Visitors/Viewers since February 1^st, 2012.

I started my radio amateur hobby as a SWL in 1971 (OZ-DR1651) and at the same time became a member of the "Eksperimenterende Danske Radioamatører" (EDR), The Danish national association of radio amateurs. Actually it started a few years before, when I was drafted into my compulsory service at Army Signal Corps, so I've learned CW the hard way.

I'm working only on HF-bands (10 - 160 meter, including WARC) and 99.9% CW.

NO computer generated or computer read Morse code in my shack, everything Morse is done using my skills and fingers on a key/bug/paddle and received using my ears, my skills, pencil and paper. The only exception is my CQ call, which is encoded on a button in the Winkeyer.

My skills is not as good as it have been, so pain threshold is about: TX =27 WPM, RX = 24 WPM, but I prefer working at 15-20 WPM. My arthiritic fingers not always do what I want them to do, so sri for bad keying when it happens .

I try to do my rig and antennas as simple as possible. I think it's more fun to make things simple and yet is able to create connections throughout the globe. I don't mind that my rig is old and unfashioned, so long as the rig is functioning.

As I live in Europe, I have worked ALL Europe, except: 1A, JW, JX and SV/A (have wrkd SV/A, but apparently misuse of call or pirate).

I still missing paper QSL confirmation from:
4K, 5B, 5N, 6H, 6V, 7O, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9K, 9L, A7, B, BV, CT3, CX, CU, DU, E7, EA8, EA9, EX, EZ, FR, GD, HC, J2, JT, JY, KH6, OJ0, PZ, ST, SV9, TJ, V4, V8, VP2, VP9, VR, VU, Z3 and ZP.

The bolded ARE confirmed on eQSL.cc.

On eQSL.cc I need AG confirmation from:
3A, 5B, 7X, 9L, CX, FM, HS, KP4, LX, ST, V5, VU, ZL and ZS.

The bolded ARE confirmed with paper QSL.

DXing.
I'm not particularly a DXer, as mentioned elsewhere, I like a QSO with anybody who wants a QSO with me.

With my 100 watts and a low hanging antenna, I have no great chances in a pile-up.
Anyway I have managed to get QSO with:

on ALL 7 continents, incl. some rare countries.

QSO policy
QSO will be made with any HAM who so desire, whether you are DX or non-DX, QRP or QRO, are a beginner or an old timer and no matter wherever in the world you live. The only requirement is that I can hear and read your signal, so if I do not answer your call, it is because I can not read your signal

I DO NOT participate in contests.
I DO NOT hunt awards, but if I happen to receive the necessary points, I will of course apply to them.

QSL policy.
Paper QSL will be sent to all whom I have had QSOby the following 'rules':

1) First time we have a QSO regardless of band or mode.
2) When we have a QSO on a NEW band or mode.
3) When you ask for my QSL card.
4) Any other reason.

If you do not want my QSL card, I will obviously not send you one.

QSL cards will generally be sent via the bureau once a month around the turn of the month.

In special cases, I will send the QSL card to you directly by regular mail.

Unfortunately, I have no access to Scrooge McDuck's money bin, so I'm obliged to restrict the sending of DIRECT QSL cards for QSO with countries already confirmed with a paper QSL card and where amateur radio is widespread and where it is easy or relatively easy to obtain QSO.
I have plenty of QSL cards from those countries, so I'm not needy.

These countries are:
ALL Europe, except: 1A, CU, GD, HB0, JW, JX, OJ0, SV/A and T7.

North America: CQ Zone 2 and 5.

South America: PY

Asia:4X, JA, R and TA.

Notwithstanding the above, I will always send QSL via the bureau and eQSL/LoTW.

But every rule has its exceptions, if YOU send YOUR QSL card to me by mail, I will ALWAYS reply with my QSL card by mail, no matter wherever you live.

As mentioned above, QSLs sent directly to me by mail, will also be answered directly by mail.
It's only a few QSL I receive directly, so payment for returned item is absolutely not necessary. But a self-addressed envelope is welcome.
But do you feel that you will pay for return postage, I will not refuse a donation .

QSL reports from SWL will be answered 100%, of course if I have the reported QSO in my log. But I need to know all the QSO details.

All QSOs will be uploaded to www.eQSL.cc from which you can retrieve QSL if you are a member. I'm AG member.

All QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW, I TRY to do it every day, when I'm QRT for the day.

(All QSOs from May 21, 1973 and until the day of my last QSO is uploaded, but missing 9 QSOs according to the counter on LoTW. If you don't have a QSL from me, pse email me).

My current QTH:
LUNDBY, a small town located in the southern part of the Isle of Sealand, about 12 km north of Vordingborg city and about 88 km south-southwest of Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark.

Locator: JO55WC
IOTA: EU-029, Sjaelland archipelago.

My QTH is located approximately 13 meters above sea level.

Licenses as OZ9XU:
1969-1971, 25 WPM Morsetest passed at Signal Corps training school.
May 21, 1973, C license (HF 10W CW only, VHF/UHF etc. 100W all modes) (discontinued).
May 21, 1974, B license (All bands, all modes, 100W max.).
January 1, 1990, A license (All bands and modes, 1kW max.).

