This place Nishiwaki city, Hyogo-pref. is called "Navel of Japan" and the intersection of longitude 135 degrees east / latitude 35 degrees north is in our city. Japan Standard Time (JST) is based on the longitude 135deg E. JA3AAW station is located one mile south/west of the intersection.

My QSL card made in 1991

As for my QTH, surroundings are enclosed by the mountain. The handicap of the radio communication grows on higher bands. Then, I aim at the low bands, especially on 160M. The iron tower for the antenna is one of the crank-up type made of the Aichi tower industry. The photograph of the antenna of the top is a dipole for 30 / 40M, and the next of it a dipole for 12/17M, and the next of it abeam for 15/20M, and others wire antennas, such as a dipole and 2 slopers for 80/160M. Right and left behind of the antenna tower are my houses.

The center of the picture is my house with blue roof. (Click the picture you can see the large screen．47Kb) Mountain-top direction just becomes in the direction of Europe.

This picture is taken from the opposite mountain about 1 km far.

The building which is visible to the place 200m behind the antenna tower is a citizen hospital.

The antenna group on the steel tower.