OD5PY(Lebanon) on 17m BPSK31!!!
OD5PY  Lebanon
Marwan Lammam
(qsl via KU9C)
Beirut
Lebanon
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20121222 1107UTC 18100kHz OD5PY
Date : 22/Dec/2012 1107UTC
Freq : 18100kHz BPSK31(about at 900Hz)
Rig : SDR(PI4THT)
ANT : GP
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- Yaesu FT-897D
- Heil pse-6
- Cushcraft A3S Beam; R-7000 Vert.; 13B2 Beam
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- Tokyo Hy-Power HL-450B
- License since 1994
- Swl since 1985
- Born 1971
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The
earliest evidence of civilization in Lebanon dates back more than seven thousand years, predating
recorded history.
[7] Lebanon was the home of the
Phoenicians, a maritime culture that flourished for over a thousand years (
c.1550–539 BC). The region, like the rest of Syria, came under the rule of the
Roman Empire, and eventually one of the Empire's leading centers of Christianity. In the
Mount Lebanon range a monastic tradition known as the
Maronite Church was established. As the Arab Muslims conquered the region, the Maronites held onto their religion and identity. However, a new religious group, the
Druze, established themselves in Mount Lebanon as well, a religious divide that would last for centuries. During the
Crusades the Maronites established strong ties with the
Roman Catholic invaders, ties that influenced the region into the modern era.
The region eventually came under the rule of the
Ottoman Empire, a situation that lasted for centuries. Following the collapse of the Empire after World War I, the five provinces that constitute modern Lebanon were
mandated to France. The French expanded the borders of
Mount Lebanon, which was mostly populated by Maronites and Druze, to include more Muslims. Lebanon gained independence in 1943, establishing a unique political system – "
confessionalism" – that is a
power-sharing mechanism based on religious communities.
Bechara El Khoury (independent Lebanon's first President) and
Riad El-Solh(Lebanon's first Prime Minister) are considered the founders of the modern Republic of Lebanon and are national heroes for having led the country's independence. French troops withdrew from Lebanon in 1946.
[8]
Before the
Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990), the country experienced a period of relative calm and prosperity, driven by tourism, agriculture, and banking.
[9] Because of its financial power and diversity, Lebanon was known in its heyday as the "Switzerland of the East".
[10] It attracted large numbers of tourists,
[11] such that the capital
Beirut was referred to as "Paris of the Middle East." At the end of the war, there were extensive efforts to revive the economy and rebuild national infrastructure.
[12]
England 
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