The World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) is celebrated on April 18. 2023 was marked by an important event – the visit of the ITU Secretary-General Mrs. Doreen Bogdan-Martin to the 4U1ITU club station in Geneva (Switzerland). For the first time, an amateur radio station of the United Nations appeared on the air through the geostationary…
Details13 February 2023 3Y0J – Never Give Up! Bouvet Island: The Most Remote Island in the World! Briefly about Bouvet Island: Bouvet Island ( Norwegian: Bouvetøya) is an uninhabited sub- antarctic volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean, south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa). It is a dependent area of Norway and is not subject to the Antarctic Treaty, as it…
DetailsConsequences of a strong storm in Vienna. The antenna did not fall and hung on the coaxial cable. The storm was so strong that it broke the aluminum platform that attached the boom to the antenna mast. Vienna has seen heavy rainfalls too, with flooded garages, tunnels, cellars, and U-Bahn stations. Within an hour Saturday night,…
Details4U0R (Same as 4UNR) 4U0R is valid for 2016 – 2019. 4UNR is active since 2020 (From 12 February till end of February) World Radio Day. This special event call sign has been approved by UN HQ in New York USA. The World Radio Day seeks raise awareness about the importance of radio, facilitate access to information through radio and enhance networking…
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