SZ1A News and Updates

About Noise – plainly simple and easy to understand

About Noise An attempt to describe, for fellow radio amateurs, the nature, types and characteristics of noise in a simple and understandable way, avoiding the use of mathematical relationships and formulas Noise in telecommunication systems […]

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New Board of Directors of R.A.A.W.G – SZ1A

Elections for the appointment of a new Board of Directors were held by the Radio Amateur Association of Western Greece (R.A.A.W.G) on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. The new composition of the five-member Board of Directors, […]

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Cutting of the Vasilopita 2025! Happy New Year!

Radio Amateur Association of Western Greece – SZ1A New Year’s Event! Happy New Year 2025!

Yesterday, Sunday, February 2, 2025, was a day of celebration for the members of the Radio Amateur Association of Western Greece – SZ1A, their families and friends, as the tradition of the cutting of the […]

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How I Joined Team SZ1A After SI9AM: A New Chapter in my Ham Radio Journey

How I Joined Team SZ1A After SI9AM: A New Chapter in my Ham Radio Journey

CQ CONTEST CQ CONTEST… It all began a long time ago for me, when I was just 14 years old. It was Field Day in a small village in Belgium, out in the meadow among […]

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CQ WPX CONTESTS 2024 at SZ1A - An International Affair!

CQ WPX Contests 2024 at SZ1A – An International Affair! (video & photo story)

The Radio Amateur Association of Western Greece consistently aims to participate in the largest and most popular amateur radio contests of the year which are the two most popular CQ World Wide DX Contests, SSB […]

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J48PLH: Activation of lighthouse Plaka on Lemnos Island

August 2023. A family visit to the Plaka Lighthouse at the northeast end of Lemnos takes place. From there you can see to the north, the huge mountain of Saos (Moon) on Samothraki Island and […]

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New Record Set for Greece - CQ WW CW 2023

CQ World-Wide Contest: New Greece Record!

Team SZ1A made history in the CQ World-Wide DX CW contest on November 25-26, 2023, setting a new record for Greece (SV). With an outstanding score of 6,386,142 points, the team secured first place in […]

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ZS6EZ visits SZ1A for the CQ World Wide DX Contest

Copyright © 2024 Chris R. Burger ZS6EZ – All rights reserved. A more comprehensive version of this story appeared in the March edition of Practical Wireless.    Planning During 2023, I started wondering whether it […]

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SV1CIB - CQ WPX RTTY 2024 - SZ1A

2024 CQ WPX RTTY Contest

The CQ WPX RTTY Contest is a premier amateur radio competition that challenges operators worldwide to demonstrate their proficiency in Radio-Teletype (RTTY) communication. Organized by CQ Magazine, this contest focuses on contacting as many unique […]

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SZ1A in CQ WW 160M CW 2024

CQ World Wide 160-Meter CW Contest 2024 (video)

The CQ World Wide 160-Meter Contest is the largest annual amateur radio event which exclusively focuses on the 160-meter band. Participants aim to contact as many other stations as possible across different countries and zones, […]

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