Authentic vintage QSL card from OA8AQ (Eddie Lind), a ham radio operator stationed in Pucallpa, Peru, and affiliated with JAARS – Jungle Aviation and Radio Service, the air-arm of Wycliffe Bible Translators. Confirming a 1968 QSO with K9PEN, this card is both a collectible piece of amateur radio history and a photographic snapshot of Amazonian life.
🖼️ Front Features:
• Stunning black-and-white photo of Amazonian villagers in a canoe with a floatplane overhead
• Clearly printed call sign: OA8AQ
• Operator name and city: Eddie Lind – Pucallpa, Peru
📬 Back Details:
• Full QSO confirmation: June 7, 1968
• Equipment: Swan transmitter / 500 receiver
• Antenna: Quad
• Addressed to K9PEN, Robert F. Vlk, in Brookfield, Illinois
• JAARS/Wycliffe printed text describing missionary aviation work in Peru
• Clear Lima postal stamp
🏆 A unique combination of:
• Ham radio heritage
• Missionary/aviation history
• Amazon region photography
✅ Carefully preserved and ships in archival sleeve with backing.