Special Events News – 21 December 2025
The Rugby Amateur Transmitting Society will be using special callsign GB100GBR from 1 January to 4 January to celebrate the centenary of the first CW transmissions from the GBR transmitter at Rugby Radio Station.
Operators will begin transmitting from the historic site at 1200UTC on 1 January, the same time as the original station 100 years earlier in 1926. Listen for activity on the HF bands using CW, FT8 and SSB. More information about the station is available at QRZ.com
Simeon, M0VOB in Bradford, West Yorkshire is running special event callsign GB54NTA until Monday 5 January. The station is active on the HF, 2m and 70cm bands. Recently, the station was worked on the 40m band using FT8. All QSOs will be logged and confirmed via QRZ.com
Category: GB2RS Special Events
