SV1GA/A Team currently active from Mount Athos, Greece.
Team - SV1GA, OH2BH, KO8SCA, YO8WW, OH2GEK.
They will operate on HF Bands.
QSL via EB7DX, ClubLog, LOTW.
DXCC Country - Mount Athos, SV/A.
information from QRZ page:
BREAKING NEWS FROM THE MT ATHOS PENINSULA
It was exactly fifty-years (50) ago in 1975, when SV1GA/A broke the silence
and Mt. Athos was on the air from the monastic community in Greece.
While the dedicated religious community of some 2000 monks in twenty
monasteries, Month Athos is now in a glorious state
with many new constructions and renovations underway.
To honor the 50th anniversary of the 1975 activation, the original organizers: Aris, SV1GA and
Martti, OH2BH were invited to come back to Mt Athos together with Adrian, KO8SCA,
Gabi, YO8WW and Niko, OH2GEK.
The SV1GA/A team has arrived in Mt. Athos today and is busy setting up their camp, up in the mountains. They should be on the air today but it would take 2 or 3 days to be fully operational.
More information will follow.
SV1GA/A Mount Athos News 30 January 2025
While waiting for an answer from the local authorities that issued our permit, the SV1GA/A team decided to leave Mt. Athos.
Team members Adrian, KO8SCA and Gabi, YO8WW have left yesterday and Aris SV1GA, Niko OH2GEK and Marti, OH2BH are on their way home today.
We are hoping to provide further details soon.
SV1GA/A Mount Athos News 29 January 2025 from OH2BH
INTERIM NEWS FROM MONTH ATHOS
Sorry for holding up the news release but it is all for a good reason!
Time flows differently in the Holy Community as even the morning prayer starts at 4 AM. We can all learn and benefit from the Mont Athos lifestyle.
Most importantly, the SV1GA/A team is safe and in good spirits and excited to have brought on the air such a rare DX entity.
The matter of Amateur Radio in Mt Athos is in the hands of different entities within the Holy Community and all we can do at this point is serve as source of knowledge and expertise. For us the key entity is the authority that issued our invitation/permit to carry out the SV1GA operation. Our paperwork is as clear as water but outside sources have put everything on hold for further review.
We are not trying to speculate the variety of arguments or opinions but just provide information for the parties involved. The final Word is expected soon as we wait for the relevant authorities to meet and review our case.
As we also have limits for waiting, we will make the decision about our own standing very soon.
When preparing a DX activation such as Mt. Athos many thigs need to considered such as operators, equipment, location, safety, transportation, licensing and others but what always comes as a surprise is the jealousy of competitive fellow DXpeditioners.
We will follow soon with additional details.
Warmest regards from Mt Athos!
OH2BH
SV1GA/A Mount Athos News 29 January 2025
No news from Martti, OH2BH at the same time there is information from several radio amateurs that the members of the expedition are doing fine.
Below is comment from SV2GWY.
SV1GA/A Mount Athos News 28 January 2025 Part 2
I just got a message from Martti, OH2BH.
The team is fine and they are addressing the issues that have arisen.
SV1GA/A Mount Athos News 28 January 2025
Many unsubstantiated rumors and expressions of ill will are being directed at the SV1GA/A DXpedition team and Mount Athos. Here is what we know. The SV1GA/A team met yesterday (Monday, January 27) with officials. OH2BH, Martti Laine, says that the team is still working with authorities and plans to have an official release later today (Tuesday).
Information received from Bernie, W3UR.
SV1GA/A Mount Athos News 27 January 2025 Part 2
According from some sources, the SV1GA/A team has been arrested and the equipment confiscated.
Again this is unconfirmed information and we hope that the expedition members are doing well and we are waiting for news from them.
SV1GA/A Mount Athos News 27 January 2025
We have received information from various sources that SV1GA/A operation is illegal.
We are waiting for official information on this issue from the team.
Information from Nikos, SV2WT
NIKOS , SV2WT on January 27, 2025 at 2:10 pm illegal operation, the Holly Epistasia has send an email and clear things,
NEVER GIVE A PERMISSION FOR OPERATION UNDER SV1GA CALL SIGN TO OPERATE FROM MOUNT ATHOS . SO FROM 9 o’clock this morning
the operation was terminated by police authorities of MOUNT ATHOS as they said.
SV1GA/A Mount Athos News 26 January 2025
SV1GA/A Mount Athos first log uploaded to Club Log at https://clublog.org/charts/?c=SV1GA/A
SV1GA/A. Where is Mount Athos located. Map.