Special Events News – 20 July 2014

Members of the Worked All Britain Awards Group will be operating GB4CGS, for Commonwealth Games Scotland, from different locations between 23 July and 3 August to celebrate the Commonwealth Games. A certificate will be awarded for working the station on 3, 6 or 9 of the 12 days that it will be active, with the certificate being endorsed as Bronze, Silver and Gold respectively. Full details are on the Worked All Britain website.

In July 1914 Sigurjon Isfeld travelled from Gimli, Manitoba to deliver 100 Canadian husky dogs to Sir Ernest Shackleton in England for his Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. To recognise the centenary of the trip, VE4XSI will be on the air from Gimli from 26 July until 4 August. Operation will be on 7.200 14.250, 21.250 and 28.350MHz as band conditions dictate. See VE4XSI on QRZ.com for more information.

Bromsgrove and District ARC will be running a World War One commemoration station, GB1WWO, on all bands from 25 July to 4 August.

Chester and District Amateur Radio Society will operate GB100GW for Great Britain 100 Great War from Leasowe Lighthouse near Morton Wirral from 25 July until 7 August. During busy periods M0MTC will also be used.

Wirral and District Amateur Radio Club will be on the air as GB100CMM for Great Britain 100 Cheshire Military Museum from Chester. Operations commence on 1 August and continue until 7 August.

Burton upon Trent Amateur Radio Club is holding a special event at the National Brewery Museum on 2 and 3 August with the callsign GB2ALE. The event is timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of one of the club’s founders, Mr FVA Smith, XSR, receiving a message from the Marconi spark transmitter at Poldhu on the eve of World War 1, announcing the mobilisation of French and Belgian troops. A re-enactment will be attempted at various times over the weekend. Main operations will be on all HF bands and there will be talk-in available on 2m. Full details are at www.burtonarc.org.

Category: GB2RS Special Events