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My QSL Cards collection that i got during the activity days of the Radio Station CB CIRCUITO, op. Luís de Barros, DX'er ALFA LIMA Radio CB, op. Tony. Núcleo Amizade de Amora-CB, founder.

31.12.06

CB MIKE ECHO (BRUGGE-BELGIUM)


Bruges (called Brugge by its native Dutch language name which assumedly used to signify landing stage) is the capital of the province of West Flanders in present-day Flanders, the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is one of Europe's most important landmarks as the city has hardly changed since the Middle Ages.

The municipality comprises the historic city of Bruges proper, considered one of the most beautiful in Europe, and the towns of Assebroek, Dudzele, Koolkerke, Lissewege, Sint-Andries, Sint-Jozef, Sint-Kruis, Sint-Michiels, Sint-Pieters, Zeebrugge, and Zwankendamme.


30.12.06

CB VALVO 09 (L' ARIEGE- PAYS D' OLMES)



The department of Ariège nestles in the Pyrenees, next to Andorra, its highest peaks visible from Toulouse. It is one of the least populated, most unspoiled regions of France, whose inhabitants have held fast to their traditions. Numerous species of butterflies, orchids and raptors thrive here thanks to the endurance of ancient farming practices such as the transhumance.

Far from the centres of power, Ariège has always served as a refuge: for prehistoric man who sheltered in the many caves, for the cathar heretics who defied the Church, and for resistance fighters, refugees and downed WWII pilots who eluded the Nazis to escape over the mountains into Spain.

The countryside is wild but easily accessible. Top grade trout streams rush down forested mountainsides into rivers where kayakers paddle. Waymarked walking trails lead to 3000 metres peaks where isards (chamois), marmots and even bears roam. Cyclists can take in a stage of the Tour de France, mountain bike down tracks or gently pedal in the valleys.


29.12.06

CB ALPHA MIKE 2 (S.MARIA DI LEUCA-ITALIA)



Santa Maria di Leuca, often spelled simply Leuca, is a frazione of the comune of Castrignano del Capo, in the province of Lecce (Apulia), southern Italy.

A part of the town once belonged to the comune of Gagliano del Capo.

Panorama of Leuca.
Panorama of Leuca.

Santa Maria di Leuca is famous for its lighthouse, which, with its height of 48 m and its position at 102 nbps; meters of the sea level, is one of the most important ones in Italy. Next to the lighthouse is the large Sanctuary, or Basilica, De Finibus Terrae ("End of the Land", 1720-1755), built to commemorate the passage of St. Peter here during his travel to Italy. It lies on the former site of a Roman temple dedicated to Minerva. The edifice has a fortified structure, and during its existence it sustained several assault by Turk pirates. In the same site, a Corinthian column was erected in 1939 to celebrate the construction of the Apulian Aqueduct (Acquedotto Pugliese). The basilica is connected to the port through a 184-step staircase.

Punta Meliso promontory is traditionally considered the lowest point of the geographical "heel" of Italian peninsula, as well as the meeting point of the waters from the Adriatic Sea and the Ionian Sea.

Since October 2006 its territory is part of the Regional Park "Costa Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase". Santa Maria di Leuca's littoral is marked by numerous grottoes with Latin and Greek inscriptions. Also famous are the 19th century patrician villas (c. 43 in number).

Not far off Punta Ristola, at c. 85 m of depth, lies the shipwreck of the Italian submarine Pietro Micca, sunk during World War II with its crew of 58 men.


28.12.06

CB WILSON 275 (TYRONE-NORTH IRELAND)



County Tyrone (Irish: Contae Tír Eoghain) is the second largest of the nine counties of Ulster and the largest of the six counties of Northern Ireland. Area: 3,155 km² (1,218 square miles).

The county borders the Northern Ireland counties of Armagh, to the south-east, Fermanagh, to the south-west and County Londonderry to the north-east. The county also borders Lough Neagh to the east. The borders with the Republic of Ireland are County Monaghan to the south and County Donegal to the north-west.

Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on natural resources located there. Tyrone was the traditional stronghold of the various O'Neill clans and families, the strongest of the Gaelic Irish families.


27.12.06

CB PASQUINEL (ZULTE-BELGIUM)



Zulte is a Belgian municipality located in Flanders and in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Machelen, Olsene and Zulte proper. On January 1st, 2006 Zulte had a total population of 14,611. The total area is 32.52 km² which gives a population density of 449 inhabitants per km².

The town used to have its own beer since 1891 (simply called Zulte) but nowadays, they are part of Alken-Maes breweries. The main football club from Zulte merged with K.S.V. Waregem to form a team called S.V. Zulte-Waregem that plays in the Belgian First Division as of 2006.


25.12.06

CB ALPHA OSCAR (SERRAVALLE SCRIVIA-ITALIA)



Serravalle Scrivia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km southeast of Turin and about 25 km southeast of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,073 and an area of 16.0 km2.[1]

The municipality of Serravalle Scrivia contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Crenna inferiore, Crenna superiore, and Libarna.

Serravalle Scrivia borders the following municipalities: Arquata Scrivia, Cassano Spinola, Gavi, Novi Ligure, Stazzano, and Vignole Borber

24.12.06

CB ALPHA PAPA CHARLIE (SAUSSET-FRANCE)


Sausset-the-pines is a commune francaise, located in the department of the Rhone delta and the area Provence-Alp-Coast of Azure. Its inhabitants are called Saussetoi


23.12.06

CB 14ECHO279 (MONTFAVET-FRANCE)



Montfavet is a village of southern France, part of the commune of Avignon, in the Vaucluse département.

In southern France, the village is relatively famous, because of the psychiatric hospital located there, on the Mont de Vergues. Camille Claudel was a patient in this hospital.


22.12.06

CB 29WW644 (NEW GASGLOW-NEW SCOTLAND)




21.12.06

CB MOREEN (BERKSHIRE-ENGLAND)



Berkshire (IPA: [ˈbɑːkʃə] or [ˈbɑːkʃɪə] ; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in the South East of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which goes back to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1958, and Letters patent issued confirming this in 1974. [1]

Berkshire borders the counties of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Greater London.


20.12.06

CB GOLF JULIETTE ( RETY-FRANCE)

Rety est une commune française, située dans le département du Pas-de-Calais et la région Nord-Pas-de-Calais.


19.12.06

CB ALFA KILO 2 (ARZIGNAMO/VICENSA-ITALIA)

Vicenza (Vicénsa in Veneto) is a comune one of 113.483 inhabitants, capoluogo of omonima the province and is episcopal Center. It is known like the city of Palladium - than you it realized numerous architectures - and is a place of art between the more important not only of the Veneto. It is in fact goal of cultural tourism with flows from every part of Italy and also from abroad. Already known like the ancient Vicetia in roman age, the most ancient reply on its name laughed them to the 135 a.C.


18.12.06

CB YANKEE SIERRA (CÔTE D'OR-FRANCE)

Côte-d'Or is a department in the eastern part of France.

The department is part of the current region of Bourgogne. It is surrounded by the departments of Yonne, Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire, Jura, Aube, and Haute-Marne.

A chain of hills called the Plateau de Langres runs from north-east to south-west through the department to the north of Dijon and continues south-westwards as the Côte d'Or escarpment, after which the department is named. It is the south-east facing slope of the escarpment which is the site of the celebrated Burgundy vineyards. To the west of the Plateau de Langres, towards Champagne, lies the densely wooded district of Châtillonais. To the south-east of the plateau and escarpment, the department lies in the broad, flat-bottomed valley of the middle course of the Saône.