RIG:
YAESU FT-840 transceiver, power output max. 100 Watts.
10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 30, 40, 80 and 160 meter bands.

ATLAS 210x transceiver, power output max. abt. 100 Watts.
10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 meter bands.

Ordinarily, I will work with the FT-840, since it have all the HF bands for my needs. The Atlas 210x will be exercised once in a while.

For a short period in May and June 2011, I have also worked with a Yaesu FT-101ZD transceiver with abt. 100 Watts output. The transceiver is now donated to an Ukrainian radio amateur. Save the resources, recycling the equipment.

Antennas:
Fritzel FD-4 Windom. Oriented North-South with the long leg pointing North. The feedpoint is up 8 meters from ground and the endpoints is about 5 meters above ground. With my Antenna Tuner I can get a SWR of 1:1 on almost all bands, even the 160 meter band, but not good on the 30 meter band.

Homemade simple 2 x 7.25m dipole for the 30 meter band. Oriented North - South, feedpoint up 8 meters.

Misc.:
Antenna Tuner: Yaesu FC-902.
Power Supply for FT-840: Diamond GVS3000, 25 Amps cont./34 Amps peak.
Power Supply for Atlas 210x: Homebrew 20 Amps.
Keys: Vibrokeyer de Luxe from Vibroplex, a single-pad, non-iambic keyer using WinKeyer electronics to key TX.
Back-up: Squeeze key semi-iambic el-bug type MSK5.

My memory.

My memory is like a sieve, very leaky, so you must excuse me, I might not remember your name or call, although we have had QSO before, even a few days earlier. I have no computer in the shack.

Logbook / Online log.

I use the logbook-part of 'Ham Radio Deluxe 5.11' and online at HRDLOG.NET (is also available via my own website, www.oz9xu.dk).
Will be updated with new QSOs when I'm QRT for the day or having a break.

Occupation:
Telecommunication technician (Disability retired in 2004).

Previous QTHs:

1111971 - 1975 :
VALBY, a part of Copenhagen (Valby 1). Also QTH of my SWL activity (1971-73). Locator: JO65GP.
Rig used: Ten-Tec PM2B 5W and Yaesu FT200, 100W, antenna 2 x 10m dipole.

1975 - 1979 :
BALLERUP, about 20 km NW of Copenhagen. Locator: JO65ER.
Rig used: Yaesu FT200 100W and Atlas 210x 100W, antennas 2 x 20m dipole and W3DZZ.

1979 - 1994 :
VALBY, a part of Copenhagen (Valby 2). Locator: JO65FQ.
Rig used: Atlas 210x 100W, antennas dipole, windom and vertical.

All my QSOs from my previous QTHs are also uploaded to eQSL.cc and LoTW.

Other interests:

Astronomy, Geneammmmmm

My name:

Throughout history many, especially German-speaking HAMS become a little confused about my name, Verner, spelled with a V and not W.

In the Danish language, there is no difference in pronunciation of the two letters, so my name should be pronounced as if it were spelled with a W. In Danish the letters V and W are used interchangeably (in names), but typically that W is mostly used in Jutland and V is used in Sealand, but not necessarily.

Meine Name:

Im Laufe der Geschichte viele, vor allem deutschsprachigen HAMS geworden, ein wenig über meinen Namen, Verner, mit einem V buchstabiert und nicht mit einem W.

In der dänischen Sprache, gibt es keinen Unterschied in der Aussprache der zwei Buchstaben, so dass mein Name ausgesprochen sollte, als wäre es mit einem W geschrieben wurden werden.

In der dänischen Sprache, Buchstaben V und W sind austauschbar (im Namen) verwendet, aber in der Regel, dass W wird hauptsächlich in Jütland eingesetzt und V wird Zealand verwendet, aber nicht unbedingt.

Several reasons why I do not have a computer in the shack:

1:
The switch-mode power supplies are too noisy, about 3-4 S-degrees on the radio. Must be at least 5 meters away from the radio and preferably on a different electrical group, a little difficult when the shack is only 2 x 4 meters.

2:
The computer is a time robber, because:
a) The OS and all installed programs seem to want to update and of course always at the time when I want to use the computer.
b) The websites host servers are always busy, very slow or broken down.
c) When searching for a specific topic, you always get a lot of pages that have nothing to do with the topic.
d) Too much bling and advertising, and a lot of pages are only intended to cheat you for your hard-earned money.

So rather be 'on air' on the radio and have fun, than be online on the computer and waste a lot of time, time you could spend on the hobby, the radio.

3:
The Computer and the Internet is generally boring. Absolutely no fun.

4:
You can not be sure that the information is correct, when everybody can put various information online, including the false and misleading information.

5:
I am radio amateur. All information should/must be made through the radio.

6:
Can not perform multiple tasks simultaneously, such as Morse with the key and use the keyboard simultaneously.

. and it's not even lie.

Here is some selected QSL card, that I have received (and worked, of course).

See more of my collection of QSL cards:

In my photo-gallery on my own website, www.oz9xu.dk. or http://photo.oz9xu.dk/, I have uploaded one QSL card for every DXCC I have worked and received a QSL card.