England Queen's Platinum Jubilee Special Event

At the request of the RSGB, Ofcom, some English stations wishing to retain their usual Regional Secondary Locator to identify their DXCC entity may use the suffix '/70' to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee (70th anniversary) of Queen Elizabeth II.

It is also permitted to use the "/70" suffix with the "2Q/GQ/MQ" prefix if desired throughout the month of June.

Also, look for Dainius, M0HMJ, to be active as MQ5W during various contests in June to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of the Accession of Her Majesty.

Also, look for GB2PJE by the Thames Amateur Radio Group (TARG) operating from a location near Battlesbridge in Essex and the callsign will be in use by TARG members and visitors under the supervision of a Full Licence Holder.

More Information - https://rsgb.org/main/blog/news/gb2rs/headlines/2022/02/04/suffix-70-permitted-for-platinum-jubilee/ and https://rsgb.org/main/blog/news/rsgb-notices/2022/02/09/notice-of-variation-available-for-jubilee-celebrations/

RSGB Commonwealth Games Activities

The Commonwealth Games will be held in Birmingham later this summer. It will see around 4,500 athletes from 72 nations and territories, compete in 19 sports across 14 competition venues. The RSGB has just published news of the various activities it is planning to link with the Games. You can get involved in one of the seven special event stations or gain one of two special operating awards.

RSGB Commonwealth Games Activities - http://www.rsgb.org/cwg

German Radio Hams Celebrate Morse Code Day

Each year on 27th April 2022 radio amateurs celebrate Morse Code Day

The date is not chosen at random. 27th April 2022 is the birthday of Samuel Finley Breese Morse, the founder of Morse telegraphy. In the 1930s, together with his colleague Alfred Lewis Vail, he developed a code consisting of characters of three different lengths and pauses of different lengths.

Although Morse code has largely disappeared from the commercial realm, radio amateurs still keep the art of Morse code alive today. Radio amateurs around the world meet on shortwave frequencies and indulge in telegraph radio communications or take part in CW contests. What counts here is speed, precision, physical fitness and an excellent understanding of the sporting world of amateur radio waves.

In 2014, Morse telegraphy was included in the nationwide register of intangible cultural heritage - the German Commission for UNESCO recognized it as an important form of intercultural communication that transcends time and space.

More Information - https://darc.de/ and https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.1737.html