Why Ham Radio Fans Want to Spend Next Summer on an Island Full of Bird Poop

Interesting article in the non-ham media: "Baker Island, a small, uninhabited atoll about halfway between Hawaii and Australia, boasts a few claims to fame. As we wrote last year, it’s one of just two named spots in the world that fall within time zone UTC-12:00, which means it’s the last place on Earth to ring out the old year. Despite these charms, unlike most places, it had a fairly quiet

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