DATE : 2022/08/06 (SAT)

TIME : 10:30Z (19:30 JST) - max.1hr

FREQ : 7025KHz +/- QRM, optionally 3520KHz +/- QRM

Controller : JH2HTQ/Yasu

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Topics:

Just RST exchange, WX and any topics and story are welcome.

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Dear Hiro-san, Akky-san, Atsu-san,

Hello Tom-sam.
Thank you for your reply. I'm very glad to meeting you.
Do you live near Heidelberg?
I like Heidelberg very much.I have stayed several times so far. Especially,I love the ALT STRASSE area und I always stayed in BACKMULDE.:)

Did you come to Japan last year as well?
And were you calling CQ from Tokyo with your friends? I also called, but I didn't succeed, the condition was bad.

When you come to Tokyo this time, let's QSO with QRS QRP!
Of course, you can also try PHONE.
I think you can join A1NET. If you wish for more QRS QSO, please join "GB program".

Now, your questions are....
When I try to explain in detail, it seems to be very long.
and, there are many great OM who are more knowledgeable and experience than me. So, I will give you a brief overview.

1) There are three types of Japan: JCC, JCG, and City Numbers. All numbers represent QTH. All those numbers are different. Therefore, you can know the corresponding QTH by getting the numbers without paying special attention to the three types. This number is very convenient because it will be shorter than area name. For example, in my hometown;
1)QTH IS ADACHI-KU TOKYO
2)JCC 100121
These are same.
It's very short and convenient like this.
By the way, the three types depend on the differences in administrative divisions in Japan.
2) When working portable, it's better to provide a region suffix so the other person won't get confused.
For example, with just JJ1VNV, the other person will understand that I am in Tokyo/KANTO-area. But with JJ1VNV/6, the person understands that I am somewhere in Kyushu. There is a distance of about 1300km over between Tokyo and Kyushu, so the conditions will be different. Regarding QRP, there are people who attach it and those who do not. It seems that it is often attached when you want to insist on QRP, but in the case of a QRP contest, for example, all STNs are QRP, so in that case it is often not attached.
3) In the case of Japanese, preface the sign "I'm going to send WABUN" when typing Japanese. The same applies when the WABUN ends and the English returns. They are "ホレ"=DO and "ラタ"=SN.
In this way, in Japan, instead of saying "I don't send WABUN", I'm supposed to say "I'm going to use WABUN".

4) The QSO styles that are used daily in Japan are as follows (maybe).

(Report type)
? 599BK style: Mainly used in contests, etc.
? Simple rubber stamp: with CS, RST, NAME, QTH, CU73 ...

(Conversation type)
? Rich rubber stamp: with WX, TEMP, RIG, ANT, KEY ... etc. will be added.
? Conversation style: Close to everyday conversation
It seems that there are many of these.

5) Please refer to here for the Japanese mailing list.
It is on the A1C website.

To:All Japanese YL/OM:
If there are any errors or further information, please correct, teach and help me.

Very Best Regards;

// JJ1VNV, AKKY

VY happy on your Email. My name is Thomas (or Tom in CW) and I’m CW beginner as well about 1 year learning and half year on air.

Planning to stay this summer (Obon) in Japan using my Japan Call JJ1QPB. This is no DX-expedition just family visit so plan using QRP ICOM 705 (+ buying RHM-12 Antenna in Akihabara :-) ).

Hope we have chance for QRS QSO with you and other A1Club members, but need more practice before joining A1NET :-)

So far I listen to Japanese CW QSO only on Youtube, for example A1Club member JA1BJT (). But already have some stupid beginner question on Japanese Morse Code:

1) QTH: in Europe I give ?QTH IS NR HEIDELBERG“, in Japan you give only JCC or JCG code and as part of initial call like ?CQ CQ DE JJ1QPB JJ1QPB JCC XYZ“, no QTH? Correct?

What is difference on JCC and JCG?

2) Working portable you need to provide region suffix like ?JJ1QPB/1“? Is the suffix ?/1“ needed always mandatory ?even I’m in same region as home QTH? Do you use suffix ?/P“, ?/M“ or ?/QRP“?

3) Wabun Code: is it possible to provide names/QTH only in international morse code (?) How can I signal to my QSO partner that I don’t know Wabun?

4) Japanese QSO seem to be vy short (just Call/JCC/RPRT). Maybe I just listen to POTA QSO? Is there also conversational QSO like: QTH, WX, RIG, PWR, ANT etc.?

What is a typical CW QSO pattern in Japan?

5) 日本語も話せるのですが、日本語のA1C Eメールリストに登録するにはどうしたらいいですか？

Sorry for raising so many question.

よろしくお愿いします。

BEST 73 DE トーマス　DJ1TF / JJ1QPB