[SFDXA] 1A0C – Press Release #1

[Kai Siwiak]

Hi Bill,
Nice to see them activating SMOM again!  Some cities can claim up to two
DXCC entities within their city limits;  Geneva and NYC each host their 
country call
plus a 4U1 DXCC entity.  But I think that the record is the city of Rome 
which
hosts 3 DXCC entities,  I0 (Italy), 1A (SMOM) and HV (Vatican), within the
city limits.

That looks like a nice team! The last activation was 1A0KM, which was loaded
up to LOTW.

73
Kai, KE4PT

Bill wrote:
> Thirty years have passed since 1A made its way onto the DXCC list. And
> an activation by an International team looks to celebrate the uniqueness
> of this event. So, from the 1st to the 4th July, we will listen to them
> on the air as 1A0C from Santa Maria del Priorato, home of the Sovereign
> Military Order of Malta.The callsign that will be used belongs to the
> “The Order of Malta’s Italian Relief Corps (CISOM)”, an organization
> specialized in bringing assistance and relief during emergencies. This
> underscores the dual value of this activation. On the one hand, there’s
> the fun side ham radio, giving a not so easy “new one” to as many
> stations as possible (especially from the US and Japan).
> CISOMOn the other hand, however, there’s the noble goal, as often seen
> in ham radio, where a spirit of cooperation and mutual aid are shared by
> operators all over the world. The team’s aim, in fact, is to raise funds
> – thanks to donations and contributions from QSL requests – in order to
> buy radio equipment which The Order of Malta’s Italian Relief Corps
> volunteers will be able to use in case of emergencies.
> The operators list includes: 1A0X, 1A0Z, EA2RY, EA5RM, EA7AJR, EA7KW,
> F5CWU, IN3ZNR, IT9YVO, IZ8IYX, PB2T, SP3DOI and KH6CG as a pilot for
> North America and Pacific.
> They will be active on HF+6m and the QSLs for contacts with 1A0C can be
> requested via Francesco Cozzi, 1A0Z.
>
> A website will be online soon, stay tuned!
>
> http://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/2012/06/09/1a0c-press-release-1/
>
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