Hi All,
I
thought you might be interested in seeing this press release
issued by Martti, OH2BH a few minutes ago. If you need a Z6
QSO, the WPX Contest this weekend probably will be a good time
to get one (or more!) in your log.
73 de
Rusty, W6OAT
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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Pristina,
Kosovo, March.23, 2016
New
IARU Society of Kosovo, Z60A will be active during this week
& WPX
Contest
Vjollca
Caka, Z61VB, president of the association announces that
their
HQ
station Z60A and other Kosovo prefixes, such as Z61DX,
Driton, Z62FB,
Fehmi, Z63ESC,
youth team, Z64EEF, University Club and Z68BH, Martti,
totally
six
of them, will be active during this weekendâs
WPX-SSB contest. This
on-the-air activity
will be used as part of a training process for new Kosovar
hams
while they
prepare for the forthcoming IARU YOTA gathering in Austria
along
with other
European youth.
The
association, SHRAK, is proud to have a new Yaesu/Acom
station with
Force
12 beams hoisted high up the hills at the Technical
University
of
Pristina where their Z60A HQ is located. The association
wishes to
express
its gratitude to the ARRL Goodwill Fund, International DX
Association
(INDEXA), Force 12, OH-DX-Foundation and to CDXC, the UK
DX
Foundation, for their valuable support.
Martti,
OH2BH will be there this week while Nigel, G3TXF will be
there
in
May, assisting SHRAK as well as activating Z60A in the
respective
WPX
SSB/CW contests.
Today
marked a farewell meeting for David Meadows, Z63MED from the
U.N.
fame
who was the first foreigner who took the local Z6 license
under the
SHRAK
auspices and is now heading back to U.S. after three years
of
service
and 34.364 QSOs under his belt.