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| (Courtesy 7X7X QRZ page) |
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Young members of the 7X7X DXpedition team
(Courtesy 7X7X QRZ page) |
If you worked the 7X7X
DXpedition in Algeria
at the beginning of this year, you were helping motivate young hams as well as
working a new country! According to the ARRL
Letter, the 9-person DXpedition team included four hams in their 20s, three
of whom had previously taken part in YOTA (Youngsters on the Air) activities in
Europe and Africa. The four young hams
included two each from Algeria
and Tunisia.
Four of the older hams were also from Algeria, with Tunisian team
co-leader and well-known DXer Ash Chaabane, 3V8SF/KF5EYY, rounding out the
crew.
The station operated on
the QO-100 satellite as well as 160 meters and all the HF bands, for a total of
5800 contacts in four days. "We urge all DXpeditioners to involve
youngsters in their future trips," said Chaabane, and to "do their
best to make it easy and least costly for them."
