Welcome to Yuki's Library
Updated October 16, 2003 (Since November 1, 1996)
日の丸旗は日本語になっています。
This web site contains my scrapbooks of writings, paintings, and photos. All works are my creations for the last few years. The scrapbooks are exhibited on the three bookshelves and walls of my library. There are bookshelves containing articles on amateur radio, journals of world travel, and climbing. The interior of the library is decorated with photos and paintings. If you notice, some parts are still under construction, but hopefully will be complete very shortly. I am considering adding another bookshelf for fiction stories (drama) in the future. Enjoy! Well, I wrote two short stories, unfortunately they are in Japanese (click below).
Bookshelf: Adventure Journals
Books on this shelf take you to strange lands where most people would not dare to go.
1. 
BMW European Delivery -
Shopping and driving adventures! Buy a BMW in Germany, and drive at 200
Km/h (=125 mph) or faster, then ship it back to USA. See the photo! It's 125
mph (=200Km/h)
2. My favorite activity - ICE CLIMBING (アイスクライミング) pages
3. Gambling on the North Face – Failed attempt on Les Droites
4. Mont Blanc Rock Concert
- An epic on Brenva Spur
5. Shades of
The Ice - Second Attempt of The Black Ice Couloir (Grand Teton) 『幻の氷壁』 グランド・テトンのブラック・アイス・クーロアールの2度目の試み （ソロ アイスクライミング） 
6. Summer Dream
- Attempt of the North Face of Eiger climbing in Alps, and other bold climbing
on hard routes. フレンド側稜 単独登はん （１９９６年８月の記録） のみ日本語 (in Japanese)
7. Sierra-Mike Land (Sweden) in the Dead of Winter - Arctic Vacation?
8. First
Ascent of 4000 Feet Peaks (in Japanese)- A Little Homebrew Radio Kept in Touch with
Civilization.
Bookshelf: Full of New Ideas for Ham Radio
This bookshelf contains a series of strange thoughts dreamed by me, WB1Y.
1. Long-Path Series 1: Sport Game for Ham, But Not for Every Ham!!!
2. Long-Path Series 2: HF Transceivers Made in Massachusetts
3. Long-Path Series 3: A 3000 MW Linear Amplifier
4. Long-Path Series 4: Unlisted Call Signs
5. Long-Path Series 5: WFD for Winter Radio Fun
Bookshelf: Ham Radio (Assorted Subjects)
This bookshelf contains assorted subjects on amateur radio.
1. Cryptic Tale: An amateur radio operator, WB1Y intercepted a strange signal on 40-meter band, and began his detective saga.
2. High Speed CW Zone: Enter the Zone if you dare.
3. WB1Y Draws
His Big Gun (in Japanese):
An amazingly not so high-tech set up sends a 5.9+ signal to JA land. Including
photos!
Interior Decor - Photos
1. 
Ice Climbing on
Cannon Mountain, New Hampshire. I am finishing the second pitch of the
Black Dike route (WI grade 5), known to be one of the best alpine atmosphere in
the east. The narrow and steep frozen gully facing to the north never gets
sunshine. The climbing is always very cold. When we climbed, it was zero Fahrenheit.
For more pictures of the Black Dike, CLICK HERE
2. 
On the West Pillar
Direct Route (grade ED1) on Scheidegg Wetterhorn in Swiss Alps. I am
happily belaying on the wet limestone wall, about half way up the 1000-meter
wall. The climbing involved many narrow chimneys, off-width cracks, and
overhangs to scale the vertical pillar. Rocks were generally rotten, except at
this belay. After climbing three nights and four days on the wall in the bad
weather, we made to the top. The descent was an intricate alpine adventure -
down climbing on the fresh snow-covered face, and route finding on the hanging
glacier infected with hidden crevasses. For more details, read Summer Dream.
3. 
