8P9GU
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My guest call sign for Barbados. 8P = Country code Barbados 8P6 - native hams / 8P9 - foreign guest licences
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Beam
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Beam antenna with several elements
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Big Gun
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Stations with high power and big antennas
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C6AKA C6A/DL7VOG
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From the Ministry of Post and Telecommunication of The Bahamas issued guest call sign. C6A = Country code for The Bahamas, comparable to the national markings on planes
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CQ
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“Seek you”: Common call / To all stations
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CQWW
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From the American Amateur Radio Magazin “CQ” advertised important worldwide contest, a kind of inofficial world championship
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DX
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Traffic between stations over long distances/to other continents
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DXpedition
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Ham radio expedition, usually to rare countries/islands
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Eyeball QSO
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Personal meeting
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HF6V / HF9VX
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Vertical antenna designed by Butternut for 6 or 9 ham bands
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IC-751A / IC-706
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Short wave transceiver by Icom
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IOTA
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“Islands On The Air” - English award programm - work as many islands as possible
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J38GU
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My ham call sign in Grenada
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J79GU
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My ham call sign in Dominica
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J87GU
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My ham call sign in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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OM
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Old Man - friend, ham
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Pileup
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Big amount of calling stations
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PY7ZZ
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Brazilian call sign
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QRV
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On the air
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QSO
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Traffic between two or more stations
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QTH
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Location of the ham radio station
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RTTY
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Radio teletype, a digital mode
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Sked
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Schedule
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S-Meter
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Meter for signal strengths of received stations
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SSB
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Single Side Band - Voice
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SV9
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Ham radio call sign prefix for Crete Island
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Transceiver
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Artificial word for Transmitter + Receiver
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TS-440
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Shortwave transceiver by Kenwood
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WAE / WAEDC
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Worked All Europe DX Contest provided by the German Amateur Radio Club DARC
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WPX-Contest
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Contest provided by the American Ham Radio Magazine “CQ”
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XYL
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Ex Yound Lady - married wife
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YL
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Young Lady - girl friend
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