Essex CW Club Morse Boot Camp Date Announced

The annual CW Boot Camp will be held in Witham, Essex, on Saturday 16th October 2021

The club tweeted that due to its popularity spaces are limited, if you'd like to attend please email Andy G0IBN g0ibn1@yahoo.com.

New YOTA Contest

The Youngsters On The Air team has been working on a new YOTA Contest. The first of three sessions will be on the 22nd of May from 0800 to 1959UTC. There are eight different categories which also include special ones for youngsters under 25 years old. Covering the 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m and 10m bands, the competition will take place in CW and SSB modes.

YOTA Contest Rules - http://www.ham-yota.com/contest/

AN5 - Spanish Special Event

Members of the Torrent Digital Radio are now active with the special callsign AN5OKW until May 13th.

Activity is to mark the 76th anniversary of the surrender of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht 'OKW', and the end of the Second World War in Europe.

Activity will be on CW, FT8/FT4 and QO100 satellite. Operators mentioned are Pascual/EA5WO, Juan/EA5FQS and Alfredo/EB5R.

QSL Manager is EA5WO, direct or by the URE Bureau. A special QSL will be sent automatically by the URE Bureau after completion of operation AN5OKW