Kenji Rikitake's Amateur Radio Activities

(circa 1976)

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QSL Information

(Effective 2-JAN-2010)

LoTW logs are periodically updated. eQSL.cc: less frequently.
I will send QSL requests direct with SAE+postage, for what I need.
No direct QSL request accepted.
No paper QSLs for JAs.
I will terminate JARL bureau subscription by April 2011.
FISTS members can use FISTS QSL bureaus.

The Activities

Most of my current activities have been 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 since 2002 have been mostly in CW, some in other HF digital modes and SSB.

The Accomplishments

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

NAQCC Simple Wire Antenna WAC (20m CW, in 5W QRP)
DXCC Challenge 1000 entities confirmed on 5-MAY-2009
DXCC other awards: mixed, CW, RTTY, Phone, 40/30/20/17/15/12m
CQ WPX Award 400 prefixes (with eQSL.cc confirmation)

My Callsigns and Operating Locations

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

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

ARRL (American Radio Relay League), Life Member
CWops (#384)
FISTS (international Morse code preservation society) (#8962, East Asia Chapter member)
NAQCC (North American QRP CW Club) (#517)
QCWA (Quarter Century Wireless Association) (#34999, International Life Member)
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 membership (since December 2006)

E-mail Address

jj1bdx@arrl.net

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