8Q7EJ(Maldives) on 20m CW!!!

8Q7EJ(Maldives) on 20m CW!!!

8Q7EJ  Maldives Jim Evans

Macclesfield SK11 9SW
England

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Maldives (ⁱ/ˈmɔːldaɪvz/, /ˈmɔːldiːvz/ or /ˈmældaɪvz/^[7]; Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ Dhivehi Raa'je), officially the Republic of Maldives (Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ Dhivehi Raa'jeyge Jumhooriyya) and also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in theIndian Ocean consisting of a double chain of twenty-six atolls, orientated north-south, that lie between Minicoy Island (the southernmost part of Lakshadweep, India) and the Chagos Archipelago. The chains stand in the Laccadive Sea, about 700 kilometres (430 mi) south-west of Sri Lanka and 400 kilometres (250 mi) south-west of India.

From the mid-sixteenth century, the Maldives was dominated by colonial powers: Portugal,the Netherlands and Britain. The Dutch referred to the islands as the "Maldivische Eilanden" (pronounced [mɑlˈdivisə ˈɛi̯lɑndə(n)]),^{[citation needed]} while the British anglicised the local name for the islands first as the "Maldive Islands" and later as the "Maldives". The islands gained independence from the British in 1965 and became a republic ruled by asultanate and an authoritarian government.

The Maldives archipelago is located on top of the Chagos-Maldives-Laccadive Ridge, a vast submarine mountain range in the Indian Ocean. Maldives also form a terrestrial ecoregion together with the Chagos and the Lakshadweep.^[8] The Maldives atolls encompass a territory spread over roughly 90,000 square kilometres (35,000 sq mi), making the country one of the world's most geographically dispersed. Its population of 328,536 (2012) inhabits 200 of its 1,192 islands.^[9] In 2006, Maldives' capital and largest city Malé, located at the southern edge of North Malé Atoll, had a population of 103,693.^[10][11] Malé is one of the Maldives' administrative divisions and, traditionally, it was the "King's Island" where the ancient Maldive royal dynasties were enthroned.

Maldives is the smallest Asian country in both population and land area. With an average ground level of 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) above sea level, it is the planet's lowest country.^[12] It is also the country with the lowest natural highest point in the world, at 2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in).^[12] Not surprisingly, forecasts of Maldives' inundation are a great concern for the Maldivian people.

20121105_1148UTC_14024kHz_8Q7EJ

Date : 05/Nov/2012 1148UTC 

Freq : 14023.9kHz CW 

Rig : ICOM IC-7200 

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PY6RT(Brazil) on 20m USB!!

PY6RT(Brazil) on 20m USB!!

Brazil ⁱ/brəˈzɪl/ (Portuguese: Brasil, IPA: [bɾaˈziw]^[8]), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil^[9][10] (Portuguese: República Federativa do Brasil,  listen (help·info)), is the largest country in South America and in the Latin America region. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 193 million people.^[11][4] It is the largestLusophone country in the world, and the only one in the Americas.^[11]

Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of 7,491 km (4,655 mi).^[11] It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French overseas region ofFrench Guiana; on the northwest by Colombia; on the west by Bolivia and Peru; on the southwest by Argentina and Paraguay and on the south by Uruguay. Numerous archipelagosform part of Brazilian territory, such as Fernando de Noronha, Rocas Atoll, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks, and Trindade and Martim Vaz.^[11] It borders all other South American countries exceptEcuador and Chile.

Brazil was a colony of Portugal from the landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500 until 1815, when it was elevated to the rank of kingdom and the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves was formed. The colonial bond was in fact broken in 1808, when the capital of thePortuguese colonial empire was transferred from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro, after Napoleon invaded Portugal.^[12] Independence was achieved in 1822 with the formation of the Empire of Brazil, a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system. The country became a presidential republic in 1889, when a military coup d'état proclaimed the Republic, although the bicameral legislature, now called Congress, dates back to the ratification of the first constitution in 1824.^[12] Its current Constitution, formulated in 1988, defines Brazil as a Federal Republic.^[13] The Federation is formed by the union of the Federal District, the 26 States, and the 5,564 Municipalities.^[13][14]

The Brazilian economy is the world's sixth largest by nominal GDP and the seventh largest bypurchasing power parity (as of 2011).^[15][16] Brazil is one of the world's fastest growing major economies. Economic reforms have given the country new international recognition.^[17] Brazil is a founding member of the United Nations, the G20, CPLP, Latin Union, the Organization of Ibero-American States, the Organization of American States, Mercosul and the Union of South American Nations, and is one of the BRIC countries. Brazil is also one of the 17 Megadiverse countries, home to diverse wildlife, natural environments, and extensive natural resources in a variety of protected habitats.^[11] With a confirmed presence of 67 isolated tribes by theFundação Nacional do Índio, Brazil has the world's greatest number of uncontacted peoples.^[18]

PY6RT  Brazil Roberto Tourinho - BETO

Feira De Santana, BA 44088450
Brazil

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20121105 0847UTC 14200kHz PY6RT

Date : 05/Nov/2012 0847UTC
Freq : 14200kHz USB
Rig : ICOM IC-7200
ANT : LOOP
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