Straight Key Century Club Achieves Membership Milestone

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The Straight Key Century Club (SKCC) has enrolled its 25,000th member — the Florida Island Hoppers, W4USI. The Florida Island Hoppers were granted SKCC Number 25,000 on 14th October 2021.

SKCC was founded in 2006 to promote and preserve the art of manual keying. The idea caught on quickly, and membership has continued to grow to include members in Europe, Oceania, and Asia, as well as the US. SKCC members can earn various awards and participate in sprints using manual devices such as straight keys, bugs, and sideswipers. The club also supports new and returning CW operators, and its overarching philosophy is to always be considerate of the other operator’s speed and skill, and to adjust sending accordingly. Membership in SKCC is free and open to operators of all skill levels.

Straight Key Century Club - http://www.skccgroup.com/

TM100AA - 100 years of Amateur Radio in France

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For the 'centenary' of the first official authorization of an amateur station, the REF will use the call sign 'TM100AA' from 1st to 15h September 2021

The call sign "8AA" was assigned to André Riss on September 3, 1921.

André was born in 1894, in Boulogne and was authorized at the age of 27 to use a transmitter of his own construction with a power of 1 kilowatt.

It became "eF8AA" (Europe France 8AA) in 1927, then "F8AA" in 1932.

He joined the REF in August 1927, n ° REF 423.

André was active until his death on March 2, 1982.

Bonaire Amateur Radio Club Established

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As of 2021, there are 9 radio amateurs who actually live permanently on the island and who are also active.

Apart from that at least six PJ4-callsigns were issued to amateurs who live outside Bonaire, but who have an address on the island, so the group have decided to start their own radio club -- Bonaire Amateur Radio Club (BAR; club callsign is PJ4BAR).

The club meets weekly at the Tera Cora Ranch from 18:00 hours until late at night. To celebrate this, BAR has organized a field day on the seafront at Sorobon Beach between 27-29th August 2021.

BAR currently has a Web page under construction - http://www.pj4bar.club

QSL PJ4BAR via M0URX.