Old "Traffic News" messages
OZ5K - Langeland
12-05-2010
Submitted by: ON5EX
Dominic/ON4AZP, Michel/ON4CAQ, Francois/ON6VP, Herman/ON7FH and Maurice/ON7KS will be active as OZ5K from Langeland island from 12-18 May 2010. Also (one day) from Lolland EU 029. They will operate on 160, 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10m on IOTA frequencies.
QSL via ON4AMM, direct or bureau.
QSL via ON4AMM, direct or bureau.
VK100WIA - WIA Centenary
02-05-2010
Submitted by: ON5EX
The Wireless Institute of Australia is the World's first and oldest National Radio Society, being founded in 1910. The WIA is a member of the International Amateur Radio Union and represents all Amateur Radio Operators in Australia to the various government bodies.
A special issue call sign VK100WIA will be used by the WIA itself in May 2010 and shared amongst the WIA's affiliated radio clubs until the end of October.
RP prefix - POBEDA
01-05-2010
Submitted by: ON5EX
A large number of Russian stations using special prefix RP (where the letter P stands for "pobeda", i.e. "victory") are expected to be QRV on 1-10 May to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II. The list (in Russian) of stations expected to participate in the Victory-65 Memorial can be found here.
GB10GKA - Portishead Radio
30-04-2010
Submitted by: ON5EX
To mark the 10th anniversary of the closure of the world's largest maritime radio station Portishead Radio / GKA, a special callsign GB1ØGKA has been granted. GB1ØGKA is being activated for a period of one month 30th April 2010 through 27 May 2010. Operation will be primarily on CW.
QSL via the RSGB bureau.
QSL via the RSGB bureau.
KH5 - Jarvis Island
26-04-2010
Submitted by: ON5EX
Radio Expeditions Inc, the organizer of the record-breaking VP6DX 2008 DXpedition to Ducie Island, is planning a DXpedition to Jarvis Island (KH5) in 2010 November. The on-air dates of approximately Nov 17-Dec 01 (depending on weather and sea conditions) were chosen to maximize propagation openings on both low bands (160-80m) and high bands (12-10m long and short path) to Europe, where demand for KH5 is extremely high.
Click here for more details.
Click here for more details.
OE10M - International Marconi Day
23-04-2010
Submitted by: ON5EX
The Amateur Radio Section of the ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) and the Documentary Archives Radio Communications/QSL Collection will operate, for only 72 hours, a special event station with the callsign OE1ØM during the weekend of April 23-25th. OE1ØM is an official "International Marconi Day" station. Contacts made on Saturday, April 24th, are valid for the IMD Award.
QSL via OE QSL Bureau or direct to OE1WHC.
QSL via OE QSL Bureau or direct to OE1WHC.
TM4FFU – Radio Maritime Day
10-04-2010
Submitted by: ON5EX
A team of French operators will operate the Radio-maritime Coast Station “Brest-Le Conquet Radio (FFU)” from Saturday, April 10 (12:00UTC) to Sunday, April 11 (12:00UTC). Using the callsign TM4FFU, the team will transmit CW only with 100 W into a dipole and vertical.
LX9FC - Luxembourg
05-04-2010
Submitted by: ON5EX
LX9FC will be on the air RAFARS - Airfields on the Air
03-04-2010
Submitted by: ON5EX
The Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society will be activating AOTA on the weekend 3/4 April 2010. All Amateur Radio Stations are eligible to receive a certificate if they work 5 AOTA stations or more. It is intended to make this an annual event on the first weekend of April. Stations will be located at present day or former RAF Airfields or other establishments.
PB88XYL - WOTA
02-04-2010
Submitted by: ON5EX
Anneke, PB7XYL, will be QRV from Heinenoord, using the special callsign PB88XYL from 3-30th April 2010. This is the first activity by the Women On The Air (WOTA) association.
QSL via PB7XYL, direct or via bureau.
QSL via PB7XYL, direct or via bureau.
