Ham Radio Event for European Capital of Culture 2025

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The European Capital of Culture 2025 Chemnitz is the background of the German special event call signs (SES) DL2025B, DL2025C, DL2025E, DL2025S and DL2025W. In the period from 18th January to 31st March 2025, these five SES will announce this event worldwide in a 2025C Award Event.

An attractive and sophisticated online award program is offered for the three participant groups DL, EU and non-EU. In the levels Bronze, Silver and Gold, numbered awards are offered free of charge in the modes CW, Phone, Digital and Mixed. A ranking of the qualified hunters can also be found on the event website - https://2025c.de/swl_en/

The same applies to SWLs! QSL confirmation is only digital. In addition, a verifiable dQSL can be downloaded.

More information - https://www.qrz.com/db/DL2025C.

HB9RG Trophy Celebrates First Amateur Radio Contact via Satellite

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AMSAT Switzerland has announced a special event and contest that encourages hams to make extreme long-distance contacts via amateur satellite. The event recognizes Dr. Hans Rudolf Lauber (HB9RG) and his contribution to amateur radio. HB9RG and Alfons Häring (DL6EZA) conducted the first amateur radio contact via satellite on 10th March 1965.

The event runs for 2 weeks, 3-16 March 2025. The 10 furthest contacts will be evaluated.

AMSAT Switzerland - https://www.amsat-hb.org/

HB9RG Rules - https://www.amsat-hb.org/clubdesk/w_amsathb/fileservlet?type=file&id=1000181&s=djEtZ76irpsV9FPTHm_620tbnlMdEyXBkjFFw3-3wqMBGSY=

PRESENTER OPINION : Many ARRL members couldn’t get there from here…So they left. Here’s how to get them back→

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PRESENTER OPINION : Many ARRL members couldn’t get there from here…So they left. Here’s how to get them back

This line from the classic movie, Wizard of Oz (1939), largely tells the tale of this article. The sidebar statement to the audience revealed that what was actually going on if the audience was astute enough to see it was not what was being presented to the audience in the play itself. Social scientists use this metaphor to describe organizational behaviour as “front stage” (intended to be seen by the audience) versus “back stage” (not intended for the audience).

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