Jamboree on the Air 2020 to go ahead

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Jamboree On The Air (JOTA), the world’s largest and radio Scout event promoting friendship and global citizenship takes place over the weekend of 16-18 October 2020.

There are of course a few difficulties this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, the event is going ahead—often with creative ways of operating.

Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) - https://www.jotajoti.info/

Australian WW2 Special Event

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A special event callsign VI75WW2 will be active (as September 1st) until 11th November 2020.

Activity is to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The commemorative callsign is in recognition of those who served and those who were at home during the conflict.

The worldwide relief at the end of the war and the joy that peace had been regained is indicated by the QSL card. The QSL card picture has been named "The Dancing Man", is a photograph of a man who was filmed dancing on the street in Sydney Australia, at the end of WWII. Upon receiving news of the end of the War in 1945, a reporter took note of a man's joyful expression and dance and asked him to do it again. The man consented and was caught on motion picture film in an Australian edition of the newsreel Movietone News. The film and stills from it have taken on iconic status in Australian history and culture and symbolize joyous elation to war's end.

QSL details: For those who make contact with VI75WW2, the QSL is available as a download from (www.silvertrain.com.au) under the Amateur Radio tab and then Special Event Station logs.

Battle of Britain 80th Anniversary

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Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society (RAFARS) members will operate GB80BOB, a special event call sign for the 80th anniversary of The Battle of Britain. It will be active between the 1st and 28th of September 2020.

Following OFCOM’s relaxation of the requirement for public access for SESs due to current social distancing rules, the station will be operated from various RAFARS members QTHs.

The operation will be on all bands, as conditions allow, SSB and CW. A special QSL card is available.

Battle of Britain 80th Anniversary - http://www.rafars.org/gb80bob/