Ofcom Release Database of Issued UK Amateur Radio Callsigns

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On 20th April 2021, in response to a Freedom of Information request, Ofcom released a database of 96,776 issued amateur radio callsigns for the UK and Crown Dependencies

The database can be useful for people wanting to apply for a specific call sign as it shows calls that are not available for issue.

Download the Issued Callsigns Database from - https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/718728/response/1773383/attach/10/List%20of%20issued%20Amateur%20callsigns.xlsx

The accompanying Ofcom FoI response letter - https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/718728/response/1773383/attach/9/IR%20List%20of%20available%20Amateur%20Radio%20Callsigns.pdf

To determine which callsigns might be available in addition to the database of issued callsigns you should also use the Ofcom database of Forbidden Suffixes - https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/file/0026/165734/allocated-reserved-forbidden-call-sign.csv

North American QSO Parties to Recognize Young Contester Entries

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To encourage young radiosport participants, National Contest Journal (NCJ) will recognize their entries in the North American QSO Party (NAQP), starting with the August 2021 NAQP CW and NAQP SSB events. Following the lead of Youth on the Air (YOTA) in International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 (IARU), operators 25 years old and younger will be highlighted in the results.

The NAQP log upload app and 3830scores.com will include a “Youth (25 and under)” check box. Initially, the young operator designation will apply only to single-operator entries. This is not a separate category. Participants of any age will compete for awards in the regular single-operator category.

3830 Scores will display the young operator scores as an overlay to the single-operator group. NAQP line scores will note the young operator scores and a separate table of these scores will be included in the results and referenced in the NCJ “NextGen Contesters” column by Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.

North American QSO Party (NAQP) - https://ncjweb.com/naqp/

900 International Marconi Day Contacts

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900 International Marconi Day Contacts

The Norfolk Amateur Radio Club (NARC) ran the all-day event to commemorate Caister's original Marconi Wireless Station, which was established in 1900.

The station was in a house in the High Street known as Pretoria Villa and its original purpose was to communicate with ships in the North Sea and the Cross Sands lightship.

NARC normally operates from Caister Lifeboat, but due to the Covid restrictions the amateurs operated from their own home stations this year.

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