Austria’s Historic Moosbrunn Shortwave Site Dismantled

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Austria’s Historic Moosbrunn Shortwave Site Dismantled

The 320-ton rotating curtain antenna in Moosbrunn, Austria, was dismantled this week as part of the decommissioning of the historic shortwave radio site, according to reporting from the Austrian newspaper Der Standard.

he antenna, located south of Vienna, had been in service since 1983, and the Moosbrunn site overall had been used since 1959, according to reporting from the German media outlet Heise Online.

The process began last fall and the unique antenna was “successfully dismantled using a precise, targeted explosion,” according to a press release from the ORS, a subsidiary of the Austrian public broadcaster ORF.

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Lonar Meteor Lake Special Event AU6LON

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Lonar Meteor Lake is a crater lake formed by the impact of a meteor 5,00,000 years in the past. It is an astronomical wonder in itself. VU2DSI, Datta from India is operating/activating from this unique place in the world of astronomy from 20 February to 24 February 2025.

Lonar Meteor Lake in Buldhana district, Maharashtra state in India.

Special event callsign AU6LON.

February 20th through February 25th 2025.

  • 10 meters - 28 545, 28520, 28450 & 29650 (FM) kHz.

  • 15 meters- 28350, 21310, 21235 kHz.

  • 20 meters- 14210, 14250, 14330 kHz.

  • 40 meters - 7030, 7140, 1418 kHz.

ARRL Teachers Institute a Success on Staten Island

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ARRL Teachers Institute a Success on Staten Island

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® celebrates that the first field session of the ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology reached nine New York City area educators, but the ripple effects will reach thousands of students. The session was held at the Staten Island Technical High School, home of a thriving and active amateur radio club. It was led in part by Everton Henriques, KD2ZZT, an educator at the school and TI graduate. In August 2024, 49 of Henriques’ students earned their licenses.

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