The first QSO with the special callsign SI9AM was on July 16, 1999 at 17.00 UTC (on July 17 at 00.00 local time in Thailand) with HS0AC, The Radio Amateur Society of Thailand. After that we worked 36 QSO:n only with HS or E2 prefix, most of them at 20 meter and some on 40 meter.

Field-day

23 amateurs visited our field-day i Utanede/Ragunda September 4 and 5 1999. Our aim was to test the conditions before we built a Visitor´s Amateur Radio Station. We worked 599 QSO:s.

You will find more pictures on the site with photos.

QTC

In our magazine QTC number 9, 1999 there was a big report with colour pictures about SI9AM.

SAC

We worked with SI9AM during the Scandinavian Activity Contest on CW September 18 an 19. We have logged 1785 QSO:s. Operators: SM3BDZ, SM3CVM, SM3JLA and SM3OJR.

Contacts

We have been in contact with local societies such as "Tai Valley, Indalsledens företagarförening". It is twelve companies near Ragunda. Their marketing are "4 miles of the most beautiful way in Sweden where fairytales comes true".

We have also been in contact with Kaj Blomqvist owner of "Holmstagården" and the restaurant Sabaidee Inn and with Anders Lundström, master-builder in Utanede.

An agreement is done with Kaj Blomqvist and we will rent a room at Holmstgården from March, 30 for our Visitor´s-QTH.

Contributions

We need complete equipment for our Visitor´s-QTH. All contributions are welcome.

QSL

From the begining of September we send the QSL as soon as we can.