Saudi Arabia's HZ1AB is history

The HZ1AB club station in Saudi Arabia is now history.

Originally the United States Military Training Mission
station and more recently known as the Dhahran Amateur Radio Club, HZ1AB was a well-known DX call sign for almost six decades.

Club Secretary Thomas Carlsson, SM0CXU/AB5CQ, said this week that new station license requirements in Saudi Arabia made it necessary to shut down the station, and the call sign has been reissued to a Saudi national.

QSL manager Leo Fry, K8PYD, has the HZ1AB logs to handle any late QSL requests.

Earlier this year, Saudi Arabia licensed 18 new Amateur Radio operators.

Details about licensing there are available on the Saudi Arabia Communications and Information Technology Commission Web site, The Daily DX and Thomas Carlsson, SM0CXU/AB0CQ

Source: ARRL Letter - courtesy of The American Radio Relay League

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