 Tuesday 1 April -
90th Anniversary of RAF formation
2008 marks 90 years since the formation of the Royal Air Force.
2008 is also the 70th anniversary of the year when CARTS (Cranwell Amateur Radio Transmitters Society) became the RAF-wide RAFARS and the G8FC licence was issued as the Voice of the Society, so the Society's aim is for a major on-air presence to mark all those special anniversaries.
From the Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society (RAFARS) website:
On 1 April 2008, we will attempt to activate every **RAF, **RFC & **FC callsign we have plus every GB*RAF SES we can get.
In addition all the Area Callsign holders, affiliated Clubs and ATC formations are invited to participate.
We hope to plan something similar in combination with RAF Cosford Air Show on 1 June 2008 which has the 90th anniversary as its theme. More on that later.
Confirmed participants for 1 April 2008:
Those that are also AOTA activations will say so on-air on the day.
GB9ØRAF and G8FC / G8RAF from RAF Cosford (RAF celebration)
GB7ØFC or GB7ØRAF from Dorset (RAFARS celebration from 28 March to 6 April)
GM3RAF from RAF Kinloss for 1 April G3RAF from Devon 28 March to 6 April except 1 April
GØRFC from Cornwall about 28 March to 6 April GBØRAF from North East Aircraft Museum (Middleton) GB1RAF from a WW1 airfield north of the Humber
GB2RAF from RAF Neatishead 2E1RAF from Cumbria G0RAF from Lincoln (RAF Waddington Club)
GB2AIR from Doncaster Aircraft Museum (previously RAF Doncaster and site of first European aviation meeting in 1909) G3LQS from Boston / Coningsby
G7RAF from Lincolnshire G3TCQ from South Yorks G3JDY from East Yorks G3HWY from West Yorks G3EKT from North East G3PSG from Marske by the Sea
RFC & RAF Gunnery School (formerly in North Yorks) M0KAC from Cumbria (Kendal Air Cadets) C/S TBN from Ronaldsway, Isle of Man G3JDY from Hull, East Yorks G4PSH/P Stalham Norfolk Air Cadets
Several other area calls are expected.
Sad to say G1RAF and G6RAF are not available for April.
WHERE, WHAT AND WHEN ?
Aiming at 0800 hrs to 2000Hrs GMT. We hope every station will do what they can, when they can on that day, for as long as they can, on as many bands as they can - but only within their resources available.
Extra time or days on-air to spread the word will be great too but we do appreciate that family and work comes first.
Idea is to first contact each other on the regular net frequencies then to congregate close to them on each band (but not so close as to cause each other QRM) for members and other amateurs to have a go at.
All modes as available.
We hope for a very special QSL Card for GB90RAF. but for the rest of the Society Stations we plan an individualised card with a common Picture / layout.
Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society
http://www.ruyton.demon.co.uk/
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