The number of Amateur Radio licensees in Kosovo more than doubled December 14 when 50 university students aged 18 to 21 passed the first-ever Amateur Radio exam administered under the republic’s new licensing regime. The new license is the equivalent of the US General class ticket; procedures are not yet in place to administer higher-class license exams, but the developing licensing framework i…
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The president of the European DX Foundation, Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T, has written the ARRL DX Advisory Committee (DXAC) in support of DXCC recognition of Kosovo. Timmerman, who is also IARU Region 1 president, has been involved in getting Amateur Radio back up to speed in Kosovo and operated in September 2012 as Z6ØK. Under current DXCC rules, Kosovo does not qualify as a DXCC entity. For…
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Preparatory to a “DXcursion” to Albania, a team of operators in Kosovo will fire up Z6ØA for the first time November 1 through November 3 on SSB, 14.210, 21.310 and 28.510 MHz, operating split as needed. Special emphasis will be given to Japan and the US.
Operators will include Vjollca, Z61VB; Ali, Z61DD; Driton, Z61DX, and Fehmi, Z62FB. Some new hams will participate as well. A special QSL car…
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Well-known DXer Martti Laine, OH2BH, reports that the first Amateur Radio licensing course in the Republic of Kosovo is nearing its end; passing the license exam will pave the way for Technical University of Pristina students to join the hobby ranks. The course was supported by the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1, and it used both Croatian and UK course material. Radio equipme…
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Editor’s Note: On September 12, the Autoriteti Rregullativ i Telekomunikacionit (ART) — Kosovo’s telecommunications regulatory authority — created the necessary legal framework for the development of an Amateur Radio Service in the Republic of Kosovo by approving its Regulation for Amateur Radio Services (please see the link below for the document). Although not formally assigned a prefix by …
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