Special Event news

Chippenham DARC will operate as GB200IKB from the Brunel Exhibition within Chippenham's Heritage Museum on Saturday 29 April. The club plans to operate on 80m between 10:30am and 4:30pm. For further details please email ian.g0gri@<no spam>btinternet.com

Chris, HA5X, will operate as HA50MHZ until 31 December to celebrate the long-awaited legalisation of 6m for radio amateurs in Hungary . QSL via home call.

Members of Sala Consilina amateur radio group will operate special event callsign IO8VAT until 15 May to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the foundation of Vatican Radio.

Special callsign GB0MPA will be aired by the Barry Amateur Radio Society for 28 days starting on 4 April. MPA was the callsign assigned to RMS Carpathia, the ship that in April 1912 rescued all 705 survivors from the Titanic.

Stafford & District Amateur Radio Society is operating special event callsign GB800SB from Stafford Castle on 30 April to mark the 800th anniversary of King John signing the Charter that recognised the area as a borough. Operation will be on HF and VHF. Special QSL cards will be issued for this event.

Source: GB2RS News - Courtesy of the RSGB