We don't know if we'll ever hear (again, as something did exist in the past) a shortwave broadcasting station from South Sudan. However, ham radio operators did want to celebrate, since the beginning, the journey of the 193rd Country of the world, born on last 9th July. So, a mixed team from the Intrepid-DX group and the DX-friends (including Fabrizio, IN3NZR, from our land), after obtaining a license from the governmental authorities, did embark for Juba (the capital of the new State) and began HF operations from there, during the afternoon of friday 22nd July 2011, under the callsign ST0R. Please, read here my first story on this subject for DXCoffee.com (in Italian), and follow the DXpedition on its dedicated website. Most of all, however, witness, thanks to the video below (recorded a while ago, on 14145 kHz, from my QTH), the operations. The guys there are demonstrating once more radio is a wonderful way to mark history, and they're putting out a wonderful signal to Italy (but, judging from their QSOs, to a lot of other places too). Way to go, ST0R!
 

73,
Chris