Waverley's 90th anniversary

Australia's longest continually-licensed Amateur radio club, the Waverley Amateur Radio Society, is about to celebrate the 90th anniversary of it's founding on January 27th 1919.

The club's normal callsign is VK2BV and the ACMA has allocated it the use of the special event callsign VI 2 BV 90 over nine days from January 24th to February 1st 2009, inclusive.

A series of activities during this period is currently being planned.

These are expected to include a special event station and QSL card, working on HF and VHF as well as IRLP and EchoLink, operation from a variety of portable and mobile locations as well as an award for contacting the club and its members.

Fuller details will be announced nearer the time and it is hoped that as many Amateurs as possible, from both Australia and overseas, will work the club over the period of the special event.

Its website at vk2bv.org will be updated as further information on the event becomes available.

Eric VK2VE

Wireless Institute of Australia