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Chisato HAM Logbook

chariri's Personal Amateur Radio Station

BD4WXB

Station Overview

忘れたくない想い、ありますか？

ef - a tale of memories.

Welcome to the homepage of my personal amateur radio station. You are also welcome to visit my blog.

Since I have left Nanjing, the callsign BD4WXB has been inactive since September 3, 2025. You can use the links at the top of this page to switch to the callsign I currently use: JL1HRE.

As you can see, this page vibecoded. This was my first vibecoding project, and it ended up taking 26 hours -- far longer than I expected. My feeling is that AI often produces code that lacks taste. With high-performance LLM models, it’s easy to vibecode 'usable' front-end code. But it’s difficult to generate code that’s elegant, comprehensive (for example, you’ll notice this page has I18n, A11y, printing, and dark mode support), and visually appealing. Yet, it's still far easier than writing from scratch.

Most of my longer notes and murmuring about amateur radio are on my blog. The link is here.

Basic Info

QTH
OL39
CRAC Area 8 - Chongqing
License
China Amateur Radio Class B Operator License + Class B Station License
144 MHz @ 25 W
HF @ 15 W
Postal Address
P.O. Box 21004294, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210042, P.R. China

Gear

Rig
Wouxun KG-UV9D (Plus)
FM @ VHF (144 MHz), 5 W
Rig
ICOM IC-7300
SSB, FT8 @ HF, 15 W
Antenna
DIAMOND SRH771
Already a bit bent, but still somewhat usable.
Antenna
HF portable inverted-V SWA antenna by BG8GVJ

QSL Policy

For each contact, I will send a paper card when any of the following applies:

  • we agreed during the QSO how the cards would be exchanged;
  • the other station's mailing address can be easily found on QRZ.com or elsewhere, and the contact was neither a contest QSO nor an FT8 QSO;
  • I receive a card from the other station first;

In other cases, I will only upload the log to this site, LoTW, and QRZ.com. You can still contact me through the email or mailing address above if you want a card. When sending me a card or letter, no SASE is needed. For OMs with frequent contacts, I may combine several QSOs into one outgoing card, or omit some of them.

I do not exchange eyeball QSL cards unless we have actually met offline.

Showcase

QSL Card

QSL v2 - Front

This version is based on the design by Shiro aka BI3AR, and was adjusted for printed filling instead of handwriting.
QSL card front with blanks for the contacted station's callsign and QSL confirmation type, plus a table for printing date, frequency, mode, signal report, power, and remarks.

QSL v2 - Back

The back illustration was drawn by 乐韵Jewel.
QSL card back showing the Chinese VOCALOID character Luo Tianyi operating a wall of amateur radio equipment, with a large BD4WXB callsign sign beside her.

QSL v1 - Front

The design is by Shiro aka BI3AR.
First-edition QSL card front with handwritten fields for callsign, QSL confirmation type, date, time, mode, frequency, signal report, rig, power, and antenna.

QSL v1 - Back

The back illustration is 「🍀」 by artist TID.
First-edition QSL card back with a Luo Tianyi illustration, with BD4WXB and the name 茶栗chariri printed at the upper left.

Awards

2025 May 5 Zhejiang VHF DX Contest

May 5, 2025 Zhejiang Amateur Radio Association Zhejiang Province VHF DX Contest

Rank: 6th

Score: 251

Award certificate for the 2025 May 5 Zhejiang Province VHF DX Contest, with a Zhejiang Province map in the background, the ZARA logo at top left, BD4WXB ranked 6th with a score of 251, and serial number ZARA-VHF-1008 at bottom right.

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