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5Z4/HB9DSP: A Holiday Style DXpedition to Kenya

It started with an on-air friendship … At the beginning of 2020, I got to know Geoffrey Chege, 5Z4BU, via the airwaves. We got on well and then exchanged many messages via WhatsApp. One day, a bit out of curiosity, I asked him if it was possible for a Swiss operator to be active from Kenya. Geoffrey inquired and a few days later I received a positive response and a PDF with the procedure to follow and the documents to provide to the Kenyan authorities. The steps seemed simple, so I decided to organize a ‘‘holiday style DXpedition’’ for the end of 2021. A first for me!

Obtaining the License

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