"The QSO take a short time, but the QSL is FOREVER"
"The Final Courtesy of QSO is a QSL"
"Amateur Radio is a Hobby of Friendship Internationally"
ACCORDING TO GENOESE MAPS OF THE 14TH CENTURY, THE AZORES WERE DISCOVERED BETWEEN 1317 AND 1339 BY PORTUGUESE SAILORS AND SOME GENOESE SAILORS WHO WERE IN THE SERVICE OF PORTUGAL. HOWEVER, THE GREAT HISTORIAN DAMIÃO PERES ATTRIBUTES THE DISCOVERY OF THE ARCHIPELAGO TO DIOGO DE SILVES, A PORTUGUESE NAVIGATOR, IN THE YEAR 1427!!! THE AZORES HAVE PLAYED AN IMPORTANT PART IN PORTUGAL´S HISTORY. THEY PARTICIPATED IN THE CONQUEST AND DEFENSE OF PORTUGUESE STRONGHOLDS IN NORTH AFRICA THEY WERE A STOPOVER FOR SHIPS COMING FROM INDIA; THEY SUPPORTED THE EXPEDITIONS FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE AMERICAS, AND, DURING THE SPANISH DOMINATION OF PORTUGAL FROM 1580 TO 1640 THEY WERE A BULWARK OF PATRIOTIC RESISTANCE. AFTER THE 1974 REVOLUTION, THE CONSTITUTION OF 1976 ASSURED THE AZORES A STATUTE OF AUTONOMY WITH ITS OWN LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AND GOVERNMENT. INITIALLY NAMED THE ISLAND OF JESUS CHRIST, IT WAS THE THIRD (TERCEIRA) ISLAND TO BE DISCOVERED, TERCEIRA IS THE MOST POPULATE ISLAND OF THE CENTRAL GROUP OF THE ARCHIPELAGO. IT COVERS AN AREA OF 382 SQUARE KILOMETRES, JUST LIKE THE OTHER ISLANDS IT HAS A MILD TEMPERATE CLIMATE, WITH A SMALL TEMPERATURE RANGE, VARYING BETWEEN 13ºC (55ºF) IN THE WINTER AND 26ºC (79ºF) IN THE SUMMER!!! THE WATER TEMPERATURE IS EQUALLY STABLE, VARYING BETWEEN 17ºC AND 24ºC (63ºF AND 75ºF).
PLEASE SEND ME YOUR QSLVIA DIRECT (ALSO SWL´S), I PREFER GREENSTAMPS OR €, BUT IF YOU SEND IRC NO PROBLEM, BUT ONLY THE NEW IRC!!!! IF THE LETTER DON´T HAVE GS OR IRC WILL BE RETURN VIA BUREAU. (IF YOU COLLECT STAMPS LET ME KNOW AND I WILL SEND YOU SOME IN THE RESPONSE), IF YOU SEND VIA BUREAU TAKES A LONG TIME TO ARRIVE. BUT THERE IS OK,I WILL REPLY TO ALL QSL´S THAT ARRIVE VIA THE BUREAU (NO EQSL´SI DONT RESPONSE TO THEM), I RESPOND IMMEDIATLY WHEN I RECEIVE YOUR QSL CARD, I HAVE A GREAT QSL CARD THAT WILL NOT DISAPOINT YOU!!! (I COLLECT STAMPS AND POSTCARDS IF YOU CAN SEND ME ONE OF YOUR COUNTRY/CITY I WILL APPRECIATE!!!), I OPERATE IN 80,40,20,17,15,12,10 METERS!!!
