CQ WPX SSB Contest 2025: A Record-Breaking Weekend at SZ1A
On the last weekend of March, March 29–30, 2025, SZ1A once again participated in the CQ WPX SSB Contest, and this time we made history. With a better score than any previous year, our team […]
To propagation*…we say YES! (*of amateur radio, of course!)
As part of our volunteer outreach activities, our club was invited on Thursday, March 27, to the 1st Primary School of Agios Konstantinos in Agrinio. The topic of the presentation was volunteerism and amateur radio, […]
Installation of the 80M Band Full Size Vertical – A Donation from I7PHH
On Sunday, March 9, following an announcement to our members, a new full-size vertical antenna for the 80-meter band was installed at SZ1A, generously donated by fellow amateur radio operator Gianni (I7PHH). Many dedicated members […]
R-ally X-pert… at full RX!
Yes, because only I can. On the weekend of March 15–16 2025, our club took on the communication support for the 1st “Anavasi Agriniou”, a challenging rally-style mountain car race. After a request from the […]
CQ WPX SSB 2025: Team SZ1A is Ready for the Action!
We’re thrilled to announce that SZ1A will participate in the upcoming CQ WPX SSB Contest 2025 on March 29-30, 2025 – arguably our most favorite contest of the year! Known as the second-largest annual amateur […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]