110th Anniversary Australian special callsign

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Members of the Wireless Institute of Australia are QRV with the special call VI110WIA until the end of 2020 to celebrate our 110th anniversary, in fact, the world's oldest Amateur Radio Society.

Activity is on the HF bands and QSL is via LoTW.

European SOTA Activity Day 19th September 2020

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Summits On The Air is a programme designed to encourage amateur radio-based activity from the summits of hills and mountains in countries around the world and to provide an award system for radio amateurs in all DXCC entities.

There are 389 listed summits in EI, ranging from little more than 150m in height to over 1,000 metres.

Full details of awards and a listing of all summits - http://www.sota.org.uk

Details of current SOTA operations - http://www.sotawatch.sota.org.uk


ILLW on Track for 2020

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ILLW on Track for 2020

Registrations for this year’s popular International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend, ILLW, have not been diminished by the global pandemic now known as Covid-19.

The dates for this year’s event have been moved to a week later than normal so as to keep 15th August 2020 clear for those wanting to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Pacific.

With some 5 weeks to go to 22nd August 2020, 222 entries have been received which, if past experience is any indicator, should result in around 400 by start time. No doubt most of the lockdowns and restrictions will still be in place so adherence to local rules and regulations must be observed.

Some cancellations are expected but the guidelines have been relaxed in some instances to enable participants to take place.

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