RFF-0176 — the “Severnyi Polyus” Drifting Ice Polar Station
- Details
UPD.26.III.2020 A week ago Thomas informed that their trip to Barneo is postponed for at least one year. Due to the global pandemic of the coronavirus, the Russian scientific drift ice camp will not take place this year.
Sorry for bad news. Hope for next, 2021 season…
On April 14–17, during their trip to the North Pole, Martina DF3TS and Thomas DC8TM will be active on air from the “Barneo” drifting ice camp as RA/DF3TS/p and RA/DC8TM/p.
Read more: RFF-0176 — the “Severnyi Polyus” Drifting Ice Polar Station
- Details
Prizes and remembrance certificates were mailed to all winners of the RFF Rating 2019 Top-10 activators and Top-44 hunters, thereby the line under the 2019 results is finally drawn.
Welcome to the year 2020. The new RFF 2020 Rating charts have already been published, anyone interested — stay tuned.
“Russian Flora and Fauna”. Results of 2019
- Details
Results of radio amateurs activity in the RFF (Russian Flora and Fauna) award program for 2019 are summarised.
Comparing to results of previous year, the results of 2019 can be represented in one picture:
GPS tracks. What, how and why
- Details
Introduction
More than six months have passed since we included GPS-tracks as necessary evidence (confirmation, proof) of the activator's stay in the activated territory.
Almost one and a half hundred logs provided with GPS-tracks were accepted from two dozen operators during this period.
The GPS-tracks were not always perfect, sometimes requiring additional effort and time to verify, and sometimes it was not at all clear even what, where and when it was.
The main complaint from potential activators was: “Why are you make things more complicated?! Make it easier and get more activators!”
I can not agree with these complaints. Although this is just a hobby, in WWFF, as in any other game, there are certain rules and conventions that must be followed if you decide to play this game.
New references in RFF Directory
- Details
- What's new
- RFF
On 18–25.VII.2019 new references RFF-0916…0965 were added to the Directories on the WWFF and our web site for SPNA in 14 Entities of Russian Federation, mainly at the request of prospective local activators:
New references in RFF Directory
- Details
- What's new
- RFF
On 20–23.V.2019 new references RFF-0754…0915 were added to the Directories on the WWFF and our web site for 14 Entities of the Russian Federation (RF Entity), having each only 2 valid RFF-reference earlier:
- Adygeya, Republic (R6Y) — 5 references;
- Altayskiy Krai (R9Y) — 24 references;
- Belgorodskaya oblast (R3Z) — 12 references;
- Ingushetiya, Republic (R6Q) — alas, no new references were added;
- Kabardino-Balkariya, Republic (R6X) — 8 references;
- Komi, Republic (R9X) — 11 references;
- Magadanskaya oblast (R0I) — 8 references;
- Mariy El, Republic (R4S) — 5 references;
- Mordovia, Republic (R4U) — alas, no new references were added;
- Nizhegorodskaya oblast (R3T) — 17 references;
- Novgorodskaya oblast (R1T) — 14 references;
- Permskiy Krai (R9F) — 11 references;
- Tyva, Republic (R0Y) — 12 references;
- Chuvashia, Republic (R4Y) — 3 references;
…as well as, in addition to the plan,, in Stavropolskiy Krai (R6H), Bryanskaya (R3Y) and Moscow (R3D) oblasts.
GreenParty 2019
- Details
- Flora and Fauna
Now is 8th edition of "GreenParty", with annual activity under the patronage of The Romanian Society of Radioamateurs (SRR).
You can read the original text of the Greenparty Rules in English on the official website of YOFF — http://wff-yo.blogspot.ru/p/blog-page_3.html
Refinement in the Rules of the RFF award program
- Details
- What's new
- RFF
From now on necessary proof, confirming that the activator was located on the corresponding SPNA in the corresponding period are GPS tracks of the activator’s arrival to the site and departure from the site in format of GPX or KML (KMZ) files recorded by activator’s navigation device (automotive or touring GPS-navigator, smartphone).
Various photos are still welcome and can be as additional proofs.
