Jorma Sallinen (Finland)

Born  in  Ilomantsi (in eastern Finland),  which  makes me now  56  yrs  old (..and counting).  After school I went to national conscript service 1973 (Army Signal Corps ,Signal Regiment, Riihimäki) and got out 11 months later as a 2nd Lt.  I   joined     radio-officers  course  in   Rauma 1974 and got my ship R/O licence 1976. Due a short time of unemployment I joined the Finnish Navy as signal officer onboard destroyer “Uusimaa”. My service lasted 9 months after which I joined my first merchant vessel M/V Finnclipper in Kotka 1977. I served on multiple ships of various types including icebreakers and also in Vaasaradio coast station for the next 10 years or so. My last vessel was icebreaker Hanse in 1988. Between 1983-1984 I served a peacekeeping tour in Southern Lebanon   as   operations officer (Sr Lt) and later 1996-1997 in Bosnia and finally in Kosovo 2000-2001   as SIGINT officer (Capt). Nowadays I´m working for the Finnish Defence Force on more or less signal related matters.   I   got   my   hamradio   licence   (OH8UL)   in   1976.  Since I started my radio-officers duty the license got expired and I lost my call sign. I went thru another course in 2004 (OH8GQT) and finally bought back my old call sign. I´m active on HF bands using mainly CW. I wish to send greeting to all my colleagues where ever You are and wish You all the best. I still miss my sailing years… Looking forward to meet You on the ham bands.Jorma “Josa” Sallinen (more info in QRZ.COM) Kuusamo