DSWCI Member of Honour: Finn Krone
Born 4th September 1945
Edited and photo collected by Anker Petersen, Chairman of DSWCI
Finn Krone has been an active
DX-er since 1959 when he still was a schoolboy in Ans By in Central
Jutland. Later on he became a bank employee in Copenhagen. During all
these years he always was a very active shortwave DX-er who preferred
domestic stations, especially Latin Americans, and Clandestines. One
year he even became no. one in the NORDX Contest.
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| At a local meeting, Finn (left) is studying DX-bulletins together with Bent Nielsen and Hans Erik Malmstrøm. |
He joined the
DSWCI in June 1959 as member no. 0143 and he began as tips editor (SW,
MW and Utility) for Short Wave News in 1965.
He was QSL-Editor
in 1968-76 and again in 1979-84 and editor of World News during the
three years in between. During 1984-92 Finn was Latin America Editor. At the same time he produced each Sunday for 17 years our DX-programme over Adventist World Radio.
Finn
also published through the DSWCI its “Clandestine Stations
List” and “Home Service stations outside the Tropical
Bands”.
He
has been a member of the DSWCI Board. Finn became Member of Honour at
the DSWCI 50 years Jubilee in 2006 for more than 40 years of hard work
for the Club.
