Special Events News – 15 November 2026
To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the birth of Rudolf Hell, special callsign DA125RH is active until 31 December.
Hell was a German engineer who, in 1925, invented the Hellschreiber, an early forerunner to dot matrix printers and fax machines.
The transmission method named after him had a major impact on communications technology and continues to be used by amateur radio operators today.
QSL via Club Log’s OQRS, Logbook of the World and eQSL.
Special callsign DB100FT is active until the end of the year to celebrate the centenary of the Berlin Radio Tower, one of the city’s most iconic landmarks.
The 150m-high steel lattice tower occupies a prominent place in the history of radio broadcasting in Germany.
QSL via the Bureau or directly to DO2PZ.
Category: GB2RS Special Events
