Ali Yashruti
JY4NE
OD5UT
E44A
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QTH:
Amman, Jordan
Zone: ITU 39 CQ 20
Locator (by GPS): KM71ww : 31 56' 32" N - 35 51' 57" E
Elevation 980m
Equipment:
HF: Icom IC-706, Drake L7 Linear amplifier, Hy-Gain 5-el tribander, AD sloper,
20m tower.
VHF: Yaesu FT-1500, 5/8 vertical.
Active modes: SSB, CW, FM, AM, RTTY, PSK31, Packet, and SSTV.
After a few
years as a ham radio operator in Jordan, with a total exceeding 80,000 QSOs,
I have received less than 50 cards via bureau. JY9NX has strong opinions
about the subject on his web page but he decided to remove them! I will only
say that the JY bureau is worthless!! There is a valid reason for this - as
explained to me by JY4MB: all shipments to Jordan have to be inspected by
the authorities. This is done for security and for taxation purposes (if
they can tax the air you breathe in JY they will - even though Jordan is a
relatively inexpensive country to live in). By the time you convince
everybody involved that boxes coming to the bureau contain cards of no
taxable value, and that QSL cards do not contain coded messages of any
political significance, you are exhausted and basically "finished". Here in
JY, like many other places, there is nothing for free. You still have to pay
a small fee to fill out tax-exemption forms and take boxes to the bureau. If
bureau managers here keep on getting boxes with cards, as all bureaus do,
and paying small charges on each, and going through the hassle off begging
people to understand what a bureau is, at the end they get drained,
frustrated, and broke!! The easiest way is just to forget about the bureau.
Sending direct is better but not by much. After an experiment with my
friends in the USA, it was found that for every 3 letters they send me
directly, I receive 1 only. Although not a scientific experiment by any
means, it gives an indication of how things are with the postal system. All
is not bad: JY5HX, after noticing some opened letters, went to the people in
charge at the main postal office and made sure they knew he wasn’t happy. It
seems things worked OK with him afterwards. As for me, neither did I go and
yell at the postal officers nor do I plan to do that. I found the best way
for me was to seek the help of managers.
My first manager was KB6NAN who helped me a lot. No words can describe
Dianna’s help to me as well as others who were having QSLing problems. She
is really a good example of how amateur radio operators help each other.
After quitting, K3IRV took over as manager. He is doing an excellent job.
Irv insists that he can receive and will reply to bureau cards, and I insist
that he reconsiders! Sincere Thanks to KB6NAN and K3IRV. Please QSL JY4NE
via K3IRV only. Our current policy is the following: -- The manager, K3IRV,
does reply to all received QSL cards:
-- If you send direct to the manager with SASE or enough return-postage, he
will reply direct to you.
-- If you send direct to the manager without SASE he will reply via buro.
-- If you send via buro to the manager, he will reply via buro.
At the end, you will get a card from here 100%. Good luck!
Number
designation in JY call signs:
JY0 – Not Used
JY1 – His Majesty the King of Jordan
JY2 – Members of the Royal Family
JY3 – Jordanian Nationals
JY4 – Jordanian Nationals
JY5 – Jordanian Nationals
JY6 – Club Stations
JY7 – Special Events
JY8 – Foreigners, valid for less than one month
JY9 – Foreigners, valid for more than one month
All licenses must be renewed yearly.
Renewal fee is 60JD = $90
JY1 - SK (1)
JY1 - SK (2)
Ministry of Telecommunications
JY5HX Home Page
JY9NX Home Page
JY9NY Home Page
JY8TT Home Page
KB9GSY Home Page
JY74X DXpedition
JY7SIX UKSMG DXpedition (1)
JY7SIX UKSMG DXpedition (2)
Queen Alia Marka Aqaba ground: 121.900 121.700 121.900 tower: 119.800 118.100 121.700 approach: 128.900 128.900 119.200 control: 128.500 128.500 NA
Country Type Location Output Mhz Input Mhz Encoder Locator Source Date Notes Jordan FM Amman 145.700 145.100 - KM71ww JY4NE Aug 2001 6 Israel FM Jerusalem 145.625 145.025 91.5 JY4NE Oct 2002 4 Israel FM Beersheba 145.300 144.700 91.5 JY4NE Oct 2002 2
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QTH: Beirut, Lebanon
Zone: ITU 39 CQ 20
Locator (by GPS): KM73rv : 33 53' 41" N - 35 28' 35" E
Elevation 100m
Equipment:
HF: Icom IC-706 MKII, Icom IC-751, Icom IC-725, Inverted V for 20m.
VHF: Yaesu FT-212, Yeasu VX1-R, Alinco 27T, Alinco , home made 7-el 2m beam.
Active modes: SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, PSK31, and Packet.
