In July, 2014 I travelled to Europe with my wife Marija for an 8 week holiday.  During that time we stayed without very good friends Marnix (OP7M), his wife Martine, and son Goan.  We also spent a lot of time with Eddy (ON6ZV) and his wife Carine, who are friends with Marnix and Martine.

One of the events that was organised was a 'Meet and Greet' at the local radio club.  This was a fantastic evening.  I met a number of hams that I ahd spoken with over the years.  And now I got to share a beer with them in person.  Marnix and Eddy did their very best to get me drunk that night on Belgium beer.

The following article appeared in the local newspaper

Belgium amateurs I met whilst on my holiday

Albert ON2WAC

Operating as ON4IPA

Thankyou to Eddy ON6ZV and Marnix OP7M I was able to operate from SOTA summits/parks in Belgium and Germany, using the call sign of ON4IPA.