JI1FGX/DU9 Mindanao, Philippines Amateur Radio Diary IOTA OC-130
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Introduction. 【【Lily Diary]
Diary of Life in Mindanao

1973/06/27 Obtained phone grade in 6th grade
JI1FGX was just opened in 1977 (1993/06/27)

A photo from 1973 when I was in the 6th grade of elementary school. Back then,
radio operator licenses were simple paper booklets that folded in half.
I began studying for the exam at my mother's recommendation.
I even brought several books to school—such as “The Book to Become a Ham”—and got help from my science teacher.
That year, the exam format changed from written answers to multiple-choice,
and there was a training course held at Nippon Electronics College.
Even as a 6th grader, I went to the college several times.
I also took the exam at Nippon Electronics College. Fortunately, I passed on my first try.

At the time, a doctor's medical certificate was required to apply for a radio operator license.
First to buy the Trio TR-2200GII.
144.48 MHz was the main channel in crystal form.
I also changed the filter to make the wide one ner low,
It cost a lot of money to buy more crystals, which was an expense high school students would have liked to have incurred.
Also, since there were only 12 channels, there were often times when there were no available frequencies or the crystals we had did not match and we could not communicate with each other.

I was very happy to be able to purchase the VFO-30 shown in the photo and say, "I can go anywhere.
The only things in this photo that I still have on hand are the tester at my feet and the fluorescent light stand.
I recently got the VFO-30 and VB-2200 again, but still no TR-2200GII.

The mosaic is the sister of my friend at the time who took the picture. I already forgot that friend's name and call sign.
The small metal box under the saddle contains the circuitry to double voltage rectify the 6V generator to produce 12V to charge the battery while riding.

Now that I think about it, I have been doing mobile operations since high school.
TR-2200GII and 10W booster VB-2200 on the bike and car battery on the back
In addition, the guts of charging the battery while running with a 6V generator with double voltage rectification.
He was running around with a 5/8 lambda mobile whip or arrowline behind him.
It was putting out 10 watts, so the communication was on par with the signal of the seniors in the car at the time.
I rode this bicycle from Abiko to Narita and Akihabara, so I was still 17 years old.

A little while later, I loaded the FT-301S released by Yaesu Radio on my bicycle. Nowadays, HF mobiles are common, but I think HF bicycles were very rare.
Antenna is a 21 MHz helical whip
However, it hardly ever flew, and I remember getting an electric shock if I touched the metal parts of the bicycle when it was emitting radio waves.
My father in the photo is very young. It is amazing how fast the years go by, as I am now approaching the age of my father.

When I picked up the FT-817 25 years later, I remembered the old days and was amazed at the technological advances!
　
And although bicycles have become cars, they are still doing mobile operations. I am amazed that I never get tired of it. I am.
And JI1FGX, a radio boy, continued his amateur radio career even after moving to Osamis, Mindanao, Philippines!