630m Special Event

3rd November 2017 marks the 1906 Berlin Treaty - marking 500 kHz as the International Distress Frequency.

On 11th November 2017, Amateur Radio stations will mark the occasion, and there recent access to the 630m band by transmitting on 630 metres with a special licence exemption, and listening on 10, 80 and 40 metres, along with Canadian Radio Amateurs and Maritime Radio historical Society (MRHS).

Station WD2XSH will be transmitting in the 472-479 band, along with some operation on 500 kHz.

The Maritime Radio Historical Society will activate its KSM/KPH transmitter at Bolinas, California, for a mini “Night of Nights” with special messages and bulletins. 

40th Anniversary Club Special Event Callsign

From 1 to 30 November 2017, the Bo-Karoo Amateur Radio Club will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the commissioning of the Vanderkloof Dam with the special callsign ZS40VDK.

As part of these celebrations, the Club is hosting the ZS40VDK Bash at the Sandgat Resort just outside the town of Vanderkloof on Saturday 18 November. The Bash includes the Club AGM, a potjieskos competition and a dance.

The Vanderkloof Dam (originally the PK Le Roux Dam) is situated approximately 130 km downstream from the Gariep Dam and is fed by the Orange River, South Africa's largest river. 
The dam was commissioned in 1977. Vanderkloof Dam is the second-largest dam in South Africa (in volume) and has the highest dam wall in the country at 108 metres.

GB1BSW Rescheduled

Wrexham Amateur Radio Society event to help Brymbo talk to the world, has been rescheduled following hurricane Ophelia.

Using the callsign GB1BSW, the Wrexham Amateur Radio Society are hoping for a successful event on the new date Saturday 18th November 2017

Wrexham Amateur Radio Society - http://www.wrexham-ars.com