GB2RS Special Events
Special Events News – 15 November 2020
The 2 November marked the centennial of US radio station KDKA. The station originally began operations in 1916 as an amateur radio station, call sign 8XK. After WWI, the operators reorganised the station as a commercial AM radio station. To celebrate this historic milestone, Pittsburgh area amateur radio operators will take to the airwaves with […]
Special Events News – 8 November 2020
Thurrock Acorns Amateur Radio Club will be running GB2REM on Sunday, the 8th, and Wednesday, 11 November for Remembrance Day. The club will be focusing on keeping the station active on these two days but may be heard from Saturday, the 7th, until Thursday, the 12th. More details at taarc.co.uk. Larry, G4HLN will be active […]
Special Events News – 1 November 2020
Members of the HCDX Group will be active as HD1X from a remaining tropical rainforest in Ecuador, grid reference FI09IV. Active until 3 November at 1700UTC they will use various HF bands including 30, 17 and 12m, using SSB, SSTV and FT4/FT8. Larry, G4HLN will be active as GB4CKS between 1 and 14 November. He […]
Special Events News – 25 October 2020
As a tribute to Eddie Van Halen passing on 6 October, PA5150EVH will be on air from 28 October until at least 31 January. It will be operated by Van Halen fan, Frank, PF1SCT. URE San Fernando, EA7URF, is participating in the official celebrations for the 500th anniversary of the first circumnavigation of the Earth. […]
Special Events News – 18 October 2020
Marking the design project for the next 50 years for the United Arab Emirates, members of the Emirates Amateur Radio Society will activate the special call signs A6050Y from their club station in Sharjah and A6050Y/1-9 from nine different members’ stations until the end of October.
Special Events News – 11 October 2020
Since the change of regulations applying to special event stations in the UK, many activations are now able to go ahead. UK amateurs would like to thank Ofcom for their help in making this happen. PJ4TEN will be active during October to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Bonaire becoming a Special Municipality of the Netherlands […]
