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The Holyland convoyThere's no stopping ham radio ops! To activate rare Holyland squares, Alex 4Z5KJ organised a convoy. Five mobile ham radio stations hit the road on June 3rd: 4Z5KJ, 4X6ZK, 4Z5NB, 4Z7GDF and 4Z5PM. The goal was to traverse the West Bank activating along the way 26 squares in the Bethlehem (BL), Ramallah (RA) and Jordan River (YN) administrative districts. The route was planned through Jerusalem to the northern Dead Sea Valley and along the Jordan river valley. The last Holyland Program operation from this area happened long ago, before the second Palestinian Intifada (uprising). Since then many Israelis haven't taken to travelling in these districts. There have been terrorist attacks against lone Israeli vehicles that drove this way, with not a few people being murdered on this road. That's why it was decided to enter this area with a special convoy of a few vehicles, equipped with small arms, VHF communication and other security devices. The main HF operator for this trip was Mony 4X6ZK who handled 7 hours of pileups making more than 700 SSB QSOs while mobile. This well-known ham, both inside and outside Israel, got his Holyland Award a long time ago , but decided to join this trip and renew this fantastic feeling - to introduce the magic land on the air.
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