Gothenburg Celebrates 400 Years with Special Callsign SE400G

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The City of Gothenburg is celebrating developing the city into an even better place to visit, live and work in in the 400th anniversary of the city.

Hisingens Radio Club SK6AW is participating in the celebration of the 400th anniversary by activating the special callsign SE400G during the period 1st May to 21st July 2021.

The members of SK6AW will activate SE400G on different modes and possibly use the signal in different contests during this period. All QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW continuously, but no traditional QSL cards will be issued.

The special callsign is published on QRZ.com with associated information about Gothenburg's 400th anniversary.

AGCW-DL 50th Anniversary

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The German AGCW-DL telegraphy club celebrates its 50th anniversary during the month of May 2021.

Several special calls with the suffix 50AGCW and GB50AGC will be active for the month.

More Information - https://www.agcw.de/alles-gute-zum-geburtstag-agcw/52181/

Annual Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Test

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The US Department of Defense will host this year’s Armed Forces Day (AFD) Cross-Band Test, Friday and Saturday 7-8th May 2021, in recognition of Armed Forces Day on 15th May 2021. The event is open to all radio amateurs. For more than 50 years, military and amateur stations have taken part in this exercise, designed to include amateur radio and government radio operators alike.

The AFD Cross-Band Test is a unique opportunity to test two-way communications between military and amateur radio stations, as authorized under FCC Part 97 rules. These tests provide opportunities and challenges for radio operators to demonstrate individual technical skills in a tightly controlled exercise in which military stations will transmit on selected military frequencies and will announce the specific amateur radio frequencies being monitored.

The schedule of military/government stations taking part in the Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Test and information on the AFD message is available on the MARS website - http://www.dodmars.org/home/armed-forces-day-2021

Complete the request form to obtain a QSL card - http://www.usarmymars.org/events