Famous Saudi club closes

The well-known HZ1AB club station in Saudi Arabia is no more.

Originally the US Military Training Mission station and more recently the Dhahran Amateur Radio Club, HZ1AB was a well-known DX callsign for almost six decades.

But club secretary Thomas Carlsson, SM0CXU/AB5CQ, has informed GB2RS that the station has had to be shut down as a result of new station licence requirements in Saudi Arabia.

The HZ1AB callsign has now been reissued to a Saudi national

Source: GB2RS News - Courtesy of the RSGB