George Thomas W5JDX - Homebrew Hero 2020

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The newest recipient of the Homebrew Heroes Award is the host of the first video amateur radio podcast, AmateurLogic.tv, and host of the video podcast Ham Nation’s wildly popular segment, Smoke & Solder. The Hero for 2020 is George Thomas W5JDX of Ridgeland, MS USA.

“This came from out of the blue. I’m very humbled to receive the second Homebrew Hero Award this year. This is especially so since I’m following Hans Summers G0UPL, a great homebrew designer and proprietor of QRP-Labs.com. I’ll certainly try to live up to the honor. My plans will evolve over the year as to what projects I’ll undertake. I already have some ideas. But you can see them through AmateurLogic.tv and Smoke & Solder on Ham Nation and, of course, the Homebrew Heroes website. I want to give thanks to all of the sponsors who are donating prizes to enhance my workbench and the folks involved with the Homebrew Heroes Award Program as well as the ICQ Podcast.”
— George Thomas W5JDX

SOTA Day 2020 (Austrian)

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SOTA Day 2020 (Austrian)

OE SOTA Day is a popular annual Summits on the Air event, organised by the Austrian SOTA Association. It traditionally includes lots of summits being activated in OE, both from Austrian hams and visiting amateurs, plus a social meet-up somewhere in the Austrian mountains.

In 2020, Covid-19 has significantly reduced the possibility of international travel for many, plus a social face-to-face gathering is much more difficult.

OE SOTA Day will still take place on Saturday 19th September 2020, but without the social meeting. Instead, the event is being widened to the whole European continent and will be a festival of SOTA activations to mark the end of summer in Europe.

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