Danish DX Group celebrates 50 years

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The Danish DX Group (DDXG) was founded 27th May 1972. To celebrate the 50th anniversary special event station OZ50DDXG is on-the-air until 31st December 2022

Radio amateurs around the world can obtain the anniversary award by having contacts using CW, Phone or Digital modes with the anniversary station OZ5ØDDXG during 2022.

The anniversary station may be contacted once on each band and with each modulation type in every month. Each approved contact counts 1 point.

Full details - https://www.qrz.com/db/OZ50DDXG

Parks on the Air Radio Ham in the Press

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Parks on the Air Radio Ham in the Press

“What are you doing?” is a question Paul Brandt has gotten used to being asked ever since he’s been “a POTA guy” going to parks.

An acronym for Parks on the Air, POTA is a nonprofit organisation founded in 2010 that supports the use of amateur radio operators being in state and national parks and communicating with other operators, wherever they may be.

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FreeDV Activity Day

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FreeDV Activity Day

FreeDV is a HF digital voice mode that has been designed to provide the best audio quality over the various conditions encountered on HF.

It is based on the open-source modems and codecs developed by David Rowe VK5DGR, and is under continuous development with modes and enhancements being added on a regular basis by amateurs worldwide and is available for Linux, MacOS and Windows operating systems.

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