Radio Club "Nikola Tesla"
Where it all began.
In 1979, at age 14, Venci walked into the club in Gevgelija for the first time. The context of the time: only 2 TV channels, scarce phone lines, no FM radio in town. Those were the "golden years" of amateur radio in Yugoslavia — every town had its own club.
The road to a first station
Technical fundamentals → Morse code (a 6-month course) → radio traffic regulations → an exam before the republic commission. Contacts with 100+ countries in a short span. The first ZX Spectrum computer in Gevgelija was brought into the club — and with it, the town's first free computer course.
The meteor shower era begins
QSOs made through meteor showers, usually from the radio shack in the club and a 120m ASL hill 7km from town. The early days of meteor shower activity ran on a VHF radio station, a Uher 4-channel professional recorder, a 1,000 WPM automatic CW key, a 400W amplifier, and a 44-element YU0B antenna.
The contest in Ohrid
An antenna system strung between two 65-meter towers, set up in 3 days for a 48-hour contest — result: first place in the world.
Z3A — a decade at the top
The Z3A meteor-scatter team: 3× #1 in the world at 50 MHz over the last 10 years.
