HISTORICAL QSL CARDS OF ADEN (VS9 PREFIX Amateur Radio) During The British Rule (1839-1967)
بطاقات اثناء الحكم البريطاني QSL التاريخية لهواة الراديو من عدن (رمز النداء VS9)
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General Overview / نظرة عامة
General Overview / نظرة عامة
These collection of images are QSL cards—written acknowledgments used in amateur radio (ham radio) to confirm a successful two-way radio communication (a QSO) between operators across the globe. During the mid-20th century, the prefix VS9 was the official amateur radio callsign prefix designated for Aden (and surrounding South Arabian territories) under British administration. Operators issued these cards detailing time, date, frequency band, signal strength (RST code), and station specs to keep official logs and collect contact confirmations.
تُعد هذه المجموعة من الصور بطاقات "QSL"؛ وهي عبارة عن إقرارات مكتوبة تُستخدم في مجال راديو الهواة (Ham radio) لتأكيد نجاح عملية اتصال لاسلكي ثنائي الاتجاه (تُعرف بـ QSO) بين المشغلين في مختلف أنحاء العالم. ففي منتصف القرن العشرين، كان الرمز "VS9" هو البادئة الرسمية لنداء راديو الهواة المخصصة لعدن (والمناطق المحيطة بها في جنوب الجزيرة العربية) إبان فترة الإدارة البريطانية؛ حيث كان المشغلون يصدرون هذه البطاقات متضمنةً تفاصيل مثل الوقت والتاريخ ونطاق التردد وقوة الإشارة (وفق نظام ترميز RST) ومواصفات المحطة، وذلك بهدف الاحتفاظ بسجلات رسمية وتوثيق تأكيدات الاتصال.
Aden, Arabia, • Date & Time: February 24, 1951
Aden, Arabia, • Date & Time: February 24, 1951
• Callsign: VS9AA, • Recipient Call: G6XN, • Operator / Host: S. G. Abbott
• Location: Aden, Arabia, • Date & Time: February 24, 1951, at 17:58 GMT
• Frequency / Band: 14 Mc (14 MHz / 20-meter band)
• Signal Report: RST 569• Notes: Direct mail address listed as Ramsgate, Kent, England.
Aden, Steamer Point in Aden,November 2, 1963, at 03:35 GMT
Aden, Steamer Point in Aden,November 2, 1963, at 03:35 GMT
• Callsign: VS9AAA (DXpedition Card), • Recipient Call: W8FXP
• Operator: Gus Browning (W4BPD), • Location: Steamer Point in Aden
• Date & Time: November 2, 1963, at 03:35 GMT
• Frequency / Band: 7 Mcs (7 MHz / 40-meter band, CW mode), • Signal Report: 589
• Notes: Features a sketch/portrait of famous DXpeditioner Gus Browning from Cordova, South Carolina, USA.
Aden, Khormaksar RAF, 1963
Aden, Khormaksar RAF, 1963
Callsign: VS9AAA, • Operator: John M. Hern (ex G3NAC), • Location: Aden
• Insignia / Badges: Royal Air Force (RAF) crest at top-left ('Per Ardua Ad Astra') and RSGB (Radio Society of Great Britain) badge at bottom-right.
Aden, Amateur radio, SQL card front, 28-06-1961.
Aden, Amateur radio, SQL card front, 28-06-1961.
• Callsign: VS9AAI,• Operator: Tony, • Location: Aden
• Design: Stylized starry night sky background featuring RSGB and ARRL organization emblems.
Aden, Amateur radio, SQL card back, 28-06-1961.
Aden, Amateur radio, SQL card back, 28-06-1961.
• Recipient Call: OH2BT, • Location (QTH): Block 1, Bottom East, R.A.F. Khormaksar, B.F.P.O. 69, • Date & Time: June 28, 1961, at 14:10 GMT
Aden, Amateur radio, SQL card front, 18-12-1964
Aden, Amateur radio, SQL card front, 18-12-1964
• Callsign: VS9 AAS, • Location: Aden
• Design: Color postcard image showing desert mountains, local inhabitants, and a camel.
Aden, Amateur radio, SQL card back, 18-12-1964
Aden, Amateur radio, SQL card back, 18-12-1964
• Recipient Call: N6ITA ('Gordon'), • Operator: Adrian J. D. Sainsbury
• Location / QTH: Lookout in the Desert Mountains, Aden, Arabia
• Date & Time: December 18, 1964, at 16:25 GMT, • Frequency / Band: 14.250 Mc/s
• Signal Report: RST 447
• Rig Info: Transmitter (HT37, 150W input), Receiver (SX111), Antenna (G5RV / Beam).
Aden, Ameture radio, SQL card, 19 November 1946
Aden, Ameture radio, SQL card, 19 November 1946
• Callsign: VS9AB, • Recipient Call: VK3KX
• Operator: A. E. Brookes (Station Engineer, R.A.F. Khormaksar)
• Location: Aden, Arabia, • Date & Time: November 19, 1946, at 10:45 GMT
• Frequency / Band: 28 Mc/s, • Signal Report: QSA 5, QRK R9+
• Rig Info: 36 Watts input, 3-element Rotating Beam antenna.
Aden, Khormaksar RAF, ametur radio, SQL card, 1967
Aden, Khormaksar RAF, ametur radio, SQL card, 1967
o Callsign: VS9ABLo Recipient Call: K6EIDo Operator: Brian G. Levett (G3TXH)o Location / QTH: Zone 21, c/o Signals, GRSS, RAF Khormaksar, BFPO 69, Adeno Date & Time: March 1, 1967, at 14:37 GMTo Frequency / Band: 14 Mcs (CW)o Signal Report: RST 55
Aden, Steamer Point, radio, SQL card, 11 March 1964
Aden, Steamer Point, radio, SQL card, 11 March 1964
Callsign VS9ARW, Territory / Location ,ADEN COLONY.
Club / Unit Steamer Point, R.A.F. A.R.C. (Amateur Radio Club).
Design Features Clean minimalist layout with centered royal blue typography.
Aden, Steamer Point, radio SQL card, 11 March 1964.
Aden, Steamer Point, radio SQL card, 11 March 1964.
Callsign VS9ART (drawn inside a traditional Aden dhow boat motif)
Organization / Club 254 SIGNAL SQN (Aden) | ADEN GARRISON AMATEUR RADIO CLUB | BRITISH FORCES POST OFFICE 69
To Radio W9ABB, Confirming Contact QSO on 20 meters at 1910 GMT on 11/MARCH/64
Signal Report Ur A1 Signals RST 579, Equipment Tx: 75 WTTS | Rx: 888A | Ant: DIPOLE
Operator & Remarks Op LES | 'MNI TNX FER QSO PAUL. VY PSED TO MEET U. GUD DX/LUCK. HPE CU AGN VY 73' | Pse QSL Via RSGB
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