Old "Traffic News" messages
London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games
27-07-2012
Submitted by: ON5EX
The Radio Society of Great Britain RSGB and Ofcom have reached agreement on the optional use of special callsigns for the period of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. This facility will exist for a seven week period, using the letter “O” and will also be available to Amateur Club licences. Furthermore, calls in the series GB2012aaa will be available for Special Event Stations relating to the Olympics and licences will be issued for four “flagship” stations using the prefix 2O12a where “O” is the letter O, and a is a single letter relating to the location of the station.
Callsign: the letter O will be added to calls, or replace the regional identifier. For example (where “aaa” represents the final alpha block of the callsign):
M3aaa becomes MO3aaa
G3aaa becomes GO3aaa
GM3aaa becomes GO3aaa
2E0aaa becomes 2O0aaa (Two Oscar zero aaa)
2M0aaa becomes 2O0aaa (Two Oscar zero aaa)
GX3aaa becomes GO3aaa
G3aaa becomes GO3aaa
GM3aaa becomes GO3aaa
2E0aaa becomes 2O0aaa (Two Oscar zero aaa)
2M0aaa becomes 2O0aaa (Two Oscar zero aaa)
GX3aaa becomes GO3aaa
DU8/DF8DX - Mindanao Island
26-07-2012
Submitted by: ON5EX
Bodo, DF8DX will be active from Mindanao Island (OC-130) 26 July - 10 August 2012 as DU8/DF8DX. He will be active in the RSGB IOTA contest.
QSL via home call, LOTW.
CY9M - St. Paul Island
26-07-2012
Submitted by: ON5EX
International crew operators will be active as CY9M from St. Paul Island (NA-094), Nova Scotia, between 26 July and 1 August, 2012. They will be QRV on 160-2 metres, all modes, with special attention on 6m and 160m if propagation allows.
QSL via M0URX.
TM0BI - Fort Boyard
25-07-2012
Submitted by: ON5EX
Après 2001 et 2004 (F/ON4ZD/P), je serai à nouveau sur le Fort Boyard (IOTA EU-032 – DIFM AT026 – DFCF 17003) les 25 et 26 juillet 2012.
Cette année, en raison de restrictions, nous n'avons pas la permission de rester de nuit sur le fort. Nous serons actifs les deux jours de +/- 07h00 UTC à 16h00 UTC. Nous serons deux opérateurs, Jacky F4EGH (SSB) et Léon ON4ZD/OS0S (CW). Compte tenu du peu de temps de séjour, nous ne serons pas actifs en modes numériques.
QRG : SSB on +/- usual IOTA frequency, CW +/- 17 kHz above band beginning.
QSL via ON4ZD. All infos on QRZ.COM.
SW8LR - Thassos Island
25-07-2012
Submitted by: ON5EX
HAØNAR will be active from Thassos Island EU-174 from July 25th to August 1st 2012 as SW8LR. He will be active on all HF bands plus 6m, CW, SSB, RTTY during the RSGB IOTA Contest.
QSL via home call.
AO, AM, AN - Spain celebrates Euro2012
09-07-2012
Submitted by: ON5EX
You will see the prefixes AO, AM, AN on the bands until July 31th, because the Spanish PTT has finally authorized today all radio amateurs in Spain to use them, at the request of EA Digital Federation.
1A0C - Santa Maria del Priorato
01-07-2012
Submitted by: ON5EX
From 1 to 4 July, 1A0C will be aired from Santa Maria del Priorato, home of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. The call sign that will be used belongs to the “The Order of Malta’s Italian Relief Corps (CISOM),” an organisation specialised in bringing assistance and relief during emergencies. This underscores the dual value of this activation. On the one hand, there is the fun side amateur radio, giving a not so easy “new one” to as many stations as possible (especially from the US and Japan). On the other hand, however, there is the noble goal, as often seen in amateur radio, where a spirit of cooperation and mutual aid are shared by operators all over the world. The team’s aim, in fact, is to raise funds – thanks to donations and contributions from QSL requests – in order to buy radio equipment which The Order of Malta’s Italian Relief Corps volunteers will be able to use in case of emergencies. The operators list includes 1A0X, 1A0Z, EA2RY, EA5RM, EA7AJR, EA7KW, F5CWU, IN3ZNR, IT9YVO, IZ8IYX, PB2T, SP3DOI and KH6CG as a pilot for North America and Pacific. They will be active on HF and 6 m and the QSLs for contacts with 1A0C can be requested via Francesco Cozzi, 1A0Z.
A website will be online soon, stay tuned!
A website will be online soon, stay tuned!
SAQ QRV on Alexanderson Day
01-07-2012
Submitted by: ON5EX
A message from Lars SM6NM:We will remind you of the Grimeton Radio/SAQ transmissions on 17.2 kHz, CW, with the Alexanderson alternator on Sunday July 1, 2012, “Alexanderson Day”, at 09:00 UTC and 12:00 UTC. We will start tuning up some 30 minutes before message.
The radio station is open to visitors. There will be activity on amateur radio frequencies with the call "SK6SAQ" from 09:15 to 11:30 UTC and 12:15 to 13:00 UTC. Any of following frequencies: 14.035 kHz CW, 14.215 kHz SSB. From 07:00 UTC onwards also on 3.755 kHz SSB.
QSL-reports are kindly received:
- Email to: info [at] alexander [dot] n [dot] se
- or fax to: +46-340-674195
- or via: SM bureau
- or direct by mail to: Alexander - Grimeton Veteranradios Vaenner, Radiostationen Grimeton 72 SE-432 98 GRIMETON, SWEDEN (NB: new address)
Also read our web site.
F5KAI/P - National French Mills Day
17-06-2012
Submitted by: ON5EX
On June 17, National French Mills Day, members of the Radio Club F5KAI will activate F5KAI/P from the only horse powered mill left in the Nord-Pas-de Calais area. QRV from 06:00 UTC to 14:00 UTC, 80/40/20m, mainly SSB.
QSL via REF Buro.
ON6WL/P - De Buylaers
17-06-2012
Submitted by: ON5EX
ON6WL/p will be aired from WFF ON-065 "De Buylaers Lokeren" on June 17th, starting around 07.00 UTC until 11.00 UTC. This activation will count also for BCA Reference OV-006 "Kasteel Verloren bos" WCA Reference ON-00338. Bands will be 40 en 20 meters.
