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ON7YK - (ex)ON1ABO - (ex)ON7CB
C5YK - C5S - (ex)C56YK

On the web since 2001
Belgian / Gambian Radioamateur Station

QTH / QSL and DXCC status.

My Qth in Brufut 2019 - 2020 .

West Africa .
Kombo Region .
Location map .

Temporary the station is in Kotu . About 40 minutes drive from the national airport Yumdum . ( Banjul ) Operating in The Gambia as C5YK , starting in February 2007 as C56YK . My station is not a dx-expedition or a contest station , please my friends a like HAMSPIRIT!!!!! Powercut offs during day and night is normal in Africa , sometimes for more than 1 to 15 hours . So please understanding if our qso will be interrupted .

Station setup in 2019 - 2026 .

  • Elecraft KX3
  • Linear SPE : Up to 1.3Kw .
  • 5 Band Spiderbeam : 20/17/15/12/10 Meter .
  • 80 Meter Band home brew Dipole .
  • 60 Meter Band home brew Dipole .
  • 40 meter Band home brew dipole .
  • 30 meter Band home brew dipole .
Antenna Setup 2018 till 2026 .

Active :

  • From : November till March active on 80/60/40/30/20/17/15/12/10 Meter .

How I do QSL !!!!!

  • Firtst : E'qsl
  • Second : LoTw
  • Third : Direct to my home adress ON7YK see on : qrz.com ( see on Qrz.com)
  • No qsl via buro !!!!!!!!
  • For qsl direct please send a SAE with :
  • Tree (3) US dollars will pay for return airmail postage in Europe for up to two cards .
  • Tree (3) US dollars are needed for outside Europe for up to two cards .

I have a number of direct cards who have not enclosed either dollars or SAE. I have already stated that if no postage or SAE is sent with your card I will treat your card as not received .

Qsl rules , see also on Qrz.com :

Please on your qsl card the time of the qso in UTC.
Only green stamps will be aceptted !!!!!!! QSL cards are managed by myself , See Qrz.com . If the qsl is confirmd for band x I don't send a second card for the same band . Only when the mode is different . Confirming of maximum 3 qso 's on your qsl card !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Important information : I do not longer accept IRC's.

Important:

Please don't put my callsign or name etc....... on Youtube or in some database without my permission.
I don't like it.

DXCC Status C56YK / C5YK till January 2026 :

Mode / Band 6 10 12 15 17 20 30 40 60 80 160
Worked on SSB 3406 11512 7202 6873 8946 8275 0 4221 23 152 0
Worked on CW 1124 414 247 309 240 159 216 185 103 135 1
Worked on DIG 2 4199 2043 3636 4377 4179 1947 3818 1042 1440 0

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