On Friday 29th March 2024 at 16:00 UTC, Zdenko 9A4FM, a radio amateur from Croatia, made contact with Dariusz SP5XTY/P, a radio amateur from Poland, who was operating from Natura 2000 Blota Rakutowskie (SPFF-1677), on the 40m amateur radio band.
Natura 2000 Blota Rakutowskie (SPFF-1677), is a protected area of 4,437.9300 hectares located in the county of Włocławek in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship in the north of Poland. It was designated in 2004 as a Special Protection Area for Birds and is part of the Natura 2000 network.
Natura 2000 aims to protect many of Europe's most vulnerable and threatened habitats and species.