO3FUO are logged into eQSL.cc Electronic QSL System.
My mailing address is not listed on qrz.com for protecting my privacy. Contact me by email for the direct QSL requests.
QSLs via the JARL bureau from DX stations are OK for JJ1BDX and JO3FUO.
For N6BDX, QSL direct only via JJ1BDX.
No operation yet for JQ2KST.
FISTS members can use FISTS QSL bureaus.
Past QSLs for K1BDX are all issued.

The Activities

Most of my current activities have been, though not limited to, on CW and HF DXing. During 1975-1991, my main interests were on VHF and packet radio. After a long absence from 1992 to June 2002, my interest shifted to HF DXing.

My activities during 2002 to 2008 have been mostly in CW, some in other digital modes (RTTY/PSK31/terrestrial+ionospheric JT65). My equipments have allowed me to QRV from 80m to 70cm in various modes.

The Accomplishments

The awards and prizes earned includes (but not limited to):

NAQCC Simple Wire Antenna WAC (20m band endorsed, in 5W QRP) #6 as of September 10, 2005
DXCC (CW mode endorsed) #9694 as of May 31, 2003
DXCC entities awarded: Mixed 238, CW 232, 20m 180, 17m 166, 15m 157, 30m 119, 12m 105, RTTY 105, 40m 100, as of June 13, 2008
eQSL.cc eDX entity standing: 107 as of January 2008 (merging JJ1BDX, JJ1BDX/3 and JO3FUO credits)
eQSL.cc ePFX prefix standing: 369 as of January 2008 (merging JJ1BDX, JJ1BDX/3 and JO3FUO credits)

My Callsigns and Operating Locations

I mostly operate from Toyonaka City, Osaka, JAPAN as JJ1BDX/3 and JO3FUO, with the JCC number 2504.

JJ1BDX is my primary callsign, effective since March 1976.
JO3FUO is my alternative callsign, effective since January 2005.
N6BDX is my FCC Amateur Extra license station, effective since May 2007. K1BDX had been effective during March 2003 to May 2007, and the first sequential system callsign was AE6LI, issued February 2003.
JQ2KST is another alternative callsign, effective since November 2003, though not yet operated.

The License History

November 1975: earned JA Denwa-kyu (Telephone class, now 4th class) Amateur operator license
March 1976: station JJ1BDX licensed
March 1979: earned JA Denshin-kyu (Telegraph 3rd class) Amateur operator license; speaking the Morse Code since then
December 2002: earned JA 1st class Amateur operator license
February 2003: earned US FCC Amateur Extra class license as AE6LI
March 2003: US Vanity Callsign K1BDX granted
November 2003: station JQ2KST licensed
January 2005: station JO3FUO licensed
March 2006: K1BDX activated
May 2007: US Vanity Callsign N6BDX granted

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Membership

I am a member of:

ARRL (American Radio Relay League), Life Member
FISTS (international Morse code preservation society) (#8962, East Asia Chapter member)
NAQCC (North American QRP CW Club) (#517)
Accredited as ARRL/VEC Amateur Extra Class Volunteer Examiner (since April 2003)
Accredited as W5YI-VEC Amateur Extra Class Volunteer Examiner (#28475, since March 22, 2007)

Other Honorable Awards

The 2003 W. Sandy Lynch Memorial Award, from TIARA (Tokyo International Amateur Radio Association)
ARRL A-1 Operator Club (since December 2006)

E-mail Address

jj1bdx@arrl.net

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