International Air Ambulance Week 2020

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International Air Ambulance Week 2020

This year's International Air Ambulance Week will take place between 5th - 13th September 2020, with the focus on supporting and generating donations for flying medical services around the world.

The event covers two weekends, giving amateurs a great chance to get involved and support the event.

Whilst Amateur Radio Operators / Stations are encouraged to promote the donation causes, it is requested that any donations generated go to the stations chosen local or national cause.

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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