I started in amateur radio in 2002 with the callsign ZZ2TKB. From 2004 I started using the call sign PY2VZ.

I live in Barrinha, a small city in northern São Paulo, in the macro region of Ribeirao Preto city.

My main activities are contest and DX also do the digital modes.CW little practice at low speeds, while encouraging those who are entisiastas this mode.

QSL = BUREAU, EQSL, LOTW and DIRECT

Some of my contest results:

Word Wide WPX Contest SSB - Single Op. Assisted Low All Bands

2010 - #3 in Brazil, #6 in South America

2009 - #3 in Brazil, #3 in South America

Thisis my simple shark, my place of tranquility.

Radio

YaesuFT-897D, connected to PC with cable CAT

Programs

Logger32, Logbook and QSL control
N1MM,contest and digital modes

HRD, DXs and Digital Modes

Antennas

Electril 3DX3, directional3-elements for 10, 15 and 20M
Morgain wire dipole for 40 and 80m, but can also be used on 17 and 12m using an antenna tunner

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View from my location, the view on top of my tower

Vision of the West (LU, CE, and the Pacific area)

South View (LU, Antarctica and Oceania)

View of the East (Africa and Middle East)

Vision of the Northeast (Europe)

View North (JA, Central and North America)

Northwest Vision (Hawaii and the Pacific area)

About Barry

Founded: December 30, 1953 Gentile: Barrinhense

Location of Barrinha in Brazil

21 ° 11 '38 "S 48 ° 09' 50"  The Sao Paulo federal unit -  Metropolitan Ribeirão Preto
Adjacent municipalities: Dumont, Jaboticabal Pradópolis, Ribeirão Preto, Sertãozinho
Distance to the capital (São Paulo) 350 km

Geographical features

Area 146.567 km - Population 31,054 inhabitants. Census IBGE/2010 - Density 211.88 inhabitants / km  - Altitude 492 m - Subtropical Cfb
Time zone UTC-3

History

Barrinha was a small river port of Rio Mojiguaçu. His first homes were built around the station Paulista Railroad, which was owned by the Agricultural Finance Co. St. Martin that in consequence of the coffee crisis, decided to subdivide the area and started a small settlement in 1930 .

Barry is known affectionately as "Princess of Mogi". They say his name originated because of this river port, and that his great clay favored the establishment of various ceramics, and these two factors: Ceramics and the railroad made the town grew rapidly. His Emancipation Policy Administration, took place on 30 December 1953. Its first inhabitants were workers of the Agricultural Finance Company own St. Martin, Italian and Japanese immigrants.

 Neighborhoods

Centro; Conjunto Habitacional Jardim José Bombonato; Conjunto Habitacional Albertina Fernandes Fossalussa (C.D.H.U.); Jardim Novo Horizonte; Jardim Bela Vista; Jardim Higienópolis; Jardim Paulista; Jardim Raya; Jardim Lisboa (PY2VZ); Jardim Vera Lúcia; Jardim Vera Lúcia II; Parque Mogí; Vila Recreio; Vila São José; Vila Nova Barrinha; Conjunto Habitacional José Emilio Nanzer(Multirão); Beija flor; Jardim Belo Horizonte; Jardim California (Loteamento em andamento); Jardim Florentino Binhardi (CDHU em Construção)
 
Demography (Data taken from the 2010 census.)

Urban Population: 29,000 inhabitants - Sex: Men: 12,281 inhabitants, Women: 11,926 inhabitants

Infant Mortality Up to 1 Year of Age: 15.16 per thousand

Life Expectancy: 71.60 years

Fertility Rate per Women: 2.94 children

Literacy rate: 87.76%

Human Development Index: 0.766

    Income: 0.670
    Longevity: 0.777
    Education: 0,850
    IPEADATA

Ethnic

Color / Race Percent
White 51.4%
Black 7.7%
Brown 39.3%
Yellow 0.8%
0.3% Indigenous


Hydrography

    Rio Moji Guaçu
    Ounce River
    Stream Jatoba (cuts the city)

Highways

    SP-333 Carlos Tonanes

References: IBGE, Wikipedia