{"id":58606,"date":"2023-12-30T09:55:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-30T13:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=58606"},"modified":"2023-12-30T09:55:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T13:55:30","slug":"soldersmoke-7j6cbq-on-okinawa-and-a-translation-of-a-science-fiction-novel-about-ham-radio-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/soldersmoke-7j6cbq-on-okinawa-and-a-translation-of-a-science-fiction-novel-about-ham-radio-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"SolderSmoke: 7J6CBQ on Okinawa &#8212; And a Translation of a Science Fiction Novel about Ham Radio in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Many thanks to\u00a0<em>SWLing Post<\/em>\u00a0contributor, Bill Meara who shares\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/soldersmoke.blogspot.com\/2023\/12\/7j6cbq-in-okinawa-and-translation-of.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the following article from the excellent SolderSmoke Podcast<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/soldersmoke.blogspot.com\/2023\/12\/7j6cbq-in-okinawa-and-translation-of.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7J6CBQ on Okinawa &#8212; And a Translation of a Science Fiction Novel about Ham Radio in China<\/a><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/QSL.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58607\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/QSL.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"429\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/QSL.png 429w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/QSL-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58608\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"313\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image.png 313w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-203x300.png 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\">\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/soldersmoke.blogspot.com\/2023\/12\/a-marines-home-workshop-on-okinawa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article about Sergeant Malik Pugh USMC<\/a>\u00a0on Okinawa brought back memories from the 1990s. David Cowhig was 73 Magazine&#8217;s Hambassador on Okinawa &#8212; I had the same &#8220;position&#8221; in the Dominican Republic.\u00a0 David and I were both in the Foreign Service;\u00a0 we joked that 73 had afforded us our only chances to be ambassadors of any kind.\u00a0 David&#8217;s Okinawa QSL and the opening from his initial report to 73 magazine appear above.\u00a0 You can see more here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/73-magazine-1992-12\/page\/82\/mode\/1up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/73-magazine-1992-12\/page\/82\/mode\/1up&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1703933428666000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3owoYH-PV8L4s35ZR14PqH\">https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/<wbr \/>73-magazine-1992-12\/page\/82\/<wbr \/>mode\/1up<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/73-magazine-1993-04\/page\/82\/mode\/2up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/73-magazine-1993-04\/page\/82\/mode\/2up&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1703933428666000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Y5F9Hh5vfpannUdN4j_Ce\">https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/<wbr \/>73-magazine-1993-04\/page\/82\/<wbr \/>mode\/2up<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/73-magazine-1993-04\/page\/84\/mode\/2up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/73-magazine-1993-04\/page\/84\/mode\/2up&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1703933428666000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3ZerkX2e54duE-pi5o7Bw_\">https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/<wbr \/>73-magazine-1993-04\/page\/84\/<wbr \/>mode\/2up<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/73-magazine-1993-04\/page\/86\/mode\/2up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/73-magazine-1993-04\/page\/86\/mode\/2up&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1703933428666000&amp;usg=AOvVaw09oShluxORCtDpD4me6wHn\">https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/<wbr \/>73-magazine-1993-04\/page\/86\/<wbr \/>mode\/2up<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/73-magazine-1993-06\/page\/76\/mode\/2up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/73-magazine-1993-06\/page\/76\/mode\/2up&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1703933428666000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2sW4UYaAbFLk0q3SgtNaTM\">https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/<wbr \/>73-magazine-1993-06\/page\/76\/<wbr \/>mode\/2up<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/73-magazine-1993-07\/page\/82\/mode\/2up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/73-magazine-1993-07\/page\/82\/mode\/2up&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1703933428666000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1zLlrWo2vbO9BNJeUqa0JZ\">https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/<wbr \/>73-magazine-1993-07\/page\/82\/<wbr \/>mode\/2up<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/73-magazine-1993-08\/page\/78\/mode\/2up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/73-magazine-1993-08\/page\/78\/mode\/2up&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1703933428666000&amp;usg=AOvVaw37BwFPexzvJjVW_oaMZNWd\">https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/<wbr \/>73-magazine-1993-08\/page\/78\/<wbr \/>mode\/2up<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/73-magazine-1993-11\/page\/84\/mode\/2up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/73-magazine-1993-11\/page\/84\/mode\/2up&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1703933428666000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0XRT5Erkdhkr6At5yD-mva\">https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/<wbr \/>73-magazine-1993-11\/page\/84\/<wbr \/>mode\/2up<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/73-magazine-1993-12\/page\/78\/mode\/2up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/73-magazine-1993-12\/page\/78\/mode\/2up&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1703933428666000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3QW2cQ8LWg1vb74MumluSN\">https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/<wbr \/>73-magazine-1993-12\/page\/78\/<wbr \/>mode\/2up<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/73-magazine-1994-05\/page\/88\/mode\/2up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/73-magazine-1994-05\/page\/88\/mode\/2up&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1703933428666000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1IP1HiAKRBRlzL9MqSwNuc\">mode\/2up<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A couple of my own &#8220;dispatches&#8221; as Hambassdor to the Dominican Republic appear here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgeteer.us\/DRDISP.HTM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.gadgeteer.us\/DRDISP.HTM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Back in the 90&#8217;s David sent me an old QST Magazine.\u00a0 I wrote about this on the SolderSmoke blog:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/soldersmoke.blogspot.com\/2015\/07\/been-there-done-that-he-begged-his.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/soldersmoke.blogspot.com\/2015\/07\/been-there-done-that-he-begged-his.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Later, I learned about another &#8220;Hambassador&#8221; who was still active as a radio amateur: Ron Gang 4X1MK:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/soldersmoke.blogspot.com\/2017\/10\/ron-gang-4x1mk-on-qso-today-podcast.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/soldersmoke.blogspot.com\/2017\/10\/ron-gang-4x1mk-on-qso-today-podcast.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally (and this is really cool):\u00a0 David Cowhig has been putting his language skills to good use, translating Chinese written material.\u00a0 He sent me his translation of the opening chapters of a Chinese science fiction novel about ham radio.\u00a0 \u00a0Readers of the SolderSmoke Daily News will like this:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58609\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"358\" height=\"642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-2.png 358w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-2-167x300.png 167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<b>\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gaodawei.wordpress.com\/2021\/12\/18\/chinese-sf-ham-radio-web-novel-we-live-in-nanjing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/gaodawei.wordpress.com\/2021\/12\/18\/chinese-sf-ham-radio-web-novel-we-live-in-nanjing\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/soldersmoke.blogspot.com\/2023\/12\/7j6cbq-in-okinawa-and-translation-of.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out this article and much more on the SolderSmoke podcast blog!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor, Bill Meara who shares\u00a0the following article from the excellent SolderSmoke Podcast: 7J6CBQ on Okinawa &#8212; And a Translation of a Science Fiction Novel about Ham Radio in China The\u00a0article about Sergeant Malik Pugh USMC\u00a0on Okinawa brought back memories from the 1990s. David Cowhig was 73 Magazine&#8217;s Hambassador on Okinawa &#8212; I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[545,3,305,43],"tags":[3254,4637,3255],"class_list":["post-58606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ham-radio","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-shortwave-radio","tag-bill-meara","tag-science-fiction","tag-soldersmoke"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-ffg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":54731,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/from-soldersmoke-watching-shortwave-broadcast-stations-on-the-tinysa-spectrum-analyser\/","url_meta":{"origin":58606,"position":0},"title":"From SolderSmoke: Watching Shortwave Broadcast Stations on the TinySA Spectrum Analyser","author":"Thomas","date":"November 22, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and friend, Bill Meara, from the amazing SolderSmoke podcast who shares the following post that originally appeared on the SolderSmoke Daily News: Watching Shortwave Broadcast Stations on the TinySA Spectrum Analyser by Bill Meara November 18, 2022 1244 UTC. 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