Hi all,
just like to inform you about the reason of the special-call’s in Switzerland.
In 2009 the Union of Swiss Short Wave Amateurs (USKA) celebrates the 80th aniversary.
From 01.01. to 31.12.2009 Swiss amateurs can change their prefix from HB9 to HE8 and novice-calls HB3 can change to HB8.
No certificate is planned for this event, all QSL’s counts the Helvetia-awards.
Helvetia-award-rules in German:
www.uska.ch/contest/d_h26dipl.pdf
Vy73 Fritz HE8CSA (DL4FDM)
In reply to HB9CSA:
Hi Fritz,
Thanks for the info. On one of my last expeditions on sota ON/ON-009 I worked a station HE8AIB. At first, there was ring a bell by me … I knew that it was Switzerland, but I was thinking about a new prefix callsign, more in the direction of a novice lisence.
This information was very welcome … Now I know something more.
QSL via the usual route BURO I think … its ok? HE8AIB —> HB9AIB ???
Thanks !
Luc ON6DSL
In reply to ON6DSL:
Hi Luc,
yes HE8AIB = HB9AIB Op. Kurt.
QSLs via USKA-bureau ok.
Congrats on all your excellent SOTA-expeditions!
GL es vy73 Fritz
In reply to HB9CSA:
I make mistake Fritz, it was HE8 I A B
HB9IAB
ERIC MARGOT
Nice link (webcam) on the summit see on QRZ.com
73
Luc ON6DSL