December 7, 2010 – HAMRADIO

Body of Veteran Balloonist Richard Abruzzo, KC5VWK, Found off Italian Coast

Ham Radio NewsBy CQDX.ru December 7, 2010

The bodies of famed hot-air balloonist Richard Abruzzo, KC5VWK, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and a companion were discovered on Monday, December 6 deep underwater off the coast of Vieste, Italy. Abruzzo, 47, and Carol Rymer-Davis, 65, of Denver, Colorado, had been missing since September 29 when they lost contact with officials during a balloon race,…

DXCC changes

Ham Radio NewsBy CQDX.ru December 7, 2010

Do you remember the entity grouping FS and FJ islands ? In those days, they were both communes of the department of Guadeloupe, and obviously did not meet the criteria to be counted as 2 separate islands. Do you remember that on 14 December 2007, FJ was added to the list of DXCC entities, following…