National Seashore Events Commemorating Titanic and Marconi

The Cape Cod National Seashore will host two events commemorating wireless communication and the role it played to rescue survivors from the sinking of the Titanic.

Wireless messages sent from the Marconi station in Wellfleet on 14th April 1912 to the Titanic were also received by the ship Carpathia. The Carpathia rescued 740 people after its operator relayed those messages to the Titanic, which responded that it was sinking.

On Saturday 14th April, a Titanic Memorial Event will honor the 1,500 people lost. The Titanic/Marconi Memorial Association of Cape Cod, WIMGY, will host a global wireless radio event that honors those lost and to tell stories of ship-to-shore wireless communication. The event is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Nauset Coast Guard Station at Coast Guard Beach in Eastham.

International Marconi Day is the following week on 21st April and an event will honor Guglielmo Marconi for his contributions to wireless technology. 

“We play a significant role in the history of long-distance communication right here on Cape Cod”

The Marconi Cape Cod Radio Club, KM1CC, will communicate with radio operators around the globe in voice and Morse code. The event is from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at

Media Story - https://www.capecod.com/newscenter/national-seashore-to-host-events-commemorating-titanic-marconi/ 

VB18FIFA: World Cup 2018 Football Amateur Radio Marathon

The special callsign VB18FIFA will be on the air from 1st June to 15th July 2018 for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Members of the Maritime Contest Club (MCC) will represent Canada and Radio Amateurs of Canada at the request of the Russian Amateur Radio Union (SRR), the national organization of Radio Amateurs in Russia. 

The SRR has partnered with Amateur organizations in 60 countries to organize special event stations. 

QSLs will be via Logbook of The World (LotW) only, and the award for working FIFA stations is available from the SRR online - http:\\fwc18.hamlogs.net

AM and CW on ANZAC Day 2018

The traditional AM and CW event organised by Mike 'Banjo' Patterson VK4MIK and the Tablelands Radio Group of Far North Queensland, will take place for the 8th year on 25th April 2018.

The event idea came from a telephone conversation between Mike and World War 2 Coastwatcher in Papua New Guinea, Lionel Veale. Lionel set up his ATR4A HF radio and orientated the antenna from behind enemy lines. Lionel was one of those brave Coastwatchers who sent back vital information.

The concept developed by the Tableland Radio Group in Far North Queensland basically asks us to consider changing modes on ANZAC Day nets, as an honour and Amateur Radio salute to those who served or are serving.

This is not a contest, by a way to honour those modes used by service personnel in earlier wars.