RSSGB2RS Special Events

Special Events News – 2 September 2018

| August 31, 2018

This Sunday, 2 September, the Radio Club of Binche will operate as ON44WAR to commemorate the Belgian Resistance during WWII. Activity will be from 0700 to 1100UTC. CW transmissions on 7MHz from a paraset will take place on the hour for 30 minutes, followed by SSB. QSL via ON7RY, direct, bureau or eQSL. This Sunday, […]

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Special Events News – 26 August 2018

| August 24, 2018

The British Inland Waterways on the Air event takes place over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Paul, MI1AIB and Sharon, 2I0SHZ will be active with GB8BRM from Ballyronan Marina on the shores of Lough Neagh. This is WAB square H98. Activity will mostly be holiday style. QSL via MI1AIB. For more details of other stations […]

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Special Events News – 19 August 2018

| August 17, 2018

The International Lighthouse and Lightships Weekend ends this Sunday, the 19th. More than 400 lighthouse and lightship activations in 40 countries will take part in this 25th anniversary of the event. The very first Northern Lighthouse Weekend was organised in 1993 by the Ayr Amateur Radio Group, with activity from 10 lighthouses in Scotland and […]

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Special Events News – 12 August 2018

| August 10, 2018

The Deep Space Exploration Society will be operating a special event station until 13 August from the site of its 60-foot dish observatory in Colorado, USA. Calling as K0PRT and coinciding with the Perseids meteor shower, operation will be from 1400UTC to 2359UTC on 7.238, 14.253 and 50.160MHz. A special QSL is available—details at dses.science. […]

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Special Events News – 5 August 2018

| August 3, 2018

Today and Monday, Martello Tower Group continues operating GB5RC, celebrating five decades of offshore broadcasting. Operating from MV Ross Revenge, the home of Radio Caroline since 1983, activity will be on 80, 40, 20, 17 and 10m, SSB and various datamodes. Contact Keith, G6NHU, via email to g6nhu@me.com. Deep Space Exploration Society will be operating […]

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Special Events News – 29 July 2018

| July 27, 2018

Continuing the year-long Eleven Cities Marathon in Holland, PF2018HAR will be on the air throughout August from Harlingen in the Netherlands. You can email info@hamecc2018.eu to set up a sked. Wearside Electronics Amateur Radio Society and other clubs are running GB4SAS this weekend for the Sunderland Air Show. Operating from the Life Guard Station, Marine […]

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