Since May 27th, George,
SV2/SV1RP/A, has again been active from Mt Athos, particularly during the CQ WPX CW
contest. In June 2015, George signed
SV2/SV1RP/T while training some
monks on ham radio operating practices, noticeably
SV2RSG.
June 14, 2015 – The following news is being circulated around the DX world by Sotiris, SV1BDO. This info is an update to
Saturday’s news that
SV2/SV1RP/T was apparently operating from Mt Athos.
“Hi to all. I just spoke with George, SV1RP by cellphone.
George is really inside Mount Athos and claims that he operates 100%
legally according to Greek laws. He has in his hands all relative
documentation that he is going to officially translate and send to ARRL
DXCC desk for validation as soon as he returns home. He signs /T
(training), as he trains some monks to Amateur Radio. Operation hours
are not fixed as he follows the Orthodox time schedule of the hosting
monastery. He will operate mainly in CW. QSL route will be announced
later.”
Earlier today, Monk Apollo, SV2ASP/A, the only resident ham operator at Mt Athos, was
also active.
