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20130617 1805UTC 14004kHz TF3JB
Date : 17/Jun/2013 1805UTC
Freq : 14004kHz CW
Rig : KENWOOD TS-870S
ANT : LOOP
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I was first licensed on January 11, 1974 and issued the call sign TF3JB; license No. 80 in Iceland. From January 2007 to July 2012 I was QRV as TF2JB, but on August 1, 2012 I moved back to Reykjavík and am TF3JB again. Privileges include all bands, all emission types and full RF power.
I have been a member of our national association, Icelandic Radio Amateurs (Í.R.A.) more or less since 1973. For 40 years I have had the opportunity to participate in various activities of this great hobby and recently finished serving as the association's president (2009-2013).
I was granted a reciprocal license by the FCC when we lived in the United States (1990-1995). During that time I attended The Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY) in NYC and The University of New Haven (UNH) in CT. Helga María (my XYL) also earned her academic degrees during that time. We both loved the time in the States.
A QSL card is sure via bureau or direct. If you QSL direct, kindly include a self-addressed envelope with an IRC or 2 USD. I do not use E-QSL’s. My grid square is HP94bc. The grid square for TF3JB/1, when QRV from the summer residence in Grímsnes municipality in south Iceland, is HP94ma.
73 de TF3JB.
Member of Rotarians of Amateur Radio
Photo 1 - TF3JB operating position on January 4, 2013.
ICOM IC-7600 100W HF/50 MHz Transceiver. LGD M-7600 External Meter for the IC-7600. Heil PR-40 Dynamic Microphone with original Heil accessories: PL2T Mic Boom; SM2B Shock Mount; SM3 Mic Clip; SB2 Arm Mic Stand and HS2 Magnum Hand Switch. W2IHY 8 Band Audio Equalizer and Noise Gate and the W2IHY EQplus Adjustable Compressor. Astron RS-35M Linear Power Supply. Sounds Sweet Communications base station speaker. Daiwa CN-801P 1.8-200 MHz Cross-Needle SWR/Power Meter. Diamond CX-310 DC-800 MHz Coax Switch. ETM-4C C-MOS-Memory Keyer by Hermann Samson (DJ2BW) and an original M.P. Pedersen hand key (not to be confused with the near identical Amplidan Model 50713).
ICOM IC-2820H 50W VHF/UHF FM Transceiver. Icom PS-300 Linear Power Supply. Icom HM-133 and HM-154 Hand Microphones. Palstar SP-30 base station Communications Speakers (for simultaneus reception on VHF and UHF) and Daiwa CN-801V 140-525 MHz Cross-Needle SWR/Power Meter.
Other accessories seen in the photograph: Astron SL-11A Linear Power Supply.
Equipment and accessories not seen in the photograph: Icom IC-7410 100W HF/50 MHz Transceiver and Collins 75S-3C Receiver (round emblem). Yaesu FP-1030 Linear Power Supply, Jetstream JTW-270 140-525 MHz Compact Cross-Needle SWR/Power Meter, Alpha Delta ATT-3G50/U Lightning Surge Protector, Dell Latitude E-5520 Computer, BHI Model 1042 Audio Switch Box and Sennheiser PXC-250 headphones.
Photo 2 - With John Devoldere, ON4UN, in Reykjavík Iceland on August 4, 2011. What a great guy!
Photo 3 - With David G. Sumner, K1ZZ, ARRL CEO, in Friedrichshafen Germany on June 22, 2012.
Two weeks later (on the 4th of July) we happened to work on 6 meters CW.
Photo 4 - With Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T, President of IARU Region 1 in Reykjavík Iceland on May 5, 2013.
Photo 5 - TF3JB is an authorized Check Point for CQ Magazine Awards in Iceland. In the photo, Jónas receives the first award application for processing from Guðlaugur K. Jónsson, TF8GX, on May 19, 2009; an application for the CQ WAZ Award.
Photo 6 - A photograph from Þingvellir national Park. Þingvellir is a site of historical, cultural and geological importance and is one of the most popular tourist destinantions in Iceland. It is the site of a rift that makes the crest of the Mid-Atlantic ridge. It is also home toÞingvallavatn, the largest natural lake in Iceland.
Photo 7 - The photograph was taken on December 17, 2010 to commemorate that 30 years had passed since this group of hams set a TF record in the 1980 CQ WW DX Phone Contest from the club station of the national association, TF3IRA, in the Multi Operator Single Transmitter category. Total score was 2,778,117 points. This record was finally broken by TF3W - after 32 years - in the 2012 CQ WW DX Phone Contest.
The photograph was taken in the current operating room of TF3IRA and replicates the photo taken of the group in the actual contest in 1980 by TF3AC (sk). With the 1980 photo (in the frame) there is also a photocopy of CQ Magazine's cover page of the contest coverage in the 1981 September issue of the magazine.
From left: Yngvi Harðarson, TF3Y (ex. TF3YH); Jónas Bjarnason, TF3JB; Sigurður R. Jakobsson, TF3CW (sitting); and Óskar Sverrisson, TF3DC.
Photo 8 - The photograph was taken on June 1, 2008 to commemorate that 30 years had passed since the TF6M DXpedition to "Klaustur" (in eastern Iceland). This expedition was a success and quite an undertaking at the time in July 1978. A total of 10.978 QSO's were made with 149 DXCC entities.
From left: Kristinn Andersen, TF3KX; Baldvin Þórarinsson, TF3-033; Sæmundur E. Þorsteinsson, TF3UA; Sigurður R. Jakobsson, TF3CW; Jónas Bjarnason, TF3JB; Gísli G. Ófeigsson, TF3G (ex. TF3US); Matthías Hagvaag, TF3MHN; and Yngvi Harðarson, TF3Y (ex. TF3YH).
Photo credits:
Photo of TF3JB on the opening page - Guðrún Jónsdóttir.
Photos 1, 2, 4, 7 and 8 - Jón Svavarsson, TF3JON.
Photos 3 and 5 - Erling Guðnason, TF3EE.
Photo 6 - Jónas Bjarnason, TF3JB.
