Old "Traffic News" messages
GB100FAA– Fleet Air Arm
07-05-2009
Submitted by: ON5EX
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(May 7, 2009 - js) On 7th May 1909, the Admiralty began a process that was to lead to the formation of the Fleet Air Arm. As this year is the Centenary Year of Naval Aviation, there are a number of events and publications throughout the year to celebrate and commemorate this event. The Royal Naval Amateur Radio Society is to operate a special event station during May 2009. The station will have the callsign GB100FAA and will be operated by members of the Society, initially from HMS Collingwood at Fareham (1st to 15th May) and latterly at the Royal Naval Air Station at Yeovilton in Somerset (19th to 21st May). |
ON5VL/P – Château de Harzé
28-04-2009
Submitted by: ON5EX
La section UBA – LGE de Liège se remet à activer des châteaux dans le cadre du BELGIAN CASTLE AWARD. Ce dimanche 3 mai 2009 de 06.00 UTC à 10h00 UTC, les membres de la section LGE activeront Le château de Harzé (Commune d'Aywaille). L'activation se fera d'abord sur 80m puis 40m SSB selon la propagation du moment. MM0RAI/P - Rockall Island
28-04-2009
Submitted by: ON5EX
(April 29, 2009 - js) Landing on Rockall is impossible. The skipper of the Elinca did not allow a landing on Rockall. The waves are too high, even launching a Zodiac is impossible. "The weather is worsening by the hour and the weather forecast for the coming days does not give any hope", Theo ON4ATW said this morning.
News from the Rockall Team: "The arrival at Rockall is now foreseen Wednesday morning (April 29). The weather forecast is that on Friday a storm is expected to pass the Rockall area. As they have to clear the island before that, it is most likely the team will be on the air with 2 stations for about 24 hours instead of the planned 48 hours. Karel, ON5TN urgently asked again: "Work us only once in order to give everybody a fair chance"."
MM0RAI in the media: BBC News.
TM0M – Île de Molène
23-04-2009
Submitted by: ON5EX
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(April 23, 2009 - js) Du 23 au 30 mai, des membres du Charente DX Group (CDXG) activeront l'île de Molène. Activités en CW, SSB, RTTY et PSK de 10 à 80 mètres. Un minimum de quatre stations seront actives 24h/24h. QSL via F6ANA, directe ou bureau. |
YS1G – El Salvador
23-04-2009
Submitted by: ON5EX
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(April 23, 2009 - js) Three UK operators are planning to operate from El Salvador as YS1G from 17 May to early on 23 May 2009. They will be focusing on CW, mainly on 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m but also on the higher bands as sunspots permit. Possible operations on SSB.
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International Marconi Day
20-04-2009
Submitted by: ON5EX
(April 20, 2009 - js) This year sees the 22nd International Marconi Day (IMD), which marks the anniversary of Guglielmo Marconi's birth, 25 April 1874. This is a 24-hour amateur radio event (taking place on April 25) that is not a contest but an opportunity for radio amateurs around the world to make point-to-point contact with historic Marconi sites and to gain an award for achieving the requisite number of Marconi stations worked. See their website to know all participating IMD stations. 5C - Mogador Island
18-04-2009
Submitted by: ON5EX
(April 18, 2009 - js) A group of Italian and Spanish operators will be active as 5Cxx from Mogador island and from various lighthouses starting April 19th to 26th. They will be aired from 160m to 10m on CW, SSB and digital modes. Take a look on their website to know the dedicated bureau for you to send your QSL.
Note all surplus funds received will be assigned to the victims of the earthquake in the Abruzzo region.
XU7KOH - Koh Russei (Bamboo) Island
15-04-2009
Submitted by: ON5EX
(April 15, 2009 - js) From Friday April 17 0500 till Monday April 20 0500 UTC, XU7KOH will be aired from Koh Russei, Cambodia on SSB, possibly PSK31. Please watch the usual SSB IOTA frequencies.
QSL: direct only via ON7PP (SAE+2 US $). Log will be online April 24 onwards on this site.
HI7/OT4R - Dominican Republic
14-04-2009
Submitted by: ON5EX
(April 14, 2009 - js) Ronny, OT4R & ON4ARV will be QRV between May 9 - 30 from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (NA-122) as HI7/OT4R. Activity will be on 10, 15 & 20m SSB. He may appear on 14.300 MHz whilst on 20m.
QSL via OT4R to the bureau.
LZ8WHST - World High Speed Telegraphy (HST) Championship 2009
09-04-2009
Submitted by: ON5EX
(April 9, 2009 - js) Members of the Bulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs (BFRA) will be active as LZ8WHST to promote the next World High Speed Telegraphy Championship to be held in Obzor, Bulgaria, in September 2009. This special callsign will be randomly activated by several different BFRA operators from their home QTH and will be active until the end of September. Operation will be 99% CW, with the possibility of some occasional SSB and digital contacts. Activity will be emphasized during the championship, September 11-15th. QSL via LZ1PJ. QSLing will start after the end of activation.
