Treaty of Roskilde Special Event Station

Look for special event stations to be active with the '1658' within their callsigns on February 26th.

Activity is to celebrate the 'Treaty of Roskilde' when the three most southern provinces of Sweden [Skane (Scania), Blekinge and Halland] became under Swedish rule after
more than 800 years of Danish rule.

Working these stations is good for the 'Roskilde 1658 Award'. To qualify for the award you must work two Swedish
award callsigns with 1658 in the call, or OZ1658ROS and one Swedish award callsign.

During the rest of the year four Swedish award callsigns or
three Swedish award callsigns and OZ1658ROS are needed. The award is also available for SWLs. All callsigns, maybe with the exception of SH1658DK, will be active sometime during the day on February 26th.

Most activity will take place after work hours, that is around 1600z or later, on 80m and 40m. Some stations will be active on 20m and other DX bands around 0800-1500z, if conditions permit. Also, SB1658OZ will be active on PSK31
near 14070 kHz on February 26th, if conditions permit. This station is situated in the province of Blekinge, and is also valid for the very rare"Lan K" for the national WASA/HASA awards issued by their IARU organization, SSA. Only a handful of hams are active on the HF bands from the county of Blekinge.

"Roskilde 1658 Award" was presented in the February 2009 issue of CQ Amateur Radio. Check out their activities calendar on the Roskilde award's Web site for complete information at: http://www.sk7bq.com/roskilde

The calendar will list all callsigns that will be active with their approximate dates/times and frequencies. The calendar is updated continuously when new activities are announced. An online log is available as well. It is updated at least every month if there has been activity with the callsigns.
It will also tell you if you have qualified for the award.

Source: OPDX