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.

Ham Radio Outlet Employee Honoured for 60 Years in Amateur Radio

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Paul Szczerbinski, W9KHO, an employee of Ham Radio Outlet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, received a Certificate of Honor from HRO President Robert Ferrero, W6KR, for 60 years as an amateur radio operator. This is just the second time the award has been presented.

“Congratulations, Paul, for your dedication to the amateur radio hobby and the amateur radio industry!”
— ARRL Wisconsin Assistant Section Manager Tom Czaja, KG9EE

Szczerbinski’s history in radio dates to 1964, when, after being honorably discharged from the United States Air Force, he began working for Hy-Gain Electronics in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1967, Szczerbinski began working at Amateur Electronic Supply in Milwaukee. In 2016, when AES aligned with HRO, Paul became the most senior Sales Associate, and he continues to work at the HRO Milwaukee store.