J51A Bijagos

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51A Team will be active from Bijagos Archipelago, IOTA AF - 020, Guinea-Bissau, February - March 2026.

Team - DA1DX, DK9IP, DL8LAS, DM5EE, DM6EE.

Recent DX Spots J51A

They will operate on 160 - 6m Bands, CW, SSB, and Digital Modes.

QSL via DJ4MX, LOTW, ClubLog OQRS.

PRESENTER OPINION: How to Help Others Help You→

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PRESENTER OPINION: How to Help Others Help You

Even though I am now retired, I am still a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and subscribe to their Career Alert newsletter. The latest issue features a short article from Rahul Pandey, founder of Taro, a platform for helping software engineers manage their careers. The article is about asking better questions to get the help you need in order to do your job better.

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PRESENTER OPINION : A Snapshot of U.S. POTA Sites, Activators, and Activations→

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PRESENTER OPINION : A Snapshot of U.S. POTA Sites, Activators, and Activations

We often read that POTA is the “fastest-growing activity in U.S. amateur radio.” I’ve said it, too. Several times. I think satellite operations are a distant second growth activity. But do we actually know much about POTA activity growth through empirical data? My impressions are based on guesstimates from data on Canada where I analyzed a national survey of hams conducted originally by RAC. In 2001, some 37% of those Canadian hams said they engaged in portable operations, including POTA, SOTA and the like. It ranked 9th among 37 common ham activities in the survey. They reported to the tune of 15.7% participating in satellite operations. Alas, we do not have parallel data on U.S. hams so these are inferences made from comparative data. But data nonetheless.

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