Special Events News – 11 June 2023

Autistic Pride Day is held on the 18 June each year. In support of the occasion, special callsign PD2023APD will be active from the 16 to the 18 June on the 10, 20 and 40m bands. See QRZ.com for more information.

Special event callsign DB23SOWG will be active until the 25 June. The suffix stands for ‘Special Olympics World Games’, the world’s largest sporting event for athletes with intellectual disabilities. This year the event is being held in Berlin. QSL via the bureau, or direct to DL2VFR.

The Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society will be using the callsign GB0BAL at HQ RAF Cosford from the 17 June to the 14 July. The ‘BAL’ suffix stands for Berlin Airlift. This was a huge humanitarian operation that took place between June 1948 and September 1949. Access to the city of Berlin was blocked in June 1948. The Western Allies responded with the Berlin Airlift, an operation to supply the city with necessary resources by air.

The Humber Fortress DX Amateur Radio Club is supporting International Men’s Health Week 2023 by using special callsign GB0MMH from the 16 to the 18 June. The group will be operating from its clubhouse at Haven Mill, Patrington Haven, 15 miles east of Hull in Yorkshire. Activity will be across various modes and HF bands. For more information, please visit hfdxarc.com

Category: GB2RS Special Events