World Morse Day

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World Morse Day is on Sunday 27 April 2025.

The day honours the birthday of the inventor of Morse code, Samuel Morse, who was born on this day in 1791.

To celebrate the occasion, the RSGB has released a video with a question in Morse code for you to answer, sent by Jonathan, G0DVJ.

Once you have used your Morse skills to decipher the question, get involved by leaving your answer in the comments section under the post.

RSGB Morse Video - https://youtube.com/shorts/otWFrT8vYFQ?si=nnDhUexHSP9lku_H

Hams Recognize World Autism Acceptance Week

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World Autism Acceptance Week will take place April 2-8 with an international cohort of amateur radio operators on the air to recognize the event. 2024 saw 17,129 QSOs across 146 countries. Special event stations include:

  • W2A

  • W2A/KL7

  • W2A/KH6

  • GB2AA

  • GB2AAW

  • GB2WAA

  • GB0AAW

  • GB4AAW

  • GB5AAW

  • GB6AAW

  • GB9AAW

  • 8A2AAW

  • 9M4CSI

  • 9A24WAW

  • HI0A

  • S76A

  • VC2AA

  • PA24WAAD

  • PD2024AAW

  • VO1BIG/VE3

  • A60WAAD

  • 7A2M

Special Event Stations to Celebrate 200 Years of British Train Travel

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Multiple stations will celebrate 200 years of train travel across Great Britain through out 2025. Organized by the British Railways Amateur Radio Society, look for GB2TT, GB0LMR, GX4LMR, GB1FRT, and GB2SDR to be active during the year. Award certificates are available for working all special event stations. QLS cards for individual stations are also available.

Railway 200 - http://railway200.co.uk/