The national amateur radio society of Finland, SRAL, has presented Iceland’s IRA with an engraved KBX-380 Morse paddle to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the IRA’s foundation
A translation of the IRA post reads:
Erik Finskas OH2LAK (TF3EY) brought Jónas Bjarnason TF3JB chair ÍRA a gift from our sister organisation in Finland SRAL on the occasion of the organisations 75th anniversary. The gift was received in Skeljanes on 16 December.
The gift is engraved KBX-380 Morse paddle made by a well-known Finnish radio amateur, Tapio Hirvioski, OH1KB.
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