Biography

LB3RE/LJ3RE in 2014 ( ex LA6FJA)

WEB: www.lb3re.com LN5O-LA5O's WEB >LA5O/LN5O

About me

Stein-Roar Brobakken, LB3RE/K3RAG on the air known as RAG since 1994, Stein Roar is translated Stanley Roger in English, when I was 14 years old my name was too long CW.....I was running straight key for 1 year .. so RAG was chosen like this Roger > Rog > Rag .. It was perfect nickname for cw :)

I was first time in touch with CW about 1985-1986 during some CW training in LA5G, but due age limit I didn't got my B-license with callsign LB3RE in age of 14-15 year. LB was only allowed to use CW Mode and max 15 watts in HF band. It took me a year with a TS-520 and Window FD-4 Antenna to work 1200 QSO...That was great experience :) My birthdaygift@March 12th for my 16th birthday was from NPT LA6FJA was callsign agreed with NPT.

My Call : LB3RE LJ3RE K3RAG SO5RAG DU1/LB3RE

ex: LA6FJA

Family Hams: Father :LA5FHA Svein Olav (ex: LB8SC), Brother: LA1LUA Patrick and stepmother Nora LA4TOA, I have 4 sister and 1 brother

LB3RE may 6th 1994 til 12th March 1995 ( my birthday), then passed A class november 1994 to LA6FJA.Now in 2014 only one licenseclass valid in Norway. (12th March'95 to 2014/ LB3RE 1994 6th may -1995 12th March> Then 14th March'14)
SWL since 1985, practiced CW since 1986 !!! 100% CW Lover!
my carrier started when my fatherSvein/LB8SC, now LA5FHA, started with cw in 1985/1986. I did also started CW when I was 7 years old.
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QSL LOTW 100 % !!! Updated weekly!
QSL from Norway to abroad is 3$USD for any DX destination.
Direct QSL for North-America: KM3X !!Direct QSL for me only via WY4N !! (LN7AZ LA6FJA DU1/K3RAG DV1/K3RAG)
WY4N: Adam Hoffman,PO Box 506, Upton, NY 11973
NRRL Bureau for LA6FJA is also ok, but I pick up QSL every 3-6 month!
CONTEST Operation: LB3RE QRV as LN2HQ 20 CW 2013 13-14th July Link LN2HQ

http://www.justin.tv/la5o_contest/LN2HQ Liveaudio/video 20 CW



I am QRV fromLA5O/LN5O & LA7AZ/LN7AZ is QRV in many contest. Best contest is WPX, CQ WW and Russian DX contest and Scandinavian Activity Contest.Also I love small contest like EU Spring and NRAU BALTIC and some of NRRL Contests.

RTTY: I work more RTTY than SSB!You can print LB3RE/LJ3RE in almost every RTTY contest if I have a time.

LN prefix of Norway can ONLY be used during selected contests(CQ WW, CQ WPX, CQ 160, RGSB IOTA etc), which also let us 1KW and SSB/CW above 1850~1900 khz on 160 meter.

HF Bandplan of NORWAY can be found here. New is that we have full band in 60 meter from 5260~5410 khz

Also QRV from LA5G/LN5G and LA2L