UBARoyal Belgian Amateur Radio Union

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Old "Traffic News" messages

INC - International Naval Contest
11-12-2010
Submitted by: ON5EX
The 2010 International Naval Contest takes place on 11-12 December. This year, the MF-Runde naval club will be organizing the contest. Specific contest logging software is available here.

XU7KOH - Koh Russei island / Cambodia
09-12-2010
Submitted by: ON5EX
WX permitting, Wim XU7TZG, Peter XU7ACY and Orn are planning a new trip to Koh Russei Island AS-133. They will be QRV December 9-12 on IOTA frequencies, all bands all modes. See the XU7TZG website for the latest news.

QSL manager: ON7PP.
YS1/HB9KNA - El Salvador
08-12-2010
Submitted by: ON5EX
HB9KNA will be active from El Salvador until 12 January 2011 as YS1/HB9KNA He will be active on 160-10m,

QSL via home call.
ON25NOK - Section NOK 25th anniversary
06-12-2010
Submitted by: ON5EX
UBA section NOK celebrates their 25th anniversary with the callsign ON25NOK during the month of December 2010.

QSL via ON7YX via buro.
9Q5ØON – Republic of Congo
03-12-2010
Submitted by: ON5EX
ON4HIL, ON4ATW, ON6CC, ON4IA, ON4CIT and PA3EWP will be QRV as 9Q5ØON from the Republic of Congo between December 3 – 12, 2010.

QSL via ON4BR.
EA8/ON5JV EA8/ON6AK - Tenerife
26-11-2010
Submitted by: ON5EX
Jean ON5JV and Georgette ON6AK will be active as EA8/homecall from Tijoco Bajo, Tenerife Island between November 26, 2010 and February 23, 2011. Activity will be on 10 - 40 meters SSB and CW. They plan to use an Icom IC-706MKIIG with 100 W into a vertical and dipole.

QSL via their home callsign. QSL is OK via buro or direct.

C5A - Gambia 2010
17-11-2010
Submitted by: ON5EX
Members of the OM0C Contest Crew are pleased to announce another DXpedition to The Gambia.

They will be active from November 17th till November 30th 2010 using renewed callsigns from previous DXpedition, C50C or C52C used in The Gambia 2007. The special call C5A will be reserved for CW CQWW Contest. Operations from 160m to 10m.

QSL to OM2FY via the bureau or direct.

OR4TN - Princess Elisabeth Base
10-11-2010
Submitted by: ON5EX
OR4TN operated by Karel ON5TN, will again be at the Belgian Princess Elisabeth Station on Antarctica from November 10th 2010 until February 24th 2011.
Update 13/12/2010: Karel continues to be active, mainly on 40m and 30m between 2100 and 0100 UTC. You can see Karel at OR4TN here.

QSL via ON5TN.
OE50ARMS - Austrian Military Radio Society 50th anniversary
07-11-2010
Submitted by: ON5EX
There will be a special broadcast via the Austrian Broadcasting Service transmitter at Moosbrun to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Austrian Military Radio Society, formed for Austrian forces to use amateur radio to communicate during Peace Support Missions. The special anniversary transmission via the 100 kW Austrian Broadcasting Service transmitters at Moosbrun will take place on November 7 and 14 at 1000-1030 to Europe on 6155 kHz and at 1600-1630 on 17620 kHz to Eastern North America. Amateur Radio station OE50ARMS will operate after the transmissions on 7120 for Europe, 14210 for the USA. QSLs via oe4rgc at amrs.at.

Following special event callsigns will be aired until December 31:


  • OE50AMRS OE50XAM - OE50XCL - OE50XCW - OE50XLC - OE50XMA - OE50XRM (2 points for the AMRS Award)
  • OE50AJT - OE50EHB - OE50EMC - OE50EOW - OE50FHA - OE50FQU OE50GMU - OE50HCE - OE50HFC - OE50IPC - OE50KLU - OE50LTL OE50MCU - OE50NIP - OE50OLD - OE50PAL - OE50PCD - OE50PLN OE50PPF - OE50RJJ - OE50RJS - OE50RWL - OE50SPW - OE50TKW OE50TRB - OE50VIE - OE50VRC (1 point for the AMRS Award)


XU7KOH - Koh Russei Island
06-11-2010
Submitted by: ON5EX
XU7KOH is QRV 6 to 9 November 2010, all bands, all modes. Operators: Wim XU7KOH, Jacques XU7AJV, Wimpie XU7ADV, Peter XU7ACY. Equipment: Yaesu FT-857, Kenwood TS-50, G5RV, 40m end-fed halfwave, 20m end-fed halfwave, 15 & 17m GP, 30m Inv-V dipole. QSL manager: ON7PP.

LATEST (Nov. 5)!

Door de slechte weersomstandigheden is het niet mogelijk om de overtocht te maken naar Koh Russei Island. Als de weergoden meewerken is XU7KOH on the air van 11 t.e.m. 14 november.