08 Saturday Sep 2018
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Solovetsky Monastery Kremlin on sunset
Dima UA1OLM is QRV as RK1OWA/p from RFF-0175 Solovetskiy museum-zapovednik on Solovetsky Islands (IOTA EU-066) in spare time on his business trip until the end of September. Paper QSL via RZ1OA.
Most likely, he is announcing on air the only IOTA activity, but we will upload his logs to WWFF Logsearch after completing of the trip.
If you meet, spot him as WWFF for our community.
73! RFF Team
08 Saturday Sep 2018
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RFF-0015, hard-to-reach rare Bolshoy Arkticheskiy zapovednik is coming soon!
“Apostol Andrey” Yacht in the Arkhangelsk port water area.
As you know, a high-latitude sea expedition to the islands in the Kara Sea was started from Arkhangelsk (White Sea, R1O) in late August. On the “Apostol Andrey” yacht — an experienced captain, on board — a serious team of radio amateurs. Expedition plans, among other things, include working in the air as RI0B from several groups of Arctic islands: IOTA AS-054, AS-121, AS-104, AS-068, AS-087, AS-005.
All of these islands are part of the Bolshoy Arkticheskiy zapovednik (Great Arctic Nature Reserve) RFF-0015. This Nature Reserve was on air at the last time in 2010. Will it sound on the radio amateur air somewhen else in future — it is unknown.
Now the expedition is very close (4-5 days) to start RI0B activity from the most distant island.
RI0B operators will announce RFF-0015 reference number on air, it will be indicated on the QSL-card too. And we will upload the log of the expedition to WWFF LogSearch after the completion of the expedition and the safe return of all participants home.
We wish to all of you to conduct successful QSOs with new islands and a rare Nature Reserve! Besides that, this is also a good chance to catch up a still rare entity and Federal District for “Sanctuary Russia” Award and rare district for RDA.
73 & 44! RFF Team
More info:
http://legendsarctic.com/ekspediciya_ri0b_ostrova_v_karskom_more
(the photo is taken from the expedition web site)
21 Thursday Jun 2018
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Please be informed that the FF-activity of R25RFF call sign, scheduled for June 23 – July 5 — has nothing to do with RFF by WWFF. The announced “new one” RFF-200 and RFF-211 references are not valid for WWFF and RFF by WWFF, and references RFF-099 and RFF-067, even though they correspond to WWFF Directory, highly likely will not be credited for WWFF also.
The above-mentioned activity of R25RFF is held in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Russian Robinson Club (RRC), who was the initiator of the Flora and Fauna movement in amateur radio, but abandoned their award program, at least about 5 years ago. QSO with R25RFF are valid only for anniversary RRC awards. For more information, contact the RRC directly.
The activity of RZ9SFF in the same period from the RFF-446 reference is announced under the WFF (not WWFF) program, therefore, highly likely it will not be credited for WWFF as well.
73! RN3ANT, national RFF coordinator.
28 Monday May 2018
On the eve of “IARU Region 1 HF Field Day” we have published “Russian Flora and Fauna” award program.
Read, comment, evaluate and take aim, please.
Awards of the WWFF series can be applied, we hope, in the coming weeks, awards of “Sanctuary Russia» series… when you can accomplish it 😉
Images of the award samples will be published after June.
Sorry, human translation to English will be published in July, up to that time use Google Translate, please.
73 & 44! Vit, RN3ANT
20 Monday Feb 2017
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In my first one and a half week as EU Coordinator, I have seen some confusion about adding new areas to the WWFF program. We can´t run a global Flora Fauna Program without rules. From my point of view, we have a few simple rules in World Wide Flora Fauna. Most of them from the very beginning. See: GLOBAL RULES. In this Article I will try to sort out a few issues and questions.
Most of the areas qualifying for WWFF can be found at https://www.protectedplanet.net/
Not all areas in Protected Planet can be used, it has to be in one of the following Categories :
IUCN (Catagoty Ia to VI)
Natura2000
Natural World Heritage Sites
Biosphere Reserves
Ramsar
Marine Protected Areas
Each National Program can adopt up to 200 new references per calendar year.
The National Coordinator in each Contry have the mandate to decide which areas.
Activators have to apply proposals for new refs to their National Coordinator. Continue reading
06 Monday Feb 2017
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WWFF reached another milestone in its history : today VK3IL, David, registered as 2.000th member of the WWFF community ! Welcome aboard David and thanks to all 2.000 for participating in the fun of WWFF.
01 Wednesday Feb 2017
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The new WWFF Directory (updated 01/02/2017) with new references add is available at DIRECTORY PDF page