VU2BK 1949 India

VU2BK was part of the 1st DXpedition into Bhutan in 1962 as VU2US/AC5 (after the operation of AC5PN in 1961).

Between my late dad VU2BK & myself VU2DK, we put in over 100 years of Ham radio & collected truck full of QSL cards!
Most I had to dispose off because of storage space, The rare ones are already on the Net.
I must tell you that my dad was the 1st one in 1957 to work the States on 40 Meter CW with an Army WIreless Set No. 19 running 8 watts.
The antenna was a long wire stretched within a valley & two hills. It was too long so his soldiers & men pulled it up using a Willy's jeep. It still had a half mile sag in it !

Please read his tribute by W8SU!

QSL from the estate of W8JIN
Courtesy of W8ISU / W8SU
Photo, Info courtesy of VU2DK