RSARS SPECIAL EVENTS and ACTIVITY LISTING
2004 ARCHIVE

SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS ARCHIVE

GB6ANZ - The 60th Anniversary of the Battle for ANZIO.
22nd January 2004 for 4 weeks
The station operated on all modes.
Your QSL card will be required in order to receive the special QSL from this station.
PSE QSL via RSARS QSL BUREAU.
For further information contact GØSWY - g0swy@talktalk.net
RESULTS - Total QSOs 930, actual first QSOs 895, 64 different DXCC countries.

GB6OT - The 60th Anniversary of OPERATION THURSDAY the first full invasion of Burma.
5th March 2004 for 4 weeks.
The station operated on all modes.
Your QSL card will be required beforehand in order to receive the special QSL from this station.
PSE QSL via RSARS QSL BUREAU.
For further information contact GØSWY - g0swy@talktalk.net
RESULTS - Total QSOs for this the first multi-operator station of the group = 748, actual first QSOs 720, 61 different DXCC countries.

GB6OL - The 60th Anniversary of OPERATION OVERLORD the invasion of Fortress Europe.
6th June 2004 for 4 weeks.
The station operated on all modes.
Your QSL card will be required beforehand in order to receive the special QSL from this station.
PSE QSL via RSARS QSL BUREAU.
For further information contact GØSWY - g0swy@talktalk.net

GB6LOG - The 60th Anniversary of the Liberation of Guam.
21st July 2004 for 4 weeks
The station operated on all modes.
Your QSL card will be required beforehand in order to receive the special QSL from this station.
PSE QSL via RSARS QSL BUREAU.
For further information contact GØSWY - g0swy@talktalk.net

GB6LOP - The 60th Anniversary of the Liberation of Paris.
25th August 2004 for 4 weeks
The station operated on all modes.
For further information contact GØSWY - g0swy@talktalk.net

For further information contact GØSWY - g0swy@talktalk.net
Additionally a special certificate is available on request if you work any of the 5 stations listed above. This has mainly been created at the request of several American radio amateurs, but they are available worldwide. If you would like a certificate then, if in UK send 2 x 2nd class stamps or an A5 stamped S.A.E. with 1 x 2nd class stamp, or £1.00; if outside of the United Kingdom then US$1 or AU$1 or €1 with QSL to GØSWY, 4 Bluebell Road, Bassett, Southampton, Hampshire SO16 3LQ (and NOT to the QSL Bureau). If you cannot do any of the above a cheque made payable to RSARS for £1 will suffice.
The Certificates are basically akin to this and of course tailored to each of the station callsigns:-

GB6ANZ Certificate

GB6DD - The 60th Anniversary of D-Day.
1st June 2004 to 28th June 2004
For further information contact G4OHX - samg4ohx@btopenworld.com

GB6ØOL - The 60th Anniversary of Operation OVERLORD (D-Day 6th June 1944).
Tuesday 1st June 2004 to Monday 7th June 2004 inclusive
The station operated on various bands SSB and CW at 21 Signal Regiment (AS) Colerne during sociable hours with the kind permission of the O/C Training Wing and his staff.
PSE QSL via usual Bureaux (RSGB RSARS RNARS RAFARS).
For a DIRECT QSL a stamped, addressed return envelope is essential.
All stations worked will be sent a special card though it would be appreciated if we were told at the time of the contact if a card is NOT required.
For further information contact GW4XKE - johnny-e@ic24.net

GB4OL - The 60th Anniversary of Operation OVERLORD (D-Day 6th June 1944).
Thursday 3rd June 2004 to Monday 7th June 2004 inclusive
The Station was on air from another location between 1st July 2004 and 28th July 2004.
The station operated on various bands SSB and CW at 21 Signal Regiment (AS) Colerne during sociable hours again by the kind permission O/C Training Wing and his staff.
PSE QSL via usual Bureaux (RSGB RSARS RNARS RAFARS).
For a DIRECT QSL a stamped, addressed return envelope is essential.
All stations worked will be sent a special card though it would be appreciated if we were told at the time of the contact if a card is NOT required.
For further information contact GW4XKE - johnny-e@ic24.net

GB6DD - The 60th Anniversary of D-Day.
1st June 2004 to 28th June 2004
For further information contact G4OHX - samg4ohx@btopenworld.com

GB6BOB - The Battle of the Bulge.
27th December 2004 for 28 days next following
GØSWY and G4OHX will be operating the station on all modes
PSE QSL direct to GØSWY or via Bureau.
Additionally if you work the station a special certificate is available on request. If you would like a certificate then, from within the UK send 2 x 2nd class stamps or an A5 stamped S.A.E. with 1 x 2nd class stamp, or £1.00; if outside of the United Kingdom then US$1 or AU$1 or €1 with QSL to GØSWY, 4 Bluebell Road, Bassett, Southampton, Hampshire SO16 3LQ (and NOT to the QSL Bureau). If you cannot do any of the above a cheque made payable to RSARS for £1 will suffice. For further information contact GØSWY - g0swy@talktalk.net

