In order to make participation in the Europe Day of School Stations easier and more attractive for domestic and foreign stations, the rules for participation were revised and increased advertising was made to domestic and foreign amateur radio associations and interest groups. The aim was to increase participation and attract more school stations from neighbouring European countries. After receiving the logs, an initial overview showed that the work was worthwhile. The figures for the previous year are shown in brackets.
Logs 55 (43)
Class A 24 (22)
Class B 16 (7)
Class C 15 (14)
School stations 27 (24)
from countries 5 (2)
from universities 6 (3)
from list of school stations 22
Cross-border QSOs 258
In addition, there were at least 3 more school stations in the logs, but they had not sent in their logs by the deadline (19 May). Here are some echoes from the senders:
‘It was great fun for the kids and us. We were able to overcome our initial fear of the microphone and at the end we even had to draw lots to see who could take the microphone again.’ Georg DL3NCR, Technikforum Backnang
‘It was once again a great pleasure for us to take part in Europe Day, even though we unfortunately only had a small time slot available. The highlight was our contact with DP0GVN. Many thanks for the entire organisation of Europe Day. We are looking forward to the 05.05.2026.’ Frank DL5AAR, Carl-Friedrich-Gauss School Friedland
‘The 20 m and 40 m shortwave bands were practically unusable for us due to a carpet of noise from S9. The radio weather was generally poor (SFI 159, K=4, A=25), but the mood in the team was excellent. .... Despite the limited band conditions, the Europe Day was a complete success and a valuable contribution to technical education and the recruitment of young talent.’ Silvio DM9KS, Altlandsberg school campus
‘The conditions were difficult, which didn't make it easy for the pupils. Apart from that, the Ham Spirit was conveyed well and they were highly focussed.’ Uwe DD7GU, Realschule Plus Saarburg
‘Thank you for the invite to the European Schools Radio Day. We had a brilliant time as it was a beautiful day here so we climbed a small mountain and ran a portable station with some pupils and families.’ Chris MM0WIC, Wick High School. https://x.com/GM0WHS/status/1919110839224684656
The connections via QO100 to DP0GVN in the Antarctic were again a highlight for many (Tnx Alex DL2ALY!). The WDR even reported on the Hattingen comprehensive school in a short radio programme: https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/amateurfunktag-an-hattinger-schule-100.html. Unfortunately, no log was received from there. LZ1KAK made another contribution on YouTube https://youtu.be/dfZxGYnfwww.
It’s definitely worth reading the participation rules to save the students from disappointment: Some logs showed QSOs outside the activity time, HF connections were handled in FT8 or the locators of the QSO partners were simply forgotten to be noted, and thus no distances were calculated. - Too bad about the points. Here, the instructors also have a duty to inform themselves and the students in advance and to ensure that the logs are kept correctly and the rules are observed.
Thanks to ARCOMM and OM Horst, DM2FDO for adapting and providing the HamEUTAG software, which made logging and evaluation easier, even if additional information such as the name of the school and RIA number had to be noted on a separate piece of paper. The next call for entries will take this into account so that logging runs even more smoothly and participation is exciting but not too complicated.
Here are the results:
Additional ratings (as a European star sticker on the participation certificate) by class:
For the longest single distance (also outside Europe)
A: DN2DC, Heisenberg-Gymnasium Riesa, 6273 km (RP80GR)
B: DL0ALT/T Schulcampus Altlandsberg, 488 km (DL1ESZ)
C: DL0RL/T Kranich Gymnasium Salzgitter, 13738 km (DP0GVN)
For the most cross-border QSOs
A: DK0PT, OTH Regensburg, 19
B: DN1WDG, Wilhelm-Diess-Gymnasium Pocking, 4
C: DL0IKT, BSZET Dresden, 22
For the lowest average age in the team
A: DN5TC, Ev. Schraden-Gesamtschule Großthiemig, 11.0
B: DN1WDG, Wilhelm-Diess-Gymnasium Pocking, 10.6
C: DN1WDG, Wilhelm-Diess-Gymnasium Pocking, 9.0
For most of the Council of Europe member countries reached
A: DK0PT, OTH Regensburg, 10
B: DL0ALT/T Schulcampus Altlandsberg, 3
C: DL0IKT, BSZET Dresden, 11
For the most school stations reached
A: DL1HRM, OM Michael, 3
B: DL9AYS, Ev. Schulgemeinschaft Erzgebirge, Annaberg, 2
DO1WFW, OM Wieland, 2
C: DL0IKT, BSZET Dresden, 9
No sticker was awarded for most of the RIA numbers collected, as there were too few logs. When designing the certificate of participation, no photos were included this time so that there was still enough space for the stickers.
73 de Werner Dreckmann DH4KAV