Marconi International Amateur Radio Award

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Marconi Was Here! is an international amateur radio award organised by ARI Fidenza Radio Club.

The main objective of the award is to commemorate historically some of the most important and significant Italian cities where Marconi performed scientific experiments in radio engineering, long distance communications, radio direction-finding and others; experiments that, in the following periods, revealed themselves to be crucial for technical and scientific advancement and the progress of wireless communications.

The award period lasts the whole of 2023.

Each month is dedicated to a specific Italian city connected to the story of Guglielmo Marconi and is paired to a different special callsign.

More Information - http://www.arifidenza.it/

Coronation of King Charles III

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Coronation of King Charles III

The RSGB is making plans to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III and the Queen Consort in May 2023.

The Coronation theme is looking towards the future while being rooted in our traditions, which the Society would like to incorporate in its celebrations.

The UK has an ancient chain of fire-based beacons and the RSGB is considering ways that these might be used in the plans.

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ARRL Straight Key Night 2023

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ARRL Straight Key Night 2023

ARRL Straight Key Night (SKN) is 1st January 2023, from 0000 UTC through 2359 UTC. In the US, SKN begins on New Year's Eve.

Many hams look forward to SKN as one of the highlights of their operating year. Operators participate using Morse code (CW). All you need is your favourite straight key or bug. Many participants dust off vintage radios and keys and put them back into service each year, just for SKN.

SKN is not a contest, so there's no need for quick exchanges. However, all hand keys, regardless of age, are welcome. The number of contacts you make is not important. The reward is meeting many new friends as you get together on the air.

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