While WAP is getting ready for the 23rd edition of the Antarctic Activity Week (16-22 February 2025), special callsign EM3ØVER (WAP-357) has been issued to celebrate the 3Øth Anniversary of the Ukrainian Scientific Antarctic Station Akademik Vernadsky (WAP UKR-Ø1) in Antarctica.
The Anniversary will falls in the middle of the AAW (Check: https://www.waponline.it/antarctic-activity-week/aaw-2026/ ) so, one more good reason to work it!
EM3ØVER will be active from february 1st through march 1st 2026 together with the other calls belonging to the Ukrainaian Antarctic Veterans such as:
EM3ØKY (op.UT1KY) WAP-359
EM3ØKCC (op.UR5KCC) WAP-360
EM3ØLV (op.UR8LV) WAP-361
EN3ØUA (op.UT7UA) WAP-362
For this special Anniversary, a FREE Electronic Antarctic Award “3Ø years of the Ukrainian Antarctic station “Akademik Vernadsky” will be issued.
Rules to get the Award are very simple:
EM3ØVER SES at the National Antarctic Research Center Station; only 1 QSO is OK to get the electronic award, or by working the Ukrainian Antarctic operators, 2 different SES. 2 QSOs are Ok for the Award.
Application with an extract of contact details, have to be sent to the Award Manager: em30ver@ukr.net
TNX Pavlo UT1KY