Exercise Blue Ham Operational on the 5mhz (60 mtr) Band

The RAF Air Cadets are pleased to announce that they are running the ever-popular Blue Ham Radio Communications Exercise in March 2022.

The exercise will take place during the weekend of 26th and 27th March 2022 and subject to your callsign Licencing Conditions we hope that you can put some time aside to join in with the cadets and staff who will be ready to take your calls.

You can find the details of the required QSO exchange information on the Blue Ham website - https://alphacharlie.org.uk/exercise-blue-ham from early March 22.

Exercise logsheets are also available courtesy of Gary MØPLT on his website https://www.m0plt.me.uk/ and also in the files section on the UK 60 Metre (5MHz) Band Group Facebook page.

We will issue you a Blue Ham participation Certificate if you contact 15 or more special MRE Callsigns over the period of the exercise, details of how to do this are on the alphacharlie.org.uk website.

We hope to operate with many of you on-air during the exercise, all the best from all at the Blue Ham Radio Team.

Danish DX Group celebrates 50 years

The Danish DX Group (DDXG) was founded 27th May 1972. To celebrate the 50th anniversary special event station OZ50DDXG is on-the-air until 31st December 2022

Radio amateurs around the world can obtain the anniversary award by having contacts using CW, Phone or Digital modes with the anniversary station OZ5ØDDXG during 2022.

The anniversary station may be contacted once on each band and with each modulation type in every month. Each approved contact counts 1 point.

Full details - https://www.qrz.com/db/OZ50DDXG