Latest from the Republic of Kosovo

from OH2BH: The weather has been warming up in Kosovo lately and is currently above the freezing mark. Many are wondering why it isn’t possible to eliminate the noise by setting up camp in the quiet open field. The underlying fact is that Pristina is more that 650m above the sea level, and this winter has been particularly cold with -13C temperatures experienced during the activation period. There are prospects in place for the final and upcoming week to operate from a better place. Driton, Z61DX, has been testing the location and reception is dramatically better than at Z60A.

EUDXF donation delivered

The Z60A team operates from two different sites. One is on the campus of the Technical Faculty in Prishtina and the other one in a hotel some 30 km NW of the capital. After a week in which more than 30.000 QSO’s were made, we thought that we could allow ourselves to celebrate the fact that Kosovo is now a DXCC entity and that it is number one on the most wanted list. In the presence of Mr. Kreshnik Gashi, the Head of the Regulatory Authority, we looked back on how this  was achieved. Believe me this has not been… Continue reading

Market Reef FT8 Activity

RADIO ARCALA SALUTES JOE TAYLOR, K1JT AND THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM OF FT8 MODE ON HF PLUS ACTIVATE 4M MS FSK441 AND 60M MARKET REEF, OJ0BH/OJ0JR QRV: 12th–19th August 2017 Tuning the poor 20m band month after month represents a major frustration nowadays. Particularly on SSB, only the occasional DX signal breaks the sea of noise, consequently reducing activity levels even further. However, that very noise could be a new lease of life, if one were to copy signals below it. They are there every day. Indeed, with their huge antennas and state-of-the art receivers, DXers can dig even deeper into… Continue reading

DX dinner 2017 at Hamradio in Friedrichshafen, this year on Saturday evening !

For English version see below. Für Deutsche Version, siehe unten. Pour la version Française ci-dessous. Per la versione Iataliano verdi sotto. Voor de Nederlandse versie zie hieronder. DX dinner 2017 at Hamradio in Friedrichshafen, this year on Saturday evening ! Again this year the EUDXF members and partners are cordially invited to attend the EUDXF DX dinner, that will take place in Gasthof Traube, Storchenstraße 1, 88069 Tettnang. (www.traube-tettnang.de) on Saturday 15 july 2017. The start will be around 19h00 local time. Participation is only possible for EUDXF members who paid their annual dues including 2017 and who have made… Continue reading

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