October 01, 2019

Australian Amateurs get 2 x 1 Contest Callsigns

October 01, 2019/ Colin Butler

The Radio Amateur Society of Australia (RASA) has successfully negotiated the issue of 2 x 1 callsigns (e.g. VK2A) for VK contest stations.

The block will be managed directly by the ACMA’s outsourced provider, the Australian Maritime College (AMC). AMC will issue a letter of authorisation to each successful applicant. There will be no separate licence issued.

2 x 1 callsigns will be available for Advanced licence holders, and each callsign will be issued for 12 months. The callsigns are only for use in contests – they are not available for general use.

September 21, 2019

22nd IARU Region 1 ARDF Championships 2019

September 21, 2019/ Colin Butler

This year the Slovenian Amateur Radio Society ZRS hosted the 22nd IARU Region 1 ARDF Championships in Rogla. The Championship was accepted two years ago and its preparations were carefully managed by the preparations committee.

For the Championship itself we selected Rogla - a high mountain location, better known for its skiing and snowboarding competitions, and other winter recreational activities it has to offer. 26 teams from Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine from the IARU Region 1 member societies came to our ARDF Championship in Slovenia, as well as a guest competitor from the USA, who competed out of competition.

Scores and Full Report - https://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php/ardf/1895-ardf-2019

ARDF 2019 - http://ardf2019.hamradio.si/