IARU 100th Anniversary Issued of Stamps for Philatelic Collectors

Discover the new meng.post.lu stamp and matching postcard issued on the occasion of the 100 year of I.A.R.U. (International Amateur Radio Union). POST Philately (Luxemburg) issues stamps and handles philatelic orders from subscribers and customers.   Description PHILATELIC CANCELLATION SERVICE 1. Only postage stamps and Luxembourg postal cards that are valid for franking will be cancelled. From…

IARU 100 years

This year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union in Paris, France. Radio 100 years ago was relatively new and not widely understood by the general public. What a difference one hundred years makes. A century later, radio is embedded in virtually everyone’s life creating an ever increasing…

Unexpected QSO

Today, while operating on 28 MHz using the FT8 mode at around 10 UTC, we were unexpectedly called by Joe, WL7E, from Alaska, with a signal level of -17. But the most surprising thing is that in Alaska, it was about 2 AM at that time! His signal skiped along the short path through the…