Morten Kvernmoen – LB8DC (ex LA9DFA)

I was born into this world in 1965, and started playing with electronics and radios in the early 1980’s. I was licensed in 1986 as LB8DC. At that time, this was a novice license and I was limited to use 15w output and only CW. Soon I upgraded my license to a full license and got the callsign LA9DFA with higher privileges. Since then the licensing rules have changed in Norway, and in December 2015 I took back my old callsign and are now licensed as LB8DC again.

I enjoy contesting and DX hunting and can often be heard in contests and pileups. I am now on DXCC Honor Roll, but has a few left to get to Honor Roll no.1. I have just passed the 2500 mark for the DXCC-Challenge. Worked 9BDXCC and are 2 DXCC’s away from DXCC on 6m. In contests I operates as LA3C, LN3C and in 2014 I used LI3C earning many awards in contests.

I am member of LADXG and EUDXF. I have been operating from Svalbard as JW9DFA 3 times (1993/2006/2011), and I have been a member of the QLF DX-team operating as OJ0LA from Market Reef in 2006. My last DXpedition was with DipperDX Team to Cocos (Keeling) Island in 2016 as VK9CK.

My daily work is as a Senior Consultant at IBM (International Business Machines).

I am married to Mariann and lives in a small village named Brandval in the south-east part of Norway. No kids.

My favorite mode is CW, but work some SSB and RTTY to when the situation requires it.

Hope to work you all in an upcoming DXpedition late this autumn J

73 de Morten LB8DC

I was born in Lesvos Island in 1950. At the moment I am living in Glyfada which is a municipality close to Athens. Professionally I was manufacturer dealing with ceramics and tiles, mostly exporting them. Since 2010 I have retired.

In amateur radio I have been active since 1979 when I got my license and in the last few years I have been involved with DXing, trying  (selectively), to fill some “slots”. I am active at SSB-CW and various  DIGI modes, on HF bands. I participate in several contests just only for needed countries, modes, bands. Moreover I am interested in the exchange of classic paper QSL cards mostly via bureau. However I confirm QSOs via LOTW, e-QSL, and upload my logs at  QRZ, Hamlog, Clublog etc.

I am a member of RAAG and several other foreign clubs and organizations like EUDXF, EPC, MDXC, 30MDG, DMC,HPC etc.

73

Michael, SV1MO

Michael  Chatzimichalakis

Lefkosias 35

Glyfada

GR-16562

GREECE

My exposure to HAM radio began when I married Reinhard, DL1UF. He took me to HAM meetings/conventions and to Field Days abroad and here in the US. I quickly figured out that amateur radio is an enormous source of fun, gratification as well as a link to wonderful friendships that are spanning the globe.

My main interests in radio revolve around contesting and DXing. Over the years, I’ve participated in many HF/VHF/UHF activities and done quite well in contests.

Since I’m working in the medical field at a hospital, I appreciate the importance of Emergency Communication. When the ARRL promoted the National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) event in connection with the Centennial of the National Park Service last year, which in effect was a tremendous display of what Emergency Communication is capable of, I got bitten by the “competitive bug” again and ended up ranking number three nationally among 1,492 Park Activators.

The attached picture is from a NPOTA activation at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial just about a year ago.

Best 73 from Arizona, Ingrid  W7ISG