[OKDXA] EA9 - Ceuta & Melilla - Where are they?

[John Geiger]

Spain does have a couple of islands in the Mediterranean sea just off the coast of Africa by those EA9 cities, but I believe they are all uninhibited.   Might count as separate IOTAs Did you get the EA9 on 6?73 John AF5CC Sent via the Samsung Galaxy A10e, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: Jeff Martin <jeffk5we at gmail.com> Date: 7/8/22  8:38 PM  (GMT-06:00) To: Oklahoma DX Association <okdxa at mailman.qth.net> Subject: [OKDXA] EA9 - Ceuta & Melilla - Where are they? EA9 - Ceuta & MelillaHam Radio - The Great Geography teacher   I was chasing an EA9 today on 6 meters. I always assumed Ceuta & Melilla were islands, probably in the Mediterranean Sea, somewhere near Spain. I was curious, so I looked them up. Would you believe they are both autonomous cities on the coast of Morocco in North Africa? Melilla has been under Spanish rule since 1497. Ceuta was a Portuguese territory from 1415 and given to Spain under the Treaty of Lisbon in 1668. So, both have been a part of Spain for hundreds of years. Isn't it amazing the things you learn because of Ham Radio?73,Jeff - K5WE______________________________________________________________OKDXA mailing listHome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/okdxaHelp: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:OKDXA at mailman.qth.netThis list hosted by: http://www.qsl.netPlease help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html