Hello guys. Thank you for the QSO or even visit my page on QRZ site.

Here's a sample of my QSL to this visit in Fernando de Noronha Island - PY0F. Please, see the photographs to follow, after the QSL:

 

Please, look the follow pictures from PY0F and from my City.

My poor conditions. The antennas in PY0F/PP1CZ, improvised, but worked very well.

That is my work conditions here in PY0F/PP1CZ.I put the radio inside the roon, and that is the way I'm not doing SSB,or else I will disturb my family when they are sleeping.

Operating time as PY0F/PP1CZ.

Enjoying the pile ups as PY0F/PP1CZ.

Swiming pool of Pousada da Morena, where me and my family were hosted.

Swiming pool of Pousada da Morena.

João Pedro at the Swiming pool.

New Bungalow of Pousada da Morena, it will be ready in few weeks. We didn't stay there this time.

My wife and kids in the Dog's Beach.Note the stone hill behind them, like a dog lying.That is why this Beach has this name.

Me and kids at the Baia do Sancho.

Mabuya Maculata, an animal that is a symbol of Fernando de Noronha.

There are thousands of birds that come to nest in Fernando de Noronha Island.

As well as turtles.

and the sharks too.

Gabriel, my elder son, could snorkel with they.

and the youngest, Joao Pedro also.

Dois Irmãos (Two Brothers) Rocks from the Sancho belvedere.

A smal fish common in Fernando de Noronha Island.

There are a lot of types of fishes there.

Sunset in Fernando de Noronha Island.

 

Me and my family, very happy with this wonderful trip.

Cacimba do Padre Beach in Fernando de Noronha Island (PY0F/PP1CZ).

Baia dos Porcos and Dois Irmaos Stones in Fernando de Noronha Island (PY0F/PP1CZ).

Dois Irmaos Stones in Fernando de Noronha Island (PY0F/PP1CZ).

Cacimba do Padre Beach in Fernando de Noronha Island (PY0F/PP1CZ).

Conceição Beach, in Fernando de Noronha Island (PY0F/PP1CZ).

From now, the pictures of my Station, my City and the State where I live in Brazil. Hope you enjoy it!

My previous QSL card.

My new QSL card.

My station in 2010. Now it is a little bit different.

Changing the antennas (january 2012). I put a tower of 6 meters high, and installed my 6M2WLC from M2 to 50 MHz., with 9 elements, 12 meters Boom.

There are someone enjoyingthe 6M2WLC as a perch: a Bentivi (Pitangus sulphuratus).

Now all the antennas are ready and working well.

The antennas are:

- 6M2WLC -09 Elements Yagi to 50 MHz., made by M2 at thetop.

- A3WS - 3 Elements Yagi to 24 and 18 MHz., made by Cushcraft, at the middle.

- TH7 - 07 Elements Yagi to 28, 21 and 14 MHz., made by Hy-Gain, at the base of tube, above the little tower.

- Dipole to 80 and 40 Meters from Diamond.

- Dipole to 30 Meters.

- Slopper to 160 Meters.

All the Dipole antennas are very low, but working anyhow.

ICES - Yatch Club of Espirito Santo State - Vitoria.

Sailing boat at the Curva da Jurema Beach - Vitória.

Mata da Praia, in Camburi Beach, near of my QTH.

Mata da Praia, my neighborhood.

Curva da Jurema Beach.

View of Praia do Canto, Boi and Frade Islands.

Praia da Costa Beach.

Praia do Canto.

Camburi Beach with a little sailing boat and birds.

Camburi Beach with Boi and Frade Islands.

Praia da Costa Beach.

Praia da Costa Beach.

Vitoria at the Sunset.

Praia do Canto Beach.

Praia do Canto Beach.

Manguinhos Beach, very bucolic.

Vitoria's Bay.

Mata da Praia.

ICES - Iate Clube do Espírito Santo (Yatch Club).

Vitoria at sunrise.

Passagem Bridge in Vitoria.

Enseada do Suá at Sunset.

Enseada do Suá at night.

Camburi from Praia do Canto.

Brigde between Praia do Canto and Camburi.

Praia do Canto Beach, in Vitória Island.

