I am now spending short holiday at Otrøya Island IOTA EU 036, in the period 6-9 may 2013 for fishing ,pleassure and I am in some periods qrv on the HAM bands, I will update my profile on my qrz page later on.  LA1EOA /p  Otrøya Island. If qsl wantet PSE  direct 2usd or 1 irc.  Will be sporadic qrv on the bands and hope to catch you on the air during my period out here.

Thanks for visiting my page here . I am born in 1959 and my profession is building constructor and carpenter. Among my hobbies is Ham radio,experimenting with antennas,dx hunting and portable operations,especcially when i am going to several islands for cod fishing,normally not more than 4 hours car drive away from my home qth. Its seldom a planned iota operaton,its just a coinsidence that I will from time to time be qrv from islands (iota ref EU-036) middle part of Norway. Also a coincidence that I am in a sota positions (mountain tops) qrp operations like the photo (below) only 20 km away from my home qth in a little rock cabin

My portable working conditions are: Yaesu FT 817 Qrp station, also Sommerkamp sla 817 ampl 150 w , teloskopic verticals for most bands above 20 metres and wire antennas for low bands like 40/80 metres. I have also a Icom Ic 706mk2g for portable /mobile operationsI am very happy to have worked long distance dx with qrp portable from a island or a mountain top.

My radio station contents following equipments: Kenwood ts 590,acom 1000 linear amplifier, and 2 old tranceivers Sommerkamp ft757gx and Sommerkamp ts 288A , a old tube equipment from 1972

I have following antennas in my home qth: 3 element moseley beam 10-15-20 metres, 4 element home made ant for 10 metres , 3 verticals for 12,17 and 40 metres, wire dipol for 40/80

Image from Haram Isl EU 036

Winter night image from my home qth

My 3rd hobby our kind dogs

My work contents production of bell towers,which I deliver for customers all over the country, that based on a old norwegian tradition.