OTHER ACTIVITY by RSARS MEMBERS

9K2 / MØAYL - Kuwait
From 28th April 2004 for the foreseeable future
With the help of the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society (KARS) David has obtained the relevant licence and will be operating as 9K2 / MØAYL. In addition KARS have also offered him an open invitation to their Society HQ and shack.
He will be active regularly on RSARS recommended calling frequencies and joining Nets if he hears the activity. He will be using the e-mail address m0ayl@tiscali.co.uk so Members who wish to contact him or arrange a sked may use this address.
Latest bulletin was that Dave would be on 14242kHz daily at 1730Z.
PSE QSL to G4OHX. For further information please contact G4OHX via email sam4ohx@btopenworld.com

GB6OMG
12th to 19th September 2004
The PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION, with 216 SIGNAL SQN VETERANS NEWARK BRANCH, organised a week-long series of events to commemorate and celebrate the BATTLE OF ARNHEM September 1944.
The week comprised a series of Church parades, March pasts and other functions and a Special Event station - GB6OMG - for which an RSARS Affiliated number was allocated.
For further information contact the organiser Dave Rowan G4CUO/3774 on:- 01636-673133 or e-mails can be forward via GØOKD russel.bradley@ntlworld.com

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GENERAL SOCIETY MEMBERS' ACTIVITY

KA3CSR
Bob endeavours to check 21056kHz most days around 1300Z for likely RSARS CW contacts.

VA3TRM
Terry checks 21170kHz and 21056kHz every Thursday at 1300Z for possible RSARS contacts.
Terry also uses VA3SIG and VE3RCS

I2VRF
Giancarlo is active again in spite of his severe illness - he tells us "I am invalid because of a rare muscle disease (without therapy) and I pass my "long" days on the bed but I operate on CW from the bed with a long wire for the key or the paddles (SSB is too difficult for the adjustements required and my wife is a chemist, not a radio amateur). I am QRV each day on 14056-14058 KHz or 10118-10123 KHz from 8 to 10 UTC or from 13 to 15 UTC"
You can contact him by e-mail at giancarlo.vaia@tin.it

4X/G3XSN
Bert announced he would be in Israel from 6th September for at least 3 weeks. He intended (providing weight was acceptable to the air carrier) to take his Yaesu FT707 and a W3DZZ trapped dipole. His previous experience shows that 15m is the best band during the daytime and he expected to be QRV on 14056kHz and 21065kHz (both CW frequencies). He was be staying in one place so would inform members of his QTH "as and when".
For further information contact G3XSN himself - bertramdonn@msn.com

EA2/G3PNF and F/G3PNF
The former from 4th to 16th September inclusive.
The latter in the Dordogne from 18th to 22nd September inclusive.
Most activity CW 14056-14040kHz, but would have 40m antenna to use if conditions proved favourable.
For further information contact G3PNF - bowden@bowden.charitydays.co.uk

MØAWW
Bill will be in Spain from mid-November 2004 until the third week of April 2005. Look for EA5/MØAWW on 20m (probably CW).

G3RWF
Nick will be QRV from V5 and ZS from time to time during period 12th November 2004 to 9th January 2005:-

  • As V5/G3RWF - 12 Nov to 26 Nov. He is on the move throughout this period so will be very portable and can't guarantee anything! He will look/call on 14056kHz and also 18085kHz (whichever proves to be better). If conditions perk up he will also look on 21056kHz. Likely to be CW-only because antenna will be simple.
  • As ZS1/G3RWF from 27 Nov to 9 Jan - but especially during last three weeks when he will be in one place (at Knysna). Same frequencies.

He will text-message if within mobile phone range to let people know he is on the air. "I hope to make some QSOs - although this is not anything too ambitious in terms of amateur radio. Would welcome suggestions of times to be looking to VK (I have good idea about G to ZS times)."

Finally - a "coming shortly" - Nick is now licensed again as 5Z4LS and is aiming to air the call again in the Spring of 2005 (after a 34 year gap!. Further details later.

Contact Nick by emailing to: nick@henwood.demon.co.uk

ZC4LI (ex 5B4AHA and other calls)
Steve says that he always tries to be on the WARC bands on weekday afternoons, and spends most of the weekends doing contests. He much prefers CW, RTTY and a bit of PSK. He was worked from G-land on 24.906MHz on 23 Oct 04 and was in fact on 17m earlier this week on CW.
Please note he only QSL’s direct.

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