TM70TAAF Special Event

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70th anniversary of the first Amateur Radio contacts with FSAT - TAAF

From 12 to 26 January 2020, special event call TM70TAAF will be activated by François F8DVD.

The special callsign commemorates the 70th anniversary of the first Amateur Radio contacts with French Southern and Austral Territories (FSAT - TAAF). These took place in January 1950 during the building of scientific research stations on Saint Paul and Amsterdam island (FB8ZZ), Kerguelen island (FB8XX) and Adelie Land in Antarctica (FB8AX).

TM70TAAF will be operated from F8DVD Qth in Mâcon, 60 km north of Lyon (JN26JH).

Reference for WAP program is WAP 301 - http://www.waponline.it

Qsl OK via buro, direct with SASE and LOTW.

More Information - http://www.qrz.com/db/TM70TAAF

Ham Radio Day Aboard the RMS Queen Mary

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Ham Radio Day Aboard the RMS Queen Mary

AMSAT will be supporting the 'Ham Radio Day Aboard the Queen Mary', an on-air event which will include satellite operations from the RMS Queen Mary, on Saturday, 14 December 2019. The Queen Mary is at the Port of Long Beach in California, grid DM03vs.

The satellite operations will take place from the Queen Mary's Sports Deck, next to the W6RO Wireless Room. Visitors are welcome, and hams with a copy of their valid amateur license can board the ship for free on 14 December - a $40 value!

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YOTA Month Continues to Expand into the Americas

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Amateur radio operators age 25 and younger will be on the air as special event stations around the world throughout December in celebration of youth in amateur radio. YOTA Month stations will be on all bands and modes at various times.

In the United States, the callsigns will be K8Y, K8O, K8T, and K8A. Elsewhere in the Americas, Canada will be VE7YOTA, and other countries are expected to be added soon. Amateur radio operators should be encouraged to listen for and contact these stations as well as all callsigns ending in the letters “YOTA” across the globe.

More information about YOTA Month in the Americas - http://YouthOnTheAir.org

More information about YOTA Month globally - http://events.ham-yota.com