The 3rd World ATV QSO Party

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An Amateur Television QSO Party will be held through the Melbourne-Geelong repeater VK3RTV and many other Australian and USA repeaters, hopefully European involvement with British Amateur Television Club streaming plus the use of Skype.

The concept, initiated by Peter Cossins VK3BFG for the Amateur Radio Victoria centenary in 2011, has been a growing annual event since.

This year's date is Friday the 20th August from 8pm to Saturday the 31st August 2013 10am - the days and scheduling all in Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Peter VK3BFG said Friday will be the time for Australia and possibly Europeans, the locals are to be joined by those ATVers in the USA, with remote stations anywhere using Skype.

The Digital ATV QSO Party transmissions are relatively short, often in a show-and-tell format to explain personal involvement in the visual medium.

Special event station - PA1813A

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ISWL Member, Fred Weidema, PA0FAW, will be running special event station PA1813A, from the 15th July until 13th August 2013.

It is well known that Arnhem was liberated in 1945, (reference the movie "A Bridge too far"), but Arnhem was liberated before in 1813 from the French.

Operation will be for a greater part in CW, some SSB and digital modes depending on the available time and possibilities.

Transmitting from JO21WX, JO21XX (home QTH, high noise level), JO22VA (WFF-PA005) and JO32AA.

QSL direct or bureau via h/c PA0FAW, direct or eQSL. (No LOTW). SWL reports welcome.

British Railways Amateur Radio Society GX4LMR

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British Railways Amateur Radio Society over the rest of the year will be marking the 45th anniversary of the end of steam on the British railways network in August 1968.

This will be taking place from BRARS member Mark Procter G1PIE who will be transmitting from his home qth nr Preston, which was the very last bastion of steam in August 1968, we will be using the GX4LMR call.

A special qsl card has been produced for this event.

QSL route is via the RSGB bureau or direct to the BRARS qsl manager Pam Procter (2E1HQY) - http://www.qrz.com/db/2E1HQY