SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS
GB65BTF and GB2ADU
1st to 7th June 2009
From the Training Wing of 21 Signal Regiment (AS) Colerne, near Bath, Wiltshire by kind permission of the Commanding Officer Lt-Col Graham N. Addley and Unit members to commemorate the 65th Anniversary of OPERATION "MARKET GARDEN" - when Allied Airborne and ground forces over a period in September 1944 landed at Arnhem and Nijmegen area. Now known as the "Bridge Too Far" with GB65BTF and also with "Air Dispatch Units" GB2ADU of the RAF and RASC will be activated.
By 25th June ALL OUTGOING QSL CARDS in respect of this activity (almost 600 of them) had been hand-written by GW4XKE and sent either via RSARS QSL BUREAU or via RSGB. Arrangements are being made for further possible activity by these stations in July and September 2009 from other locations.)
E-mail Dennis GW4XKE for further information at: johnny-e@ic24.net
Once again Mike M1CCF will be out with Special Event calls each with an RSARS Affiliated number, as under:-
Contacts are most likely early in the day or late afternoon, early evening as these are all to be operated from Show sites and we are likely to be busy during the daytime periods. GB4WP - War and Peace show at Beltring, Kent F274 22 - 26th July
GB4MO - Military Odyssey, Detling, Kent F277 28 - 31 August
E-mail Mike for further information at: M1CCF@talktalk.net
OTHER SPECIFIC ACTIVITY by RSARS MEMBERS
I am honoured to have the N2DAN key for the next year which means you can work me on CW for an extra point for which I shall be using the RSARS Affiliated Number F283. The year starts 1st July.
I shall be QRV on the usual bands from G.
73 and HOPE TO WORK YOU - Nick G3RWF
Email Nick at: nick@henwood.demon.co.uk
5B/G3RWF
8th to 22nd September 2009
Nick is booked to go to Cyprus again.
Email Nick at: nick@henwood.demon.co.uk
SOME SOCIETY MEMBERS' REGULAR ACTIVITY
VA3TRM
Terry usually checks 21170kHz and 21056kHz every Thursday at 1300Z for possible RSARS contacts but recently (November 2007) has said he will also be on 14210kHz or 14142kHz [plus/minus QRM] on Thursdays from about 1330Z for an hour. Good hunting and don't forget his website is at http://va3trm.ve3kbr.com/
Terry also uses VA3SIG and VE3RCS
Email Terry at: va3trm@cogeco.ca
SOME SOCIETY CALL SIGN ACTIVITY
G4CCF/F054
In the interests of the Society Awards scheme this call sign is now held by Sam, G4OHX on behalf of the Society and will be activated by him.
This call sign is now held by Ian, G8OFZ on behalf of the Society and is activated as from today to the benefit of the Awards scheme.
G3SIG
This peripatetic call sign in its several manifestations (G, GD, GI, GJ/GU GM & GW) has its own G3SIG AWARD special page which details the Rules, the historical data of the Awards earned by members and the future movements of the call.
G3CIO/F043
In the interests of the Society Awards scheme this call sign is now held by Bryan, MØOIC on behalf of the Society who plans to activate the call regularly on SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK and VHF until current active members have been worked then maybe once per month or as needed. Regular announcements will be made as to intended activity and results.