The first weekend of 2026 was buzzing with radio activity as amateurs ventured out to activate bunkers for the BOTA Winterfest. I’m happy to report that I managed to bag the certificate in the highest “hunter” category. A “hunter,” for…

I have worked nature reserves from just under fifty different European countries. As I mentioned before, I don’t actively chase them, but when I happen to come across one while tuning the VFO knob, I naturally log it.

From time to time I pick up a WWFF reference, and over time this can lead to an award, like this one from the Czech Republic.

Constantly chasing stations that activate nature reserves and parks, day in and day out, really isn’t my thing. It is simply too time-consuming. And as the chairman of an IARU member society, I have quite a few other commitments, hi.…

The activity month of the European DX Foundation has once again come to an end. As on previous occasions, numerous special stations from various participating countries were active on the air.

From 1 to 25 December, the UKBOTA (UK Bunkers On The Air) group organized an Advent activity in which stations operating from British bunkers with specific bunker references had to be logged each day. This sparked a great deal of…

Traditionally, during the month of December, many young people take to the air with a YOTA (Youngsters On The Air) special event station. It took me some effort, but I still managed to scrape together 65 points. See this webpage…

As you may have read before, I don’t necessarily chase the many activations in nature reserves. Still, every now and then an award does end up landing in my inbox.

It’s not just the hunt for British bunkers that’s paying off. The Belgian bunkers are stepping up too and refusing to be outdone. In fact, I’ve just earned the Ruby Award for 250 bunkers worked on Belgian soil.

Barely a month after starting my bunker hunt, I’ve already hung the certificate for having worked 300 British bunkers on my wall. Wow… that escalated quickly. To be fair, the ongoing “Advent 25” event might have had something to do…