Steve and Topbanders,
JD1BME is a legitimate call, which I know definitely operated from
Ogasawara (OC-073) and QSLed. I'm 99.9% sure the 2007 activity,
supposedly from Minami Torishima, was bogus. I worked JD1BME on 80 in
January and sent a direct QSL to the JA QSL bureau and have never
G'day
Back in January 2007, along with a number of other topbanders, I worked
JD1BME on Minami Torishima. My recollection is that the operator's only QSL
route was via the JARL Bureau. Despite sending several QSLs, including two
direct to the bureau (which is one of the most reliable