Special Events News – 27 May 2018

| May 25, 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 commemorated by three special event stations from 1 to 28 July. GB0GKA will be run by Tony, G3ZRJ from near Tiverton. Larry, G4HLN will run GB0GKB from Burnham-on-Sea, whilst GB0GKC in Weston-super-Mare will be operated by Pete, G3TJE. All three are ex-GKA Radio Officers and the special call signs reference the original Portishead calls.

Many stations will be on the air to mark the FIFA World Cup 2018. They generally start on 1 June and run to 15 July, and have easily-recognised football-related call letters. Examples include DT18FWC and DT18FIFA in Korea, LX18FIFA in Luxembourg, OM18FIFA and OM2018FIFA in the Slovak Republic, AO18FWC in Spain, plus many more. These unusual call signs are sure to be popular on the air.

Category: GB2RS Special Events