{"id":16381,"date":"2015-12-22T08:04:34","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T12:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=16381"},"modified":"2015-12-22T08:04:34","modified_gmt":"2015-12-22T12:04:34","slug":"p53z9dx-successful-ham-radio-activation-of-north-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/p53z9dx-successful-ham-radio-activation-of-north-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"P5\/3Z9DX: Successful ham radio activation of North Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NorthKoreaMap\"(Source: Southgate ARC<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Ham radio activation of North Korea<\/strong><\/p>\n

The ARRL reports the first amateur radio operation from Pyongyang, N.Korea in 13 years took place on December 20.<\/p>\n

In an unexpected turn of events, Polish DXer Dom Gryzb, 3Z9DX<\/strong>, who has been visiting North Korea this week in advance of a planned Amateur Radio operation early next year, came on the air from the most-wanted DXCC entity around 0000 on December 20. P5\/3Z9DX<\/strong> has been active on both 20 meters and 15 meters SSB only, and a few hundred stations have been fortunate enough to work him.<\/p>\n

Propagation was unfavorable due to a geomagnetic storm that seems to have affected his efforts on 20 meters. He also reported that he faced extremely high ambient noise levels in Pyongyang. He ran 100 W to a vertical antenna mounted on a metal fencepost some 7 feet above the ground among government high-rise buildings.<\/p>\n

Read the two ARRL stories:<\/p>\n

North Korea on the Air for First Time Since 2002
\nhttp:\/\/www.arrl.org\/news\/north-korea-on-the-air-for-first-time-since-2002<\/a><\/p>\n

P5\/3Z9DX Concludes Demonstration Operation from North Korea
\nhttp:\/\/www.arrl.org\/news\/p5-3z9dx-concludes-demonstration-operation-from-north-korea<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: Southgate ARC) Ham radio activation of North Korea The ARRL reports the first amateur radio operation from Pyongyang, N.Korea in 13 years took place on December 20. In an unexpected turn of events, Polish DXer Dom Gryzb, 3Z9DX, who has been visiting North Korea this week in advance of a planned Amateur Radio operation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[81,545,3,43],"tags":[389,1871,4102,474,4562],"class_list":["post-16381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-events","category-ham-radio","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-amateur-radio","tag-dprk","tag-ham-radio","tag-north-korea","tag-p53z9dx"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-4gd","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":41558,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/arcangel-san-gabriel-lra36-special-broadcasts-and-lu1zv-activation\/","url_meta":{"origin":16381,"position":0},"title":"Arc\u00e1ngel San Gabriel (LRA36) special broadcasts and LU1ZV activation","author":"Thomas","date":"January 12, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Tracy Wood, who writes: I listened to LRA36 streaming this past Friday with their special show, including callouts to other Argentine scientific stations via satphone and lots of greetings by ham radio enthusiasts, both recorded and via live call-in. ...At the conclusion the announcer\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Ham Radio"","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/LRA36-Arcangel-Antarctica-4-e1578837010394.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/LRA36-Arcangel-Antarctica-4-e1578837010394.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/LRA36-Arcangel-Antarctica-4-e1578837010394.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/LRA36-Arcangel-Antarctica-4-e1578837010394.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":24940,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/fcc-approves-mflf-ham-radio-bands\/","url_meta":{"origin":16381,"position":1},"title":"FCC Approves MF\/LF Ham Radio Bands","author":"Thomas","date":"March 31, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: CQ Newsroom & FCC) Hams in the U.S. will soon have two new bands on which to operate, experiment and contribute to the collective knowledge of \"the radio art.\" In a Report and Order issued on March 30, the FCC approved creation of secondary amateur allocations at 135.7-137.8 kHz\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Ham Radio"","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/FCC-seal-300x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":35231,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/arrl-news-broadcasters-intruding-on-exclusive-amateur-radio-frequencies\/","url_meta":{"origin":16381,"position":2},"title":"ARRL News: “Broadcasters Intruding on Exclusive Amateur Radio Frequencies”","author":"Thomas","date":"December 18, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: ARRL News via Ron) The International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 (IARU-R1) Monitoring System (IARUMS) reports that Radio Hargeisa in Somaliland has returned to 7,120 kHz after a break of several weeks, while Radio Eritrea has been reported on 7,140 and 7,180 kHz. 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