CN - In celebration of the 18th birthday of Prince Moulay Hassan, the
heir apparent to the Moroccan throne, special callsign CN18MH (QSL
via RW6HS) will be active on 5-10 May. Also, CN amateurs can use
the prefix CN18 (e.g. CN18ZG for CN8ZG and CN18MM for CN8MM) during
the same time frame.
CN - 5C1AR is a special callsign for the International Day of Argania
(10 May: https://www.un.org/en/observances/argania-day). QSL via
RW6HS.
CN - Celebrating the 65th anniversary of the creation of the Forces
Armees Royales (the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces), special callsign
CN65FAR will be active on 10-16 May. QSL via RW6HS.
EA - 17 May marks the anniversary of the signing of the first Interna-
tional Telegraph Convention and the creation of the International
Telecommunication Union. Celebrating that event, special callsign
AN5ITU will be active on 8-23 May on all bands and modes. QSL via
eQSL, LoTW, or direct to EB5R.
ES - Sergei, ES1LL will be active as ES1LL/8 from Kihnu Island (EU-178)
on 29-30 May. He will be joining Ed, ES2TT/8 [425DXN 1565], and
will operate SSB and possibly digital modes. [TNX qrz.ru]
F - TM100CLG is the special callsign for the Radio Club de l'agglomera-
tion Dunkerquoise (F8KGS) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the
town of Cappelle-la-Grande on 15-29 May. QSL via F8KGS.
GI - The North West Group ARC (MN0NWG) will run special event station
GB0AEL on 15-23 May to commemorate Amelia Earhart's transatlantic
crossing in 1932. QSL via eQSL. On 20-21 May 1932, Earhart became
the first woman - and the only person since Charles Lindbergh - to
fly nonstop and alone across the Atlantic, leaving Harbor Grace,
Newfoundland, Canada, and landing 15 hours later near Londonderry,
Northern Ireland.
JA - Promoting and celebrating the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games,
special stations 8N1OLP, 8N2OLP, 8N3OLP, 8N4OLP, 8N5OLP, 8N6OLP,
8N7OLP, 8N8OLP, 8N9OLP and 8N0OLP will be active between 1 May and
5 September from various locations across the country (see qrz.com
for each station's details). Also active, but especially looking
for QSOs with JA stations, will be ten stations 8J#OLYMPIC. The
logs will be uploaded to Club Log, and all QSOs will be confirmed
automatically via the bureau. Direct cards should be sent to JARL's
HQ (Japan Amateur Radio League, Otsuka HT biru 6-kai, 3-43-1 Minami
Otsuka, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, 170-8073, Japan). Information about the
Tokyo 2020 JARL Commemorative Award and Commemorative QSO Party
can be found respectively at
https://www.jarl.org/English/4_Library/A-4-2_Awards/T2020-e.htm and
https://www.jarl.org/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/T2020QP-E.htm
PA - Special callsign PD21EUROSONG will be active on 8-22 May to cele-
brate the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest to be held in
Rotterdam. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau,
as well as via LoTW and eQSL.
TA - Special event station TC568FA commemorates the anniversary of a key
event of the Late Middle Ages: the Fall of Constantinople (29 May
1453), also known as the Conquest of Istanbul. Look for activity on
all bands and modes between 30 April and 28 June. A certificate
will be available: https://logman.taqst.net/
VK - Members of the Bendigo Amateur Radio and Electronics Club will run
special event station VI3MILLS from Anderson's Mill (VIC) on 8-9
May. Look for activity on or around 3655 kHz and 7115 kHz. An eQSL
can be requested by email (VK3CMZ[@]barec.net.au).
VK9X - VK6SJ's trip to Christmas Island (OC-002) [425DXN 1565] has been
postponed and is now scheduled for 25 May to 15 June. Steve will be
active as VK9XX, "mostly outside working hours and focused on the
night time bands and mainly FT8". QSL via EB7DX. |