Special Nets and Callsigns During GOTA4C Announced

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Antrim and District Amateur Radio Society plan to run a 2 metre FM net each evening from 19 December 2020 to 9 January 2021 between 1900 to 2000 hours. Listen out on or about 145.475, and they will be using the club call sign MN0GFE. They are keen to make contact with as many as possible and particularly those who may be housebound

Welland Valley Amateur Radio Society members are running a number of special call signs during December:

  • GB1XMS run from the shack of CG1IVG

  • GB2XMS run from the shack of G4ISN

  • GB5XMS run from the shack of G4XEX

  • GB9XMS run from the shack of G0SFJ

Thurrock Acorns ARC are running GB4XMS Christmas On The Air from 1-3 January 2021

Get on the Air for Christmas Launched by the RSGB

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As part of the ‘Get on the air to care’ campaign that the Society has been running with the NHS since April, it's launching a new focus for Christmas.

Called ‘Get on the air for Christmas’ and shared on social media with the hashtag #GOTA4C, it will bring together a few activities that radio amateurs can participate in over the holiday period. It will run from Saturday 19 December to Saturday 9 January 2021.

Christmas can be difficult for many at the best of times, but with the extra restrictions due to Covid-19, the RSGB wants to make sure that every radio amateur feels part of a caring amateur radio community.

The Society is kicking off the campaign by asking clubs that are planning special nets for Christmas Day and Boxing Day, or indeed any time over the holiday season, to send details to radcom@rsgb.org.uk so they can be published in the next RadCom issue, in the GB2RS news scripts and on the RSGB website.

Other activities are being planned and further information will be added to the campaign web page over the coming weeks - http://www.rsgb.org/gota4c

Christmas Special Event

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Operators Ray/PA5DX and Wim/PD8DX will be activating three special event callsigns, PA20XMAS, PD20SANTA and PD20ELF during the Christmas holiday season (specific dates not stated).

The activity of operations and modes were not mentioned, but there will be a special award for working at least 2 Christmas stations to download on QRZ.com at:

QRZ Page - https://www.qrz.com/db/PA20XMAS

No QSLs will be available and only the award will be available.