GB2RS Special Events
Special Events News – 27 May 2018
From 25 May until 8 June, Radio Club OK1KLV will activate the special call sign OL90ITALIA to honour the memory of the adventurous and tragic polar expedition of the airship Italia that in 1928 crashed near the North Pole. Activity will be on HF on various modes. The 90th anniversary of Portishead Radio will be […]
Special Event News – 20 May 2018
As noted last week, Cray Valley Radio Society is using the unique call sign GR9RW until the 23rd to mark the Royal Wedding between HRH Prince Harry and Ms Meghan Markle. Activities will be from HF to UHF—full details are at cvrs.org. Celebrating the 50th birthday of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederiks of Denmark, the Experimental […]
Special Event News – 13 May 2018
Many stations are on the air for some or all of RNLI SOS month. Details of all registered stations are online at sosradioweek.org.uk and there are free awards available for working or even just hearing them. This weekend is Mills on the Air and many special event stations are active. As mentioned last week, the […]
Special Event News – 6 May 2018
May is RNLI SOS week month and many stations will be on the air for part or all of the month from RNLI-related locations, such as lifeboat stations, up and down the country. Details of all the registered stations taking part can be found at sosradioweek.org.uk and there are a variety of free awards available […]
Special Event News – 29 April 2018
SOS Radio Week 2018 takes place between 1 and 31 May with stations operating to celebrate the work of the RNLI. Details, including the list of participating stations, can be found at sosradioweek.org.uk. Welland Valley Amateur Radio Society will be active as GB4GW between 1 and 28 May to commemorate the end of the Great […]
Special Event News – 22 April 2018
GB4AMT will be active using CW on the HF bands from 20 April to 17 May to remember HMS Amethyst—details on QRZ.com. GB4TDY will be active from Low Bentham, North Yorkshire on “as many bands as possible” between 27 and 30 April to celebrate the third Tour de Yorkshire cycle race. Details are on QRZ.com. […]
