This year on the 9th September 2015, the United Kingdom's Queen Elizabeth II will become the longest reigning monarch, passing the reign of Queen Victoria.

To mark the occasion, Medway Amateur Receiving and Transmitting Society (MARTS) from Kent will be running an amateur / ham radio special event station GB2QLR for the Queen's longest reign to commemorate the event starting on Wednesday 9th September 2015 (the day she attained the position ) for 7 days - until midnight the following Tuesday 15th September 2015.

Station will be at located at Nigel G0GDA QTH powered by Solar panels during daylight hours and using a FTdx3000 & a FT857d for all HF 2m & 70cms using SSB & data.

More information - http://www.qrz.com/db/gb2qlr