Today when I arrived at home, there it was: the letter with the confirmation of my F-license. I immediately logon the site of Agentschap Telecom (the Dutch Authority who hands out the licenses) and requested my new callsign: PA1JIM !
From now on this website will be also available under the domain: http://www.pa8e.nl
Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve got him! I’ve passed for my F-license exam!! Still need to wait for the official answers. Thirteen wrong answers when I was allowed to make 15 wrong. So I think I’m in the save zone. Whow, very big big big relief!
Now I have to choose my callsign. I think it’s gonna be PA1JIM.
The Amateur Radio balloon SNOX IV which was attempting a transatlantic crossing splashed down in the ocean at 3:00 EDT (1900 UT) a few hundred miles from Ireland.
More details will be available on http://spiritofknoxville.com in the coming days.
3360 miles (5400km) travelled, 40 Hours in the air, Landed just 350 miles from Ireland.
Thank you all,
Spirit of Knoxville Crew
Source: SouthGateARC
