Special Events News – 25 June 2023

| June 23, 2023

German radio club DK0SM will be on the air as DL75BAL to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift. The club plans to be active from 28 June to 2 July, and will be looking for UK stations on HF and on EchoLink via DL0STM. More information is available on the DL75BAL QRZ.com page.

Special callsign GB1HEM will be active for 28 days from 1 July in support of Air Ambulances UK. A certificate will be available for making contact with the station on any band from 80 to 10m using SSB, PSK, DMR or FT8. More information is available via the GB1HEM QRZ.com page.

Durham and District Amateur Radio Society is participating as one of the bonus stations in the popular 13 Colonies Special Event. The special callsign GB13COL has been issued for the occasion and will be active from 1300UTC on 1 July to 0400UTC on 8 July. The primary focus of the event will be the HF bands, but the station will also be working on VHF and UHF frequencies and via satellite. QSOs using SSB, CW, FM and various digital modes are welcome. QSL instructions can be found on the GB13COL QRZ.com page. For more information about the event email Ray, G0VLF on g0vlf@yahoo.co.uk.

From 6 to 9 July, Hartlepool Amateur Radio Club will be celebrating the arrival of the Tall Ships Race to Hartlepool with the special event callsign GB0TSH. The station will be active on the HF, VHF and UHF bands and welcomes all contacts. For more details, contact Stan G7VGM on stan.g7vgm@gmail.com.

Category: GB2RS Special Events