Saint Petersburg Special Event

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Look for special event callsign R125PR from to be active between 1-31st March 2021.

Activity is to honor the world's first radiogram ever sent.

The special callsign was requested by the "Association of Radio Amateurs of St. Petersburg" to commemorate the 125th anniversary of wireless signal transmission demo.

On 24th March 1896, Alexander Popov completed first ever radio transmission at the Russian Physical and Chemical Society of Saint-Petersburg Imperial University. The radiogram consisting of two words "Henrich Herz" transcended a distance of 250 meters. Alexander Popov was present when indescribable exhilaration seized the audience after the words were received, decoded and chalked out on the blackboard. This was the world's first transmission of an intelligible text by wireless telegraphy.

QSL via R1AU.

International Women's Day Contest

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Finland's SRAL reports International Women's Day will be celebrated in the spirit of a relaxed race.

The contest will take place on 8th March 2021 from 0000-2359 Finnish Time (2200-2159 GMT)

The contest will be on the HF bands using CW or SSB modes with up to 100 watts output.

Contest rules - https://www.sral.fi/2021/02/12/kansainvalinen-naistenpaivan-kilpailu-maanantaina-8-3-2021/

Scotland Special Event - GB2CR

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Special event station GB2CR will be active from Invergordon, Scotland, between 4th - 18th March 2021.

The special callsign's suffix "CR" stands for 'Collins Radio'.

During the GB2CR operation, the equipment will be vintage valve/tube radio equipment manufactured by the Collins Radio Company (1933-1971) of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.A.

Chris, GM3WOJ/GM2V, will also use the special callsign from his home station near Invergordon using a KWM-2A transceiver, 312B-5 external VFO/control unit and 516F-2 AC power supply. An amplifier and good antennas will be used -- with operations on 80-10 meters; mostly SSB with some CW.

Sorry - no paper QSLs - LoTW only. GB2CR will have a real-time logging system, with an online webpage, which feeds all QSOs directly to ClubLog.

Look for more information on QRZ.com