Mother of Pearl Clouds
[MPC](Polar Stratospheric Clouds), an ozone eater, appeared over the
Arctic Circle of Sweden, January 27, 1992. The ozone-hole researchers believe
these luminescent clouds form in the pale blue Arctic winters, and chemical
reactions on the cloud droplets convert inactive forms of chlorine from
manufactured chlorofluoro-carbons into actives ones.
In the winters of 1992 and 1993, as the project led by Professor T. Ohtake of the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska, we stationed above the Arctic Circle in Sweden and made measurements to determine the height of Mother of Pearl Clouds. The estimated height was approximately 20 km (note: this is almost ten times higher than ordinary clouds) which is the same height as the earth's protective ozone layer. This experiment optically conformed the height of the MPC for the first time. Associated story: Sierra-Mike Land in Dead of the Winter.
4. 
Aurora Borealis
over Institutet Fvr Rymdfysik (Swedish Institute of Space Physics)
Kiruna, Sweden, January 18, 1993. The winter night in the Arctic is long. I
watched their TV shows in Swedish and Finish. They were rare shows to see,
however, my favorite show was aurora dancing in the dark star filled sky. The
show usually begins after 9 o'clock and peeks around 10 o'clock, no
commercials. Professor Ohtake offered me to use his super bright fisheye lens
(16mm/f2.8 Nikkor). I exposed an entire roll of ASA200 slide film that night.
The exposure times were in the range between 5 to 30 seconds depending upon
film speed and lens. This photo was taken with the fisheye lens, and the
exposure time was about 25 seconds. Associated story: Sierra-Mike Land in
Dead of the Winter.
5. 
Denali and Foraker in the
Midnight Sun This photo was taken from the United Airlines' flight from
Fairbanks to Anchorage on June 22, 1989. Although we were flying at mid-night,
the midnight sun illuminated Denali and Foraker which peeked through the thick
clouds. The clouds was just opened enough for me to peek down the glacier
below. I was lucky enough to have a window seat at the right side of the fully
occupied aircraft, and had a 135mm telephoto lens with me.
Interior Decor - Painting
1. 
Monet Copy
Cat-1: (oil, 40cm x 50cm) The world famous artist, Claude Monet,
was very good at simplifying objects. Copying his work was surprisingly easy.
Once the right colors were mixed on a pallet, my brushes went as wild as
Monet's. The original Monet painting was done with oil.
2. 
Monet Copy
Cat-2: (pastel, 30cm x 23cm) Color mixing with oil paint wasn't as easy
as I thought. When the wet oil dried out, the shade of the color changed. The
second demonstration was done by using pastels which have a texture similar to
chalk but much smoother. The major disadvantage of pastel painting is that it
is difficult to preserve the work. You cannot shake or blow over pastel works.
Such actions will dust off pastel from the paper. Artists use gooey spray to
"fix-it". Such a spray was not used on this since it often changes
quality of color and texture. Instead, this painting was protected by double
layers of matting with a sheet of glass. A plastic sheet may not be used
because static electricity could pick up pastel dusts from the paper.
Monet painted this scene under a backlight condition. As a result, all details were in shadow of the bluish dusk. So nobody could tell what they were. He was the master of simplification.
3. 
Night over
St. Lawrence River: (acrylics, 20cm x 25cm) Old French town, Quebec
City, is one of the most beautiful cities in the North America. The night hides
eye sore modern structures, and the snow unmasks the centuries of past. The
winter in Quebec is bitter cold, and yet the atmosphere is pleasantly warmer
than what thermometer reads.
4. 
After Rain
Storm: (acrylics 29cm x 39cm) Scene in Green Mountain, Vermont
5. 
Provincetown:
(acrylics 60cm x 45cm) Fisherman boats in Cape Cod
6. Bolton:
(water color, 40cm x 10cm) View from my office.
7. 
Brooks Ranges
over Flooded River: (acrylics 60cm x 45cm) These no name peaks were
climbed during our trip. More details, read First Ascent of 4000
Feet Peak (in Japanese)
I would love to hear your comments, write email to me.
Thank you.
About me: Nobuyuki Fujita/藤田信幸