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

[Mark Beckwith]

I got to operate a CQWW as ED9Z, I think it was, so I know all about 
where Ceuta is.  Yes it's an adventure and a half.

I'll see about including some photos of that when I give the club talk 
on Saturday July 23.

Basically they are on the north coast of Morocco.  You can see Europe 
from there but you're on a different continent, so all the QSOs are loud 
and also count for more points :-)

73 - Mark N5OT


On 2022-07-08 8:38 PM, Jeff Martin wrote:
> EA9 - Ceuta & Melilla
>
> Ham 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
>
>
>
>
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