VR5RZ 1961 Tonga Islands

Purple ink rubber stamp QSL card slightly larger than a business card.

Operator: John Atkinson VK4RZ operates as VR5RZ.
John was granted the sixth amateur radio license ever issued in the Kingdom of Tonga.

John stayed on the island for five weeks and made over 2,800 contacts on SSB and CW on all bands 80M thru 15M.

John at one of the two stations set up on Tonga for this DXpedition.

VK4RZ making contacts from VR5RZ.

Tonga Island beach; the reef is clearly defined.
The VR5RZ station was installed about a quarter mile in-shore from here.

VR5RZ (VK4RZ) center, keeps a straight eye on the wood mast.

John (center) completing the pre-fabricated rhombic.

QSL from the estate of W3WGH / W3GH
Photos, Info from Don Chesser W4KVX DX Magazine #151, December 16, 1961.
First photo courtesy of VE7ZM.