Roskilde 1658 Award Activities

Look for six special event callsigns to be active from various provinces from former Danish parts of Sweden and in Denmark.

Activity is to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Roskilde on February 26, 1658.

SC1658OZ - Will be active between April 20th and May 5th. Activity will be on 80-17 meters, most likely on PSK31, RTTY and Olivia. QSL via SK7BQ.

SK1658DK - Will be active on every first Saturday and Sunday of the month, different bands and modes. QSL via SK7CE.

SB1658OZ - Will be activated almost daily on 20, 15 and 10m, mostly on 20m due to condx, around 0700-1300z. PSK31 and CW only. Look for PSK31 around 14071 kHz. The signal is activated by three operators as time permits on SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31.

Other callsigns: SK1658OZ, SH1658OZ, SH1658DK are active from time to time. All callsigns with 1658 in the callsign from Sweden and Denmark are valid for the award.

OZ1658ROS - Is QRT until further notice due to high winds that damaged their antennas. They will repair them as soon as WX and time permits.

Look for all details, an activity calendar, online logs and the award design (soon) at: http://www.sk7bq.com/roskilde

Source: OPDX