Special Event News – 1 April 2018

| March 29, 2018

This Sunday, 1 April, marks the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Air force. Members of the RAFARS will be active today from RAF Cosford as GB100RAF to mark this historic occasion. The call will be used at many events during 2018, so there will be lots of chance to work them. For more information look at RAFARS.org.

Many other special event stations are on the air this Sunday, and in some cases all week or all month, to mark the centenary of the RAF’s founding. One example is GB0RAF, which will be on the air from RAFARS HQ at Barnard Castle, Wolverhampton. GB0WY is a RAFARS special event station, on the air this Sunday and next Sunday from Royal Air Force Wyton, Huntingdon.

Starting on the 2nd and running throughout April, ‘special special’ call sign GB106TBC will be on the air to mark the 106th anniversary of the launch of the Titanic. Operating from Grey Point Fort, the QSL manager is MI0MOD.

II4MAR will be on the air throughout April to commemorate the Italian scientist Guglielmo Marconi, whose work was so crucial to the hobby we enjoy today. Further details and award regulations are at arifidenza.it.

Category: GB2RS Special Events