The OD5 QSL bureau
does seem to work. However, count on a long time to pass before you get your
QSL card. For a shorter turnaround time, QSL to the manager K3IRV.
Read more details in my
JY4NE page. Good luck!
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ground: 121.900 122.700 tower: 118.900 approach: 120.300 control: 119.300 123.700
Call Type Location Output Mhz Input Mhz Encoder Source Date Notes OD5SX FM Tripoli 144.025 144.625 88.5 OD5SX Aug 2004 0 OD5SK FM Tripoli 144.025 430.000 88.5 OD5SX Aug 2004 0 OD5SK FM Tripoli 430.000 144.625 88.5 OD5SX Aug 2004 0 OD5MJ FM Maad 144.100 430.000 88.5 OD5UT Aug 2004 0 OD5MJ FM Maad 430.000 144.700 88.5 OD5UT Aug 2004 0 OD5TE FM Beirut 144.700 144.100 88.5 OD5UT Aug 2004 0 OD5UB FM Jabal Safi 144.100 435.350 88.5 OD5UT Aug 2004 0 OD5UB FM Jabal Safi 435.350 144.700 88.5 OD5UT Aug 2004 0
Country Type Location Output Mhz Input Mhz Encoder Source Date Notes Lebanon FM Beirut 144.700 144.100 88.5 OD5TE OCT 2002 1 Israel FM Beersheba 145.300 144.700 91.5 OD5UT Oct 2002 2 Cyprus FM Vavatsinia 145.650 145.050 88.5 OD5UT Aug 2001 3 Israel FM Haifa 145.675 145.075 91.5 OD5UT Oct 2002 2 Cyprus FM Troodos 145.725 145.125 88.5 OD5UT Aug 2001 3
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QTH: Gaza,
Palestine
Zone: ITU 39 CQ 20
Locator (approximate): KM71ek : 31 25' 00" N - 34 20' 00" E
Elevation 50m
Equipment:
HF: Yaesu FT-1000 (at E44DX), Kenwood TS-50 (at E44B), 40-m dipole, 20m 3
El-Yagi.
Active modes: SSB, CW, and FM.
There is NO bureau in E4!!!! The postal system is not reliable. Consequently, it is advised that hams operating in Palestine receive their QSL cards to their home addresses or via managers if available. To receive E44A cards, QSL to the manager K3IRV. He DOES QSL 100% either directly or via the W3 buro. Good luck!
Located on the Eastern Mediterranean Basin, Palestine and Israel are geographically one country. Politically, they are not.
Palestine-Israel is bound by Lebanon and Syria on the north, Jordan on the East, And Egypt on the south. Please see maps on my photo page to get a sense of direction before continuing.
Traveling to Palestine
You can travel to Palestine by land or air or Sea, but to enter the country you have to pass through Israeli immigration. This means that you need a visa to Israel. Palestine is currently not totally independent of Israel. However, there is a level of independence that is sufficient to consider Palestine a separate ham radio entity.
On the Air from Palestine
Palestine consists of 2 major geographic areas: The West Bank and Gaza. You can not operate from Palestinian lands unless you have a license from the Palestinian Ministry of Telecommunications. The person in charge is Mr. Zuhair Lahham, Deputy Minister of Telecommunications. He can be contacted directly or via E44B. If you contact me, I will refer you to them! You can operate on all amateur bands available in ITU1 with no restrictions at internationally allowed maximum legal power observing international rules. Our experience is that amateur communications in Palestine are monitored to insure adherence to rules. E4 stations can communicate with any legally operating station anywhere.
Currently, there are no VHF/UHF repeaters in Palestine, but you can open 4X repeaters from any Palestinian land.
When it comes to operating ham radio, it is difficult to separate Israel from Palestine for a simple reason: All of the major Palestinian cities are surrounded by Israeli settlements. To commute between the majority of Palestinian towns, one has to cross Israeli lands (and check points). The settlements can access Israeli VHF/UHF repeaters and so can Palestinian towns.
A number of 4X repeaters are linked to each other. That is, opening one repeater will open the rest of them. This means that when you transmit on one inter-linked repeater, you are heard all over Israel-Palestine. In fact, The 4X repeater systems covers also Amman (Jordan) and Beirut (Lebanon), and probably Damascus (Syria) – although no attempt has been made to check coverage in Damascus - but logically it should. Please notice that it is still illegal for OD5 or YK stations to contact 4X. PLEASE BE AWARE OF THIS POINT. An innocent attempt from a 4X station may put the others in major trouble. There are no restrictions for JYl.
DXCC vs. EWWA
Palestine counts as 2 entities for the European World-Wide Award, because Gaza and the West Bank are politically separated by Israel. For the American DXCC Award, it counts as one country. There are no Iota Islands that I am aware of in Palestine. In addition, Palestinian areas still count for the Israeli ‘Holy Land’ Award.
