Amateur Radio operators will be on the air October 14-20 to let the public know about the National Wildlife Refuge System by operating from refuges around the US during National Wildlife Refuge Week. They will be highlighting refuge features, wildlife, and geography while contacting other stations across the US and North America. The goal for participants is to combine their communication skill…
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A Hollywood-style Amateur Radio special event is set for later this month from the so-called “Seinfeld Stage” on the CBS Studio Center lot in Studio City, California. The K6H “Hollywood Hamnado” special event station will be on HF and D-STAR, September 28, from 1400 until 2200 UTC. Hosts for the event will be Amateur Radio crew members of the ABC television series “Last Man Standing.” On the sh…
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The renegade Radio Caroline, which entertained rock ‘n’ roll fans in the UK and Europe from the 1960s until the 1990s from offshore shipboard transmitters and studios, is back on the airwaves from the River Blackwater off England’s Essex Coast using a temporary, low-power license. It has plans to obtain a permanent AM broadcasting authorization. Radio Caroline was among the first, and most famo…
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Canadian radio amateurs will take part in the previously announced CW-only special event operation on 600/630 meters this fall. The Maritime Radio Historical Society (MRHS), which maintains the KPH/KSM commercial coast stations, also will participate in the event. ARRL 600 Meter Experimental Group Coordinator Fritz Raab, W1FR said the MRHS participants will conduct a mini “Night of Nights” oper…
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Experimental operators on 600/630 meters will conduct a special event operation October 31-November 2. The Maritime Radio Historical Society (MRHS), which maintains the KPH/KSM commercial coast stations, will take part in the event.
“This event marks the 106th anniversary of the Berlin Treaty that created the international distress frequency at 500 kHz,” said ARRL 600 Meter Experimental Group C…
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The annual 13 Colonies Special Event takes place starting at 1300 UTC on July 1. The event wraps up at 0400 UTC on July 7. This year’s theme is “Revolutionary War Era Colonial Currency.” Stations working just one state are eligible for a certificate, and a “Clean Sweep” endorsement will be attached for stations fortunate enough to work all 13 Colonies. A special endorsement will be attached for…
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To mark the FIFA World Cup of football (soccer) competition now underway in Brazil, special event stations will be on the air until the end of July. Also, listen for special World Cup-related prefixes. LABRE, Brazil’s national Amateur Radio association, is promoting the “Brasil, Terra do Futebol” (Brazil, land of football) award. Twelve “key” stations are on the air with ZX14 prefixes, and 15 o…
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To commemorate the life of the late former president of South Africa Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the South African Radio League (SARL) is sponsoring special event station ZS9MADIBA for a period of 30 days. “Mandiba” is Mandela’s Xhosa tribal name. He served as South Africa’s first black president from 1994 until 1998. Mandela died December 5 at the age of 95.
“The South African Radio League, its…
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Special event station KP4AO Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico will be on the air Sunday, November 10, 1230-2000 UTC.
“We will be on the air commemorating our 50th anniversary of Radio Astronomy Science,” explains Angel M. Vazquez, WP3R, the head of telescope operations and RFI/spectrum manager at the facility. “We will operate 20 meter phone only at around 14.250 MHz. All participants locally w…
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Special Weather Statement for the Sterling, VA CWA. The National Weather Service in Sterling, Virginia has Activated the Skywarn Amateur Weather Radio Networ…
Skywarn spotter class for 2010. Part 5. IMPORTANT: Watching this video does not certify you as a Skywarn spotter! You must attend a class in person.
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Due to the partial US Government shutdown, the National Wildlife Refuge Week Amateur Radio special event October 12 until October 20 has immediately suspended rules that confine NWR Week stations operations within the boundaries of national wildlife refuges and wildlife areas. The government shutdown has closed some, if not all, federal wildlife refuges, so stations may operate from any locatio…
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Special event station ZM9ØDX will be on the air from New Zealand during the full month of October to mark the 90th anniversary of that country’s first DX activities on the amateur bands and to commemorate the DX pioneers who made them happen.
The first New Zealand-to-Australia contact took place in April 1923, followed by then-world record contacts between New Zealand and Argentina the following…
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Don’t be put off by the nonstandard Amateur Radio call sign. ATBSG13 will be the special event call sign for the ninth Asia-Pacific Regional/Internet Jamboree 2013, August 3 and 4. VU2RBI, VU2TCU, VU3KRT and VU3OWL will be operating this station from the Bharat Scouts and Guides Headquarters in New Delhi. The Air-Internet Jamboree is a regional event established in 2004 in which Scouts and Guid…
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The American Legion Amateur Radio Club (TALARC) held their 2nd annual special event March 15-16, 2013 to commemorate the 94th birthday of The American Legion.
The crew of the hit ABC comedy Last Man Standing is planning a radio event on Sunday, October 28 to kick off the show’s second season. Last Man Standing features Tim Allen as Mike Baxter, KA0XTT. According to Last Man Standing Producer John Amodeo, NN6JA, Mike’s station is back this year with even more gear. In addition, all the antennas that were in the catwalk last year have been relocated to…
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Beginning Wednesday, July 25, two special event call signs will be activated to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: 2O12L from London, England and 2O12W from Barry, Wales. Both stations will be on the air for the duration of the Games — July 25-August 12 — and continuing through September 9. Organizers hope to make at least 80,000 contacts during the seven weeks that 2O12L…
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Some special event call signs will be activated to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: 2O12L from London, England and 2O12W from Barry, Wales. The London 2012 Inspire program has granted the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) — Great Britain’s IARU Member-Society — use of the “Inspire mark” for these stations. Both stations will be on-the-air for the duration of the Gam…
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