A well-known and widely respected fellow radio amateur and DXer, Baldur, DJ6SI, was arrested for "spying" (!!!) and put through an ordeal by the incompetent and ignorant Greek "authorities" in Kos island yesterday. As a radio amateur, I would like to express my sympathy to Baldur and say how sorry I am for the unfortunate event... Sorry, Baldur.
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- Hi! My name is Tasos Thomaidis. In this blog you'll find records of my ham radio experiments and adventures (mostly technical stuff).