Operation Veritable Special Event

Radio Club Limburg (RCL) is operating special event station PA8ØOV to honor the Allied pincer movement during World War II. The event will be active 13th - 28th February 2025. PA8ØOV will be active on SSB, CW, and various digital modes. SQL cards will be available.

The event is also open to the public for those that will be near the city of Gennep in the old town hall.

This event runs every 5 years, with the next event scheduled to take place in 2030. See the PA8ØOV website for more details.

Radio Club Limburg - https://radioclublimburg.nl/pa80ov/

George Washington's Birthday Special Event

The Mount Vernon Amateur Radio Club (MVARC) will be active this weekend under callsign K4US to celebrate George Washington's birthday. The club will be on the air from the greenhouse of the Mount Vernon Estate. This is a limited engagement with the club being on the air between 10 AM and 3 PM Eastern Time on Saturday, and between 8:30 AM and 11 AM Sunday. Listen for K4US on SSB and CW. QSL cards are available.

K4US on QRZ - https://www.qrz.com/db/K4US

GB70RS

The RSGB’s weekly news broadcast GB2RS is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. As part of the celebrations, special callsign GB70RS is active throughout the year. The call sign is being operated by radio amateurs who help to deliver GB2RS each week and could include Newsreaders and RSGB Headquarters staff. You can listen out for operators on all modes and all bands, with activity taking place at any time, although you are particularly likely to hear them before and after the GB2RS broadcasts.

GB70RS on QRZ.com- https://www.qrz.com/db/GB70RS