Watching the video of Almir, VE3DAL making his first ever ham radio contact certainly brought back memories !
First QSO ever made from DX-World HQ was with an EA8 in the Canary Islands. I couldn’t believe it and was as happy as Almir !
What was your first contact?
I was using an old tube radio and found out I could use the LO from another one as BFO. Thus hearing a German ham on 40m from Bingen am Rhein. Not a QSO but boy, I was so impressed! Just an ordinary guy talking from his home and me hearing that over such distance. Miracle!
Always nice, everyone remembers their first QSO I guess. Personally my first QSO was with my dad on CB. My first QSO to a total stranger was on CB back in 1984. I was very afraid talking on the mike, shaking hands etc. I can’t really remember my first QSO on the HAM bands. But it was around 1998, probabely via a 2m repeater it might be with PA3FRJ who later became PA1MT. I talked to recently so he’s still active…
UH9BWF, next day 9X5NH and the following day HG5CQ. I am a slow starter…. 73’s ON6PV