Sunset at Praia do Canto.

Sunset in a sailing boat at Praia da Costa Beach.

Jurema's Beach.

Third Brigde between Vitória Island and Vila Velha City, with the Convento da Penha (Penha Convent) in top of hill.

Third Bridge Vitória - Vila Velha.

Convento da Penha (Penha Convent, building in XVI Century by the Jesuits).

The Penha Convent at night.

Convento with Skywalker.

Pedra Azul (Blue Stone) in the Mountains Region in the Espirito Santo State.

The Monk and the Nun's Stone. Look and see if is not just like that.

Paraglider in Alegre.

Veu da Noiva Falls.

Kite Surf in Guarapari.

Kids playing at a Beach.

Full Moon in May/2012 in Vitoria (this is a real picture).

Manguinhos Beach.

Setiba Beach at Summer.

Guarapari City, Escuna (type of boat).

Enter of Praia do Morro Bay, in Guarapari City.

Fishing boats in Vitoria.

10 Miles Garoto (little Marathon).

Ilha do Boi Hotel view.

Boi Island at night.

Moqueca Capixaba, a typical food only find in Espirito Santo State. It is made by fish and shrimps. Wonderful!!!

We produce some of the best cofees in the world, and Espirito Santo State is one of the major cofee exporter.

Camburi Beach with Mestre Alvaro Hill in the background.

Ilha do Frade's Bridge at night.

Palacio Anchieta - Govenment House of Espirito Santo State.

Parque Moscoso - a Square in the Center of the Vitoria City.

Early morning in Camburi Beach, jogging, cycling or walking, it is always wonderful to have the sea as a company.

Parque da Pedra da Cebola (Onion Stone Municipal Park).- Vitoria.

 

Espirito Santo State has a lot of types of hummingbirds.

2011 Mônaco F1 Racing GP - my first (but not the last) and wonderful experience in 3A land

(Thanks to my friends 3A2MD - Laura and 3A2ND - Jean-Claude).

 

Thank you for visiting my qrz.com and see the pictures, hope you enjoy it!

I do answer QSLs via durect, LoTW (home call) and the Bureau too (it takes over 02 years because we don't have international QSL Bureau in Brazil and I use to send all the QSL, that comes to me, directly to the Bureaus around the world, each two years. It is slow and expansive, but works. So please be patiente, it is the best that I can do).

My equipments now are: Icom IC 7800, Icom IC 7600, Icon IC 7000, FT 1000 MP, and an Icom IC 820H to VHF/UHF.

Amplifiers: Acom 2000A, Yaesu FL 2100Z.

Beacon on 6 Meters Band uses an Icom IC 746, running 5 Watts into a 5/8 of wave Vertical.

I started as amateur radio in back 1983. My former call was PU1AAJ, and didsome DX-Peditions and operations, as following:

- Trindade Island (PY0T), using the call ZZ0TA - April 1990, with Patrick, PP1BG (SK).

- Fernando de Noronha Island (PY0F), using the call PP0F - October 1991, with Kazik, DJ0MCZ.

- Fernando de Noronha Island (PY0F), using the call PU0F - October 1992, with Peter, PY5CC (now PP5XX), Andre, PY0FF and PY2KP, Claudio.

-Fernando de Noronha Island (PY0F), using the call PP0F - April 1995, with Bell, PY1YB (now PY1EO)

-Fernando de Noronha Island (PY0F), using the call PY0F/PP1CZ in October 1994, November 1996 and January 2013.

- Três Ilhas (IOTA SA 067) in 1994 using the call ZZ1CZ. This was the first operation from this IOTA Group Islands.

- Abrolhos Archipelago (IOTA SA 019) as PY0B and PY0A in 1994.

- Itaparica Island (IOTA SA 023) as PY6/PP1CZ in 1991.

- Some special calls I use in the past are: ZZ1CZ, ZW1CZ, PP4P, PR100/PP1CZ, PY500B, PW1Z, ZZ1AA, ZV1CZ.

- I also operated from other Countries as DJ/PP1CZ and LX/PP1CZ/P.

See you on the Bands.

73 from PP1CZ - Leo.