Special Events News – 11 September 2022

| September 9, 2022

Paisley Amateur Radio Club will be operating the special event station GB0DOD from the Methodist Central Hall, 2 Gauze St, Paisley, PA1 1EP on Saturday the 17 September. It is part of Paisley Doors Open Day when historic buildings throughout the town will be open to the public. Club members will be demonstrating voice, digital and morse modes on HF, VHF and UHF.

Chris, PA2CHR and Lins, PA3CMC will be active from 4U1ITU, the International Amateur Radio Club’s station at the ITU HQ in Geneva from the 13 to the 16 September. They will be operating from 1800 to 0600UTC with JT65B as their preferred mode on 144MHz, and probably Q65-60B on 432MHz. QSL via Logbook of The World, Club Log’s OQRS, or direct to IARC, P.O. Box 6, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.

Remaining in Switzerland this week we go back in time to 1847, when Switzerland’s first train connection from Zurich to Baden in south Germany began its service. To celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Swiss Railways, a special call HB175RAIL will be active from the 1 September to 31 October. QSL via Logbook of The World. Certificates will be available, search for HB175RAIL on QRZ.com for more information.

Category: GB2RS Special Events