Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Qatar: Global amateur radio fest begins

AMSAT-DL President Peter Guelzow DB2OS at the Qatar National Day Station A71QND
The Peninsular reports the Qatar Amateur Radio Society (QARS), are hosting the event  for the first time in the Middle East.

Hundreds of officials of various amateur radio societies around the world as well as secondary students and boy scouts from Qatar are attending.

Among those attending is AMSAT-DL President Peter Guelzow DB2OS who gave a presentation about the AMSAT P3E and P5 missions.

The callsign assigned for the opening event is A71QND (Qatar's National Day).

Read the story at
http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/qatar/218319-global-amateur-radio-fest-begins.html

Qatar Amateur Radio Society (QARS)
http://www.qsl.net/a71a/

(Source : Southgate Amateur Radio News)

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