The power of threes?

Borrowed from chrissawyer

( Questionnaire cut to despam other folks friends pages )

Countries contacted (Ham radio meme, sort of)

Adapting this one from the "countries visited" map. I'm not a traveler, I hate airlines and haven't flown since the 70s. The red areas on the map show, more or less, the nations with which I've had radio contact over the years. This is both easy and difficult. Propagation, time zones, sunspots, all play a role. My own stricture that I do not use high powered equipment is an additional challenge. Many of these contacts have been made with no more power than that of a night light bulb.

( World map here )

The map was intended for travelers, so it doesn't show some of the more exotic places, like Fernando de Noronha (an island in the South Atlantic) or Clipperton Island (in the Pacific.) Also, the more technologically advanced countries have more amateur radio operators, so it is generally easier to make contacts there. Central Asia and much of Africa are difficult. No, I don't know how I've managed to avoid Austria, Norway, and Portugal. (Well, technically, I've talked with someone, or rather typed, as I was using digital teletype, in Madeira which is still a Portuguese possession.)