Innlegg til Bullen – kommer ut før jul:
Beach flagg laget for anledning 100 års jubileet.
….og QSL kort laget for samme anledningen.
This special callsign, issued by NKOM, comes into use from January 1st 2025 to Desember 31st 2025
This is to mark the 100th anniversary of first contact between
Norway and America 1925 – 2025 from Moen in Målselv municipality;
Operator LA1A Johannes Diesen says:
“On the morning of November 25, 1925 I heard one
in America UlYB shout CQ on the 40-meter.
A Finnish amateur answered and stated the strength of R2-R3.
With me he was the R5-R6 which is quite a bit stronger.
UIYB did not hear the Finn and continued shouting CQ.
Then I answered, and we achieved good QSO.
The American transmitter was
Dartmouth College , Hanover,» New Hampshire,
midway between Montreal and Boston,
length 72 gr. 17 min. west – width 43 gr. 42 min. north.
On the QSL card I later received read:
“First QSO Arctic (it’s you)»…..