[Mldxcc] [The Daily DX] Kosovo Release - February 2, 2018

[Dick Wilson]

  Information from Bernie/Daily DX.
Would we be interested in making a contribution to SHRAK?
Individual contributions can be made with OQRS QSL request as
noted in text.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LATEST ON REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO

Currently three (3) stations are up and running with DL3DXX, DL5CW, 
DJ5IW, IK0FVC and VE7NY at the helm. The activation is now up to 50.000 
QSOs logged; https://secure.clublog.org/charts/?c=Z60A#r

The first Z60A activation will culminate with the actual day of Kosovo’s 
10th Independence anniversary, Sunday Feb.18, 2018, with extended 
festivities, which will include the international amateur radio 
delegation. On same weekend the ARRL DX Contest (CW) is running, and the 
visitors will team up with the locals to wrap up the project and salute 
the ARRL and U.S contesting community with Z6 now being accepted for all 
ARRL awards and contest programs.

As the Kosovar amateurs have suffered for the past ten-years with 
limited opportunities and sometimes with the pirate label, it is now 
noted that with the new DXCC status, DXers the world over have taken a 
positive step forward to close the 10-year gap and welcome the Kosovar 
hams with open arms to our great community. Kosovar hams are much taken 
by this gesture, and the project group has organized to move forward on 
turning potential help to the best of Amateur Radio in the Republic of 
Kosovo. The weekend of February 10/11 will be a showcase of locals as 
they will now take the microphone and put the Z60A on the air 
accordingly: Z61DX, Z61VB, Z63DBB and Z62FB will be at the controls for 
a 20M showing, both CW and SSB.
Kan Mizoguchi, JA1BK has stepped forward first and shipped a brand new 
Yaesu FT450 to Dona, Z63DBB (YL) so that she will be able to carry-on 
with her home-based activity. With Z61DX and Z62FB suffering with the 
Pristina high noise level, RemoteRig (SM2OAN) has donated two pairs of 
the remote control units so that a clean receiving site can be 
established outside of the capital Pristina. The European DX Foundation 
(EUDXF) has stepped forward, and their monetary support was presented to 
SHRAK, the Kosovo IARU member society. The Yasme Foundation has released 
an extensive series of ARRL publications to the SHRAK HQ library at the 
Technical University of Pristina.

If any of the U.S persons and/or clubs would like to extend their help 
to Kosovo, please contact Wayne, N7NG at n7ng at arrl.net

  ENHANCED QSL SERVICE FOR Z60A OPERATION NOW UNDERWAY.

The ClubLog OQRS system is set to cover the cost of direct QSL postage – 
USD 3.00, while also allowing voluntarily, private contributions. All 
donations small or large are most welcome to support SHRAK, the Kosovo 
Amateur Radio Association to aid in recruiting additional Kosovar youth 
and to activate the existing Amateur Radio operators and support their 
activities.

As many have requested confirmations during the ongoing activation, it 
has been decided to do an immediate LoTW and fast direct QSL service for 
those who contribute USD 20.00 or more. This option would not delay any 
of the traditional QSL options, but just put a priority on those who are 
willing to help Kosovo Amateur Radio finally move beyond the past ten 
difficult years.

If you wish to upgrade your earlier QSL request to this enhanced service 
you can send your donation through the ClugLog 
https://secure.clublog.org/make_donation.php?call=Z60A

On behalf of the Project Goodwill Kosovo,

Martti Laine, OH2BH




Bernie McClenny, W3UR

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