Page Updated -
27.Feb.08
Special and Unusual Cards
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| Undoubtedly one of the world's most famous hams was His Majesty, King Hussein I of Jordan. The king, who preferred SSB to CW, frequently would show up on the HF bands. The above card, supplied by long-time manager Mary Ann Crider, WA3HUP, is for my only JY1 QSO on 1.Apr.1971 on 15M | At the other end of the amateur spectrum is this card from WB6MID/8R3 from Jonestown, Guyana. Albert Touchette, the operator of the station, was identified by the media as one of those who participated in the killing of California Congressman Leo Ryan and others on 18.Nov.1978, just before the mass killings and deaths of members of Jim Jones' People's Temple. |
Below are some of the QSLs from Vladimir Bykov, UA4WHX and his travels and operations in Africa in 2005-2007. The photographs and the captions (his) add beauty and understanding to some spectacular cards.
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Madagascar Photo: Pousse-Pousse (rickshaw) - a popular way of getting around in towns on Madagascar |
9U2VB - Lusaka
Zambia Photo: A boy from the Macha area |
9X0VB - Kigali
Rwanda Photo: A traditional ceremony of engagement, East of Rwanda |
5H3VMB/5 - Songo
Songo Island Tanzania Photo: Traditional restaurant |
5H3VMB - Dar
es Salaam Tanzania Photo: A family, owners of one of the few eateries on the island of Kwale. |
C91VB - Chinde
Island Mozambique Photo: A tailor on Chinde Island |
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| C91VB/6 - Mozambique Island Photo: A boy from Morromeu, Zambezi area |
5Z4/UA4WHX Nairobi, Kenya Photo: a Samburu man from Maralal (Nairobi) |
5X1VB - Kampala Uganda Photo: Judith and Richard, wife and son of Dave, 5X1DF |
A25VB -Pandamatenga
Village, Botswana Photo: My host, Mama Fumbane from Pandamatenga |
V51VV - Luderitz, Namibia Photo: A woman from the Ovahimba tribe, Opuwo, North Namibia |
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| 9U0VB - Mabanda, Burundi Photo: A woman and her child from Mabanda, Burundi |
ST2VB - Khartoum, Sudan Photo: Sudanese hospitality |
J20VB - Obock, Djibouti Photo: A girl from Obock, Djibouti |
D20VB - Namibe, Angola Photo: Angola, peace after a long and exhausting civil war |
7Q7VB - Livingstonia,
Malawi Photo: A menu at one of the few restaurants in Livingstonia |