Territory CQ Zone ITU Zone Cont. Lat. Long. Time offset Terr. ID Prefixes Mirny Station 29 69 AN -66.55 -93.00 0.0 AN 1AN Franz Josef Land 40 75 EU 80.68 -49.92 -3.0 FJ 1FJ Saint Petersburg 16 29 EU 59.95 -30.30 -4.0 SP 1A 1B 1F 1H 1J 1L 1M […]
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On 2012, August 3, the ITU updated its Table of International Call Sign Series to reflect a call sign change for Niue Island. The island will now have the entire E6 prefix block. Niue, an island approximately 1700 miles northeast of New Zealand, is a self-governing island nation that has […]
For those of us who grew up building Heathkits and hoped that the company would rebuild itself successfully, it looks as though there is no longer any hope. The Heath Co. was founded in 1926 as an aircraft company but shifted its focus several times to remain competitive. After World […]
The “new” country of Azawad was “born” per a signed accord between the Tuareg people of the MNLA (Movement for the Liberation of Azawad) and the jihadists of Ansar Dine. The political reasons leading to the founding of the two so diverse movements are still somewhat unclear, with the Tuareg […]
Thirty years have passed since 1A made its way onto the DXCC list. And an activation by an International team looks to celebrate the uniqueness of this event. So, from the 1st to the 4th July 2012, we will listen them on the air as 1A0C from Santa Maria del […]
The CW Operators’ Club announces its CW Academy, a program aimed at increasing the fun of using CW in the world of Ham Radio. The program addresses all levels of enthusiasts; from those aspiring to become licensed operators with a desire to learn Morse Code, all the way to veteran […]
It is japanese pronunciation of A1 CLUB! Homophone Kanji-character for ei-wan ku-ra-bu is selected by Hiro, JA1HHF. He selected Kanji-character carefully including profound meaning. He said that CW enthusiasts gathered in our club have various talents on CW operation. Someone runs Morsecode very fast by his sharp arm, and someone […]
I’ve been getting a lot of e-mail asking about “the published article” on the Pennant and Flag receiving antennas. I get the impression that a rumor has been circulated that an article has be published about the Pennant. Rather than answer each individual query, a posting on the Topband reflector […]
CALLSIGN PERIOD ENTITY NOT VALID FOR: REMARKS 0S0C JUL’94 PRINC. SEBORGA DXCC Not a DXCC Entity 0S1A JUL’94 PRINC. SEBORGA DXCC Not a DXCC Entity 1A0KM DEC’95 S.M.O.M. DXCC Only on 10 meters 1A0KM/IBYO DXCC Shipboard operation 1A6SBO Bishop Rock (CA) DXCC Unauthorized operation (1967) 1B (ALL) […]
Many years ago I was experimenting with a two element 40 meter phased array. It was composed of two quarter wavelength vertical radiators with moderately good ground systems, spaced a half wavelength apart, in my back yard. The radiators and ground systems were, as close as I could make them, […]