Remembrance Day Contest

This weekend is the RD contest which commemorates the Amateurs who died during World War II and is designed to encourage friendly participation and help improve the operating skills of participants. It is held on the weekend closest to the 15th August, the date on which hostilities ceased in the southwest Pacific area.

A perpetual trophy is awarded annually to the Australian state or territory with the best performance. The name of the winning State or Territory is inscribed on the trophy, and that State or Territory then holds the trophy for 12 months. The winning State or Territory is also given a certificate, as are leading entrants.

The aim of the contest is for Amateurs to contact other amateurs in all VK call areas, ZL and P29 on all bands except WARC bands. Modes allowed are PHONE, CW and RTTY as per the era being remembered.

VKCL is the logging software that will allow HF and VHF/UHF contacts to be logged. Although there are a few other loggers to use, N1MM is suitable but only if the HF sections are being entered.

Full rules and other information can be found on the WIA website - http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/rdcontest/

AP75PAK Celebrates 75th Anniversary of Pakistan

The Pakistan Amateur Radio Society (PARS) is operating under the special callsign AP75PAK and Pakistani operators are using the special AP75 prefix during August  

This is to celebrate 75 years of Pakistan Independence. Please look out for AP75... callsigns On satellites, HF and also on 6 metre.

An award will be given for any combination of 5 QSO's with AP75 stations. Repetitions with same stations on same mode or same band will not be counted.

More Information - http://pakhams.com/

Commonwealth Games 2022 Amateur Radio Station on the Air

The Commonwealth Games is being supported with special event station GB22HQ.

This is being activated from the Birmingham Smithfield site where the Beach Volleyball, 3×3 Basketball and Wheelchair Basketball will take place. It is also the starting point for the Marathon. GB22HQ will run for the duration of the Games until the 8 August. There are two stations using wire aerials for 40m and 30m, plus a Yagi for the five bands from 20m to 10m. During the first day of operation, the station was on the 10 to 40m bands and pile ups were evident. The operators say 40m SSB during the daytime is probably the best place to look for them.

More information on - http://rsgb.org/cwg