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Finnish-Soviet Hamvention Leningrad - 1989
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| The Leningrad USSR-Finnish International Hamvention pennant |
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As well as the main 4L1FS station at the convention, there was also a field station. |
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Delegate badge : only two UK delegates present: Ian G3WVG and Nigel G3TXF. |
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| 4L1FS was the special call used at the 1989 Finnish-Soviet International Hamvention in Leningrad. |
A coach brought the large Finnish delegation (together with a few other non-OH DXers) from Helsinki to Leningrad for the Hamvention. |
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| Bob K3EST (Mr CQWW Contest) up on stage with UA1DJ taking part in the formal ceremonies at the 1989 Leningrad Hamvention. |
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"Now look Bob, this is the way things were in the old days..." Willy UA9BA (formerly of UK9AAN/UZ9AYA) talks to Bob K3EST. |
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| Gene N2AA at the Friendship Tours sign. Gene was one of four US delegates - others were Bob K3EST, Jim K7GE and Tony N7BG. |
Pekka OH1RY operating the special event Leningrad Hamvention callsign 4L1FS. |
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Helen RB5WA and Victor UB5WE (daughter-in-law + son of Vlad UB5WF/U5WF) with UA9MAR. Jim K7GE is in the background. |
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| Sergey RA9UR with Ian G3WVG. |
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A group including Alex UB5KW (UT5KW), Victor UB5WE, Helen RB5WA and Nick UB5UT. Can anyone identify the others? |
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Two delegates from Estonia Alex RR2RU and Serge RR2RW. .....What are their current ES calls? |
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Nick RT4UA (ex-UT4UC, now UX4UA) |
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Willie UA9CBO and Nigel G3TXF |
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Ian G3WVG together with a young delegate in Red Army uniform -- Oleg UI8BBN |
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| Nick RT4UA (now UX4UA), Nigel G3TXF and Valery RC2OG (now EW8OG) together with several bottles on the dinner table. |
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The 4L1FS field-day style station at the Leningrad Hamvention. |
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| Nigel G3TXF with UI8BBN and Ian G3WVG |
Oleg UA3TT with Ian G3WVG. |
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| Victor UA4HBW, Andy UA1AAH and George UY5XE |
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Yuri UA9SA and Willy UA9BA (and Igor UT4UX grinning at the right!) |
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Nick UB5UT (now UT5UT), Helen RB5WA (now UR5WA), Bob K3EST (and still K3EST!), Alexey UB5EDU (now UR5EDU) |
Konstantin UI8ZAC with Ian G3WVG. |
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Sasha UJ8JJ (now EY8JJ) and Igor UT4UX. |
Igor UT4UX and Alex UJ8JCQ (now EY8CQ). |
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| Igor UT4UX, Sasha UJ8JJ (now EY8JJ) and Tony N7BG with Jim K7GE and XYL Christina visible in the back-ground. |
The UJ8 welcoming committee : Sasha UJ8JJ (now EY8JJ), Alex UJ8JCQ (now EY8CQ) and Serge UJ8JW (now EY8JW). |
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| Nigel G3TXF and Alex UJ8JCQ (now EY8CQ) at the front entrance to the Finnish-Soviet (4L1FS) Hamvention centre. |
G3WVG (front) with UA3TT, RT4UA, UJ8JJ. (back) : UI8ZAC, ?, UA4HBW, UR2RIY (ES4RX), ?, ?, UB5UN (UR5UN), ?, ?, and ?. |
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Ian G3WVG and Tony N7BG check out the local booze shop. |
Ian G3WVG on the bus, with Tony N7BG, Gene N2AA, Bob K3EST, Jim K7GE (and XYL Christina) all seated behind. |
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| Ian G3WVG with Vlad UV9FM. |
The Leningrad Yacht Club was the venue for the group photo. |
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Two Alex's: RA2FB and UA9MJW |
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