Special Event: BV100

BV100
100 Years of the Republic Of China (Taiwan)

To celebrate the centennial of the Republic of China(Taiwan), a special call sign station BV100 has been issued by NCC on 2010/4/20.

To operate in coordination with the Republic of China(Taiwan) Centenary Foundation, BV100 will be QRV from 2010/10/10 to 2011/12/31.

BV100 will be QRV on all Amateur bands and all modes in the period.

Also we have BV100 Award program to give the award to hams who work with BV100. Please refer [Award] Page。

Donation to support operation funds is welcome. Please refer [Donation].

Direct QSL : Bruce Yih/BV1OO QSL Manager, P.O.Box 84-609 Taipei, Taiwan 100

Visit BV100 website for more information.

BP0A - 2009 CQ WPX CONTEST

BP0A - 2009 CQ WPX CONTEST

2009/03/27 12:00~2009/03/30 07:59 (Local)
2009/03/27 04:00~2009/03/29 23:59 (UTC)

活動地點/Location : 馬公, Magong, Penghu Island (AS-103)

隊員/Team Member : BM2AAV, BM2APH, BM9AAB, BM9AAC, BM9AAD, BM9AAM, BM9AAN, BM9AAP, BU2AT, BV2DD, BV2KI, BV2NT, BV2RS, BV4MU, BW/DL2JRM, BX4AF

For more info about IOTA in TAIWAN, please visit BV2KS's website.

2008 Sunrise and Sunset time in Taipei

2008 Sunrise and Sunset time in Taiwan, please check Central Weather Bureau, the left column and click into :Astornomy>Sunrise and Sunset.

BU2AI/9 - All DIRECT QSL IS ANSWERED

Conservation of Birds Postage Stamps Chinese Crested Tern

All direct QSL for BU2AI/9 is out with stamps - Conservation of Birds Postage Stamps Chinese Crested Tern, the same one show on the QSL card.

About the stamp:

First day of issue: May 15, 2002 Sheet Composition: 10 (5 X 2) Paper used: Phosphorescent stamp paper Designer: Chang Deng-ruei Printer: China Color Printing Co., Ltd., R.O.C. Stamp size: 40 X 30 (mm) Color: Colorful Process: Deep etch offset Perforation: II V2X 11 Size of miniature sheet: 120 X 60 (mm)

Description:

To show Taiwan's achievements in conserving wild bird ecology at a time when environmental protection is an increasingly important world trend, the Directorate is issuing a set of ten stamps and a miniature sheet on the Chinese crested tem, which is an endangered species listed in the World Wild Bird Red Book. To show more completely the Chinese crested tem's ecology, the entire set of ten stamps will be printed in a se-tenant strip that offers a panorama of the tern preservation areas in the Matsu archipelago. These stamps were planned by the Wild Bird Federation Taiwan. Once thought to be extinct, the Chinese crested tem is estimated to have a global population of less than 100. The last sure sighting in the 20th century was in 1937 when 21 birds were killed for specimens. Because there had been scant research about the Chinese crested tem, some ornithologists began describing it as a "legendary bird." In early June of 2000, nature photographer Liang Chieh-teh spotted four pairs -of Chinese crested terns on one of the Matsu islands. The BBC even made a special report about the breeding of these "legendary birds" in Matsu. The Chinese crested terns are about 42 centimeters long, with a pale gray-brown upper body, a white lower body, a black crown and white forehead. Their range stretches from the coastal areas of South Korea and northeast China to the Philippines. In Taiwan, apart from the tem preservation areas in the Matsu archipelago, Chinese crested tem has also been sighted near the mouth of the Pachang River. Not much is known about the diet of the birds, but it is sure that they eat fish. Their breeding season is from April to September. They build their nests in areas where there is vegetation. There is only one egg in each nest. The female and the male take turns sitting on their egg and feeding their chick.


Sources:
Chunghwa Post Co. on line shop (English)

Introduction of Conservation of Birds Postage Stamps Chinese Crested Tern (Chinese)

New Antennas arrived

Two weeks ago we order new antennas for low band, mainly focus on topband. DX-A and DX-LB arrived on Monday. BU2AI will set up and test them during his spare time and hope to participate in coming CQWW CW contest and maybe other topband contest if time permits.

BU2AI/9 QSL CARD READY NOW

QSL card for BU2AI/9, operation on Matsu Is. (AS-113) now is ready. Direct QSL will be replied first and as soon as possible. Sorry to keep you wait and thanks for your patience.

BO0M - 2008 IOTA CONTEST, Matsu Island AS-113

BO0M - 2008 IOTA CONTEST, Matsu Island AS-113

Time: 2008/07/25~28

QTH: 馬祖南竿 (Matsu Island), AS-113.

Operators: BM2ACU, BO2AB, BV2DD, BV2KI, BV2NT, BX4AF, BX4AN, BX9AAA, JA3AQM, JH3GCN, JR7TEQ, WU

QSL Route: via BV2KI/易 永生, Bruce Yih, 台湾台北市郵政信箱箱84-609号. P.O.Box 84-609, TAIPEI, TAIWAN

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Source: Amateur Radio Taipei