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Hi, thanks for looking me up on QRZ.COM

Transceiver: ICOM IC-756PROIII, ICOM IC-706MKIIG, SE-222 (Swiss Military Transceiver)/ Mikrofon: SM-20 / Interface: microHAM USB IC13, SignaLink SL-1+, Rig Expert Plus / Morse Paddle: Schurr Profi 2 / Notebook: Acer aspire 1690 / Log: HAM Office 3.9 / Antenna Tuner: Palstar AT2K / Antenna: DIAMOND CP-6 (vertical) for all bands.

QRV on the HF bands 160m - 80m - 40m - 30m - 20m - 17m - 15m - 12m - 10m - 6m. I' am working in Phone, CW and all Digi-Modes.

I'm licensed since 2005. I'm living in a small village, called BOLLIGEN (www.bolligen.ch) abt 6150 habitants in the "Kanton Bern" BE (valid for the USKA H26 awards) situated about 5 km northeast of BERN, which is the capital city in the north-west part of Switzerland, Loc: JN36RX. I work at the occupation fire-brigade of the city Bern. See link below.

http://www.berufsfeuerwehr-bern.ch

I' am Member of USKA-Switzerland. I'm collecting Paper QSL-Cards from around the world. Confirmed (Paper) 235 DXCC / WAE 73 with 325 points. My awards are DXCC: PHONE, RTTY and CW, WAZ: mixed modes, WAC: PHONE, RTTY and CW, WAE I: mixed modes (#81), WAE TOP mixed modes (#73), HELVETIA HF 26/ 80m (#11) and SWITZERLAND HF 26 (#10). My logs are uploaded to Log Book of the World (LoTW) each week. I' am also Member of the European Phase Shift Keying Club (EPC) #3943 / EU Area SZ06 and 30Meter Digital Group (30MDG) #2482.  

Very IMPORTANT about QSL cards:

Please send your QSL direct or via Office USKA-Switzerland. My QSL is 100 % sure via bureau or direct. QSLs will be confirmed direct very quickli. My Paper QSL-Card is printed on both, front on reverse side, in full colour. Special QSL card for the callsign HE8TUD. If you want to QSL send direct, you don't need any returncharge (IRC or $) inside your envelope. If you send direct, please stick some pretty stamps on your envelope, thanks. "The QSO is short, bad my QSL is forever!". SWL cards are welcome.

>>>>>>SPECIAL CALL HE8TUD IN YEAR 2009<<<<<<

Proprietor of an amateur radio concession 1, 2 or CEPT may from the 1st of January to 31st of December 2009 in place of of HB9 the special prefixes HE8 use. Proprietors of an amateur radio concession 3 (HB3) is permitted to utilize in place of of HB3 the special prefixes HB8. The anniversary call signs may be used by all proprietors of a Swiss amateur radio concession, independent of a membership in the USKA.

Ps. With the Piper Cup J3C, HB-OUD, (1944) on the frontside of my first QSL card, i had my 1000. landing in the Year 2004. Since 1988 I have a Swiss Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL/IR) with additional ratings MOU (landing on the moutains in the snow), please visit the link above the side.

I wish de best 73, and thanks for the nice QSO with me. Good luck, Daniel / HB9TUD / HE8TUD from Switzerland.