Thursday, August 27, 2026

October: ZA/AE5X update

I've been getting a few emails asking for more info on our upcoming trip to Albania.

Thanks to Col at DX World for the image and to Bernie at the Daily DX - and to both of them for publicizing this holiday style operation that will begin in October.

I'd like to emphasize that this is a vacation, not a DXpedition. All radio ops will be a bit on the spur-of-the-moment but I will be able to pre-announce them on my blog and the POTA website a couple hours beforehand.

 
Rig:
 
Elecraft KX2 QRP Labs QMX (7 watts), 1/4-wave vertical, 10-20m, CW.
No phone, no FT8.
 
This combination served me well in Iceland a couple years ago with fast set-ups and plentiful DX. 
 
And there are two radio-related sites I want to see and write about in Tirana. More about that later. 
 
Logs will be uploaded to POTA and LoTW. No paper QSL cards will be available. 

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4 comments:

  1. Wow, that's quite a holiday destination. It's hard to imagine for us who grew up in the cold war era how completely changed Albania is now!

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    1. Yes, it is a bit off the tourist path but that is its attraction!

      73,
      John

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  2. Oh man! Albania is on my bucket list—likely combined with a visit to N Macedonia! Operating from Radio Tirana’s site? Epic, John! I hope you share a field report. :)

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    1. We're looking into Montenegro as a possible side trip - can't wait!

      73,
      John

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