HL Hunley Submarine commemorative station – N4HLH

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Every February 17th will mark the anniversary of the sinking of the U.S.S. Housatonic by the submarine H. L. Hunley in Charleston SC.This is the anniversary of the first successful sinking of a warship by a submarine.

The Trident Amateur Radio Club will be operating a special event station, N4HLH, on 17th February 2022 from Fort Moultrie, on Sullivan’s Island, SC.

Proposed frequencies are 7.117(CW) 7.262, 14.262 and, for Technicians, 28.462 MHz.

This is a special event station not a contest.

To request QSL card send contact information to N4HLH / Trident Amateur Radio Club, PO Box 60732 N Charleston, SC 29419

A QSL card will be sent upon receipt of a SASE for US requests. International requests, please send SAE and $2 USD (2 Green Backs).

Questions: Contact us at hunley@tridenthams.org or call 843.608.4780

BBC Centenary Events Begin

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BBC Centenary Events Begin

Celebrations to mark the BBC's Centenary began at midday 1/1/2022 via shortwave radio.

BBC Radio 4 announcer/newsreader, Jim Lee, launched a special event amateur radio station GB100BBC, from the BBC's Broadcasting House, in London, at exactly midday.

Within minutes amateur radio stations around the UK and throughout Europe were clamouring to contact the special BBC station and secure a prized entry in the logbook.

The London BBC Radio Group was granted an extended special event radio license by the regulator OFCOM, to operate the station throughout 2022.

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World RadioSport Team Championship Rescheduled

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The World RadioSport Team Championship (WRTC), initially scheduled for 2022, has been postponed to 2023.

To support preparations and make the event known, the following special callsigns will be active between 1st January and 10th July 2022:

II0WRTC, II1WRTC, II2WRTC, II3WRTC, II4WRTC, II5WRTC, II6WRTC, II7WRTC, II8WRTC, and II9WRTC.

QRV on HF on CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8.

An award is also available - https://www.wrtc2022.it/