Israel Chanukah Special Event

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During the week of Chanukah celebrations, special Israeli radio amateur stations will be active on the air with a special callsigns ending in letters from the word "Chanukah", (4X1C, 4X2H, 4Z3A, 4X4N, 4X5U, 4X6K, 4Z7A, 4X8H and 4X0NER). "Ner" means candle in Hebrew. The number in the callsign indicates the number of candles lit that day.

The activity begins on the evening of 10th December 2020 when the first candle will be lit on (1400 UTC). The special event stations will operate for 9 days in row and new special event stations will join the activity every day on Chanukah Holiday until the close of the event on 19th December 2020 (2159 UTC).

Special event stations will be activated as follows; on the evening of:

  • 10th December - From the historical city of Hashmonaim when the 1st candle of the Chanukah Holiday will be lit on; the event activity will start with the 4X1C crew.

  • 11th December 2020 - From the city of Haifa when the 2nd candle will be lit on; the activity will start with the 4X2H crew.

  • 12th December - From the city of Tel Aviv when the 3rd candle will be lit on; the activity will start with the 4Z3A crew.

  • 13th December - From the city of Netanya when the 4th candle will be lit on; the activity will start with the 4X4N crew.

  • 14th December - From the city of Beer Sheva when the 5th candle will be lit on; the activity will start with the 4X5U crew.

  • 15th December - From the city of Kiryat Shmona when the 6th candle will be lit on; the activity will start with the 4X6K crew.

  • 16th December - From the city of Ashkelon when the 7th candle will be lit on; the activity will start with the 4Z7A crew.

  • 17th December - From the city of Jerusalem when the 8th and the last candle will be lit on; the activity will start with the 4X8H crew.

The crew of the station 4X0NER will be active every day during the 9 days of activity and will be used as Joker for the missing letters.

Important: All the new and previous day's event stations (letters) will continue to be active on the air to the end of the operation on the 19th of December (2159 UTC).

Activity will be on all radio amateur bands, WARC and the QO-100 Satellite using all modes. A special award will be available. The eligibility for a special certificate "Chanukah-2020" is as specified:

  • For Israeli amateurs: 1 QSO with all the 8 special event stations (letters). Any band or mode. Contact with the special 4X0NER callsign is a replacement for a missing letter (only once).

  • For European amateurs: 1 QSO with all 8 special event stations (letters). Any band or mode. Contact with the special 4X0NER callsign is a replacement for a missing letter (can be used twice).

  • For amateurs outside Europe: to contact only 4 of 8 special event stations (letters). Any band or mode. Contact with the special 4X0NER callsign is a replacement for a missing letter (can be used twice).

The special certificates will be available for download independently from the Israeli Amateur Radio Club (IARC) Web site - https://www.iarc.org/iarc/

The certificates will be digital in PDF format and not numbered.

QSL Manager: Paper cards-Slava, 4Z5MU.

All contacts will be uploaded on LoTW after the end of activity.

Amateurs in Israel and around the World are kindly asked to send them pictures with Menorah's in their own city of residence!

Special prize for the winning picture! - E-mail pictures to: 4z4kxx@gmail.com