AWARDS

WAC

 My first award on amateur radio is WAC, the award was obtained in 1960.
 The following QSL cards were used for the application to ARRL:

Continent　　Station Call 　　Date of QSO　　　Band 　　　　Mode　　　Remarks
Aisia　　　　     JA1BTG　　 April 2, 1958　　　　40m　　　　　AM 　　My local friend
Europe　　　　　UC2OM　 　October 9, 1959 　  40m 　　　　 CW 　　Mike, now 4Z5JU
Oceania　　 　　DU7SV 　　August 17, 1959　 　40m　　　　　CW 　　Mr. Volt
North America 　K6KDS　　 March 6, 1960　  　  40m　　　　　CW 　　Richard, now KH6RO
South America 　OA4FM 　 March 4, 1960　　　　40m　　　　　CW
Africa 　　　　　 FA8RJ 　　December 27, 1959 　40m　　　　　CW　　　　　　　　　　

I was first licensed in 1953 as JA1LZ at the age of 15.
The license was: output 10watts, a.m. mode and 40m band.
The frequency was limited to only 7050 and 7087.5 KHz
then. There was much QRM on the band, but I enjoyed
domestic QSO.
My first DX was with KH6AWM, the nxet day I got W6MEL
in 1954. My rig was homebrew of X-tal oscillator 6AG7 and
power amplifier 807.
In 1959, I got advanced license called "the new 2nd class amateur radio operator" and began to operate cw mode.
At that time we could use between 7,000 and 7,100 KHz on 40-meter band.

In 1961, I obtained advanced license "1st class amr operator" and I began to operate
cw and ssb modes on 20 meter band. I built a cubical quad antenna for 20 meter band
up 8 meters, and made filter-type SSB exiter using FT241 crystals.
My amplifier was made of a pair of 4E27s, and provided 250 watts PEP output with
2,500 volts and 200m amp. plate current.
Many US stations I had talked to sent me useful QSL cards for the WAS award..

Rev. April  23, 2022

Thanks for reading all this - 73's
- Jiro, a 1937 model operator

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The cubical quad antenna made of bamboo trees was weak in its strength and was broken
2-3 years after the construction. In 1961, after the graduation from my school, I became
an emproyee of a chemical and petroleum plant engineering and construction company.
My ham operation became inactive gradually.