Amateur radio is really not popular here. It is mainly done by expatriates in Mali as most nationals can't afford it. The required equipment is very expensive and license fees are too high (wages are very low).
On Saturday February 27th the XR9JA have end there transmittion from Greenwich Island, Antarctica to cooporate with Emergency Net, due to the earthquake on concepcion.
The ARRL DX CONTEST, CQ WW DX CONTEST, CQ WPX CONTEST, CQ WW 160 METER CONTEST rules allow remote control operations across DXCC entity boundaries for QSO, Multiplier and Total Point scoring purposes.
It was quite long time ago when a group of local operators, inspired by many visitors, started team contesting in the beautiful island of Madeira in the Atlantic Ocean.
It is time again for the SP DX Contest, a one-country event with a long tradition. The first Polish International Amateur Radio competition took place in 1933.
I have always had a lot of respect for people who get together and build large antennas and share them with other radio fans. The spirit of collective Amateur Radio was spread all over Eastern Europe in the 50s and 60s of the previous century.
WRTC Sanctioning Committee is very pleased to announce that the organization of World Radiosport Team Championship 2018 was granted to a German group consist of representatives of DARC, BCC and RRDXA.