E4 Licensing
Licensing policy in E4 is very flexible. All you have to do is fill out an application form and submit it to the right authority. Background checks are very fast and are transparent to the applicant. Within a matter of days approval is usually granted. If application is filed ahead of arrival time into E4, the license will be ready before one lands there. Occasionally, the applicant has to appear in person to collect his license. This is a very quick process and it is customary to have the license handed out with a cup of coffee, according to Arabic tradition signifying hospitality. Once given and on the air, the station is monitored at random by other amateurs and we have not seen anyone not conforming to regulations. In my personal opinion, Licensing in E4 is a breeze!!!!
Foreign nationals are granted an E4/homecall callsign for the duration of their stay in Palestine. Only Palestinian citizens or originally Palestinian descendants are granted a proper E4 call (such as E44B). There are currently 3 licensed E4 stations and several portable foreign stations in Palestine. The 3 stations are E44A, E44B, and E44DX. The latter belongs to the Palestinian Wireless Society and has been used by several visitors, including the first DXpeditions to Palestine. E44DX main station is located in Gaza, and includes a Yaesu 1000 MP and an Icom Ic-706 MKII, and dipole antennas. Although the station is currently dismantled, it can be set up again in a short time. Arrangements should be made with E44B ahead of time.
The Palestinian PTT issued ZC6 calls to stations operating in Palestine until the ITU granted Palestine the new prefix of E4. Since then, no ZC6 was issued. However, from a legal point of view, the previously issued ZC6 calls are still valid. They have not been terminated. Several stations in Palestine retain 2 calls ( ie E44B is also ZC6B). The ZC6 prefix was given to Palestine when it was under British mandate and the current Palestinian State considers itself a continuum of the original Palestinian State that was under the aforementioned status.
E44A
Ali Yashruti
Gaza, Palestine
E44A e-mail
QSL via
JY4NE
E44A Home Page
E44B
Sami Tarazi
P.O. Box 1008, Gaza, Palestine
E44B e-mail
QSL Direct
E44DX
(Palestinian Wireless Society)
Club Station
Gaza, Palestine
QSL to activating station
First E44DX Expedition Home Page
QSL via OH2BN
Jarmo J. Jaakola, OH2BN
Kiilletie 5C30
Helsinki 00710
Finland
E44/HA1AG
Zoli Pitman
Gaza, Palestine
HA1AG Home Page
QSL via
Somogyi Bela ut 18, Gyor 9024
Hungary
E44/OK1DTP
David LUNAK
Jenin, Palestine
OK1DTP Home Page
QSL Via
U SPORKY 185
CESKA LIPA, 470 01
Czech Republic
E44/JA8RUZ
Gaza, Palestine
Toshikazu Kawanishi
QSL Via
15-9-16 Sakae-dori, Shiroishi, Sapporo, Hokkaido
003-0021
Japan
E44/OZ5IPA via OZ5AAH
Lindholm Jakobsen
Knoldager 9
GREVE, 2670
Denmark
OZ5AAH e-mail
E44/OZ6ACD
Hebron, Palestine
OZ6ACD e-mail
OZ6ACD Home Page
QSL via OZ1ACB
OZ1ACB Allis Andersen
Kagsaavej 34, DK-2730 Herlev
Phone: +45 44 85 25 30
OZ1ACB e-mail
E4/OE1GZA
GUNTER ZWICKL
Al-Massyoun Heights, Ramallah, Palestine
E4/OE1GZA Home Page
QSL Via
BREITENFURTER STR. 426-432/13
A - 1235 WIEN
AUSTRIA
E4/OE1GZA e-mail
E4/OE3GEA
GERHARD ELSIGANL
TRAUNUFERSTRASSE 143 A
HAID A-4053
AUSTRIA
E4/OE3GEA e-mail
E4/JM1LJS
HIDEYUKI KAI
4-22-15,TAKATA-HIGASHI,
KOHOKU-KU YOKOHAMA-CITY, 223-0065
JAPAN
E4/JM1LJS e-mail
E4/JM1LJS Home Page
E4/JA1PBV
ITO SADAO
3-8-12 BARAKI,
ISHIOKA-CITY,IBARAKI,315-0042
JAPAN
E4/JA1PBV e-mail
E4/G3WQU
Peter McKay
MINURSO, PO Box 80000,
Laayoune, Western Sahara,
MOROCCO
E4/G3WQU e-mail
E4/7K1REG : not in databases
E4/JA1AFF : not in databases
E4/JA1JBV : not in databases
E46Z : not in databases
E44RD : not in databases
E41KJ : not in databases