JULY 8: IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL MEMBERS
Due to the high amount of visits and emails by non-members, parts of this website will be changed to
a secure password -2 way verification access system by September 1.
All members will be personally contacted on how to access those sections in the future.
More info in our next newsletter.
JULY 27 UPDATE: MEMBERS 0001 to 0145 check your EMAIL or SPAM folder.
We have emailed you a link to confirm for new 2 way verification login for access to V2.0 website.
JULY 31 UPDATE: MEMBERS 0146 to 0650 check your EMAIL or SPAM folder.
We have emailed you a link to confirm for new 2 way verification login for access to V2.0 website.
AUGUST 3 UPDATE: MEMBERS 0651 to 0800 check your EMAIL or SPAM folder.
We have emailed you a link to confirm for new 2 way verification login for access to V2.0 website.
AUGUST 7 UPDATE: MEMBERS 0801 to 1100 check your EMAIL or SPAM folder.
We have emailed you a link to confirm for new 2 way verification login for access to V2.0 website.
AUGUST 10 UPDATE: MEMBERS 1101 to 1350 check your EMAIL or SPAM folder.
We have emailed you a link to confirm for new 2 way verification login for access to V2.0 website.
AUGUST 10 UPDATE: The webshop has now moved to our V2.0 website.
It's happening !
FOTA returns to
The Land of the Rising Sun
October 4 - 22
August 2026 - A message to all members and visitors. What has changed.
After long deliberation it has been decided that for the best interest of our members the full version of this website is now no longer visible to the public. One of the reasons being the continuous placing of orders through our webshop by non members.
This created an administrative workload that could no longer be sustained.
For 5 years we have been offering new memberships to our community.
We have now come to the point where we have to accept that we might have reached our 'saturation' point.
With an expanded team of volunteers in different countries we will now concentrate in creating new nucleus HQ's.
We are convinced that decentralised organising of POTA and DX activations will benefit our members in the future.
The availability of subsidised equipment will continue, but might have a temporary restriction to certain brands in certain countries.
The webshop and special offers page are now exclusively accessible with log-in authentication.
All members should now have received an email on how to access the new V2.0 website with 2 way verification and GDPR compliance.
Contact us on fota@cqqso.eu if you have any questions.
This 'old version' of our website will no longer be updated after September 1 - 2026.
9N4FOTA and JA1FOTA are only indicative. Official callsigns will be posted later.
DX Activator Membership : Membership funds used for DX activations / expeditions.
As of January 1 - 2025 we have many hundreds of members from 46 nationalities! And this gives us nice opportunities.
Wouldn't it be nice if we could meet in joint HAM Radio DX adventures?
You agree ? We think so too.
Therefore we have now allocated 75.000 Euro of future DX Activator membership fees to subsidise up to 50% of your travel expenses for joining us in future DX endeavours.
To allow for multiple trips we will subsidise a maximum of 1000 Euro per member and a max of 12 members to join us on a single adventure.
We will aim to have 12 nationalities on every trip.
The Irish POTA Activator Membership : Visiting POTA Ireland
In 2024 we had over 140 members visiting us in Ireland. That was way beyond our wildest expectations! Those were memorable experiences. This year we want to give you a hassle free POTA experience. This membership will give you one night FREE accommodation in a B&B close to the POTA activation. We will also provide you with the top of the range Icom, Yaesu or FlexRadio equipment and antennas. Just book a flight to Cork and we will take it from there! This approach makes it possible for many of our EU members to book a cheap single hand luggage fare for a short visit.
Welcome to our Cyprus Contest and POTA activation Station H2F
Ireland is a magic place for outdoor activations for about 8 months of the year. For winter Park On The Air gatherings, a warmer, sunnier and dryer climate might be better. As we also love IOTA activations, we thought why not have a second HQ on the beautiful island of Cyprus?
H2F will enable us to do contests from a different GRID perspective and also opens up the possibilities of CY POTA activations.
The H2F station is in its building phase at the moment. We aim for a September inauguration. In between you might see us on the bands for short antenna tests. H2F will be powered by FlexRadio AURORA.
Announcing the 2026 Part 2 of our EU / DX POTA Activation Tour.
Starting March 2026, we will go 'on the road/in the air' again, activating special POTA parks in the EU and DX. We invite up to 20 members on each trip to join us in the activation. All activities will be offered on a subsidised price. Some activations will include flights.
More info will follow in the next weeks and in the Winter CQQSO Newsletter Issue 11 January 2026.
Cyprus - Troodos Observatory Visit
Madari Nature Reserve CY-0047
4 Days - 3 Nights All inclusive.
195 Euro
Cyprus Maritime Mobile - Cyprus / Cape Gkreko CY-0039
6 Days - 5 Nights All inclusive aboard Yacht.
Pick-Up from Cyprus Airport
495 Euro
Ireland - KERRY IE-0161 POTA activations Bike Mobile
3 Days - 2 Nights All inclusive
Includes use of E-Bike / FTX-1 unit / Bluetti Handsfree Power Backpack / ATAS-25 Antenna and Tripod
195 Euro
Our Remote Antenna Park Network
This is for DX Activator members only and we will grant you access to it after we have met in person. Due to different rules and regulations in different countries this service is only available to full (HAREC) licence holders operating from a country where remote operating is allowed.
The map at the top of this page gives you an idea of what our network is! It is a community service amongst members.
In the future it will also become possible to become a 'remote operator' on our expeditions.
FOTA Membership now comes with worldwide QSL service.
After numerous requests we are proud to announce that FOTA now
has its own QSL service.
No need for another HAM club membership to receive your QSL cards.
FOTA also provides QSL management, printing and direct mail service.
Contact us for more info.
August 10 update: The webshop for members only has now moved to our secure 2 verification V2.0 website.
Tutorial on how to connect a FlexRadio Maestro with the RHR App.
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