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2018 RAF 100th Anniversary Year

RAFARS ongoing AOTA event with operator certification based upon contacting RAF Air Stations activated on all of the amateur bands, runs annually 1st January to 31st December. In addition to ad hoc activations, the anniversary weekend of the RAF’s  formation  will be a specific RAFARS AOTA weekend. During the final part of the 2018/2019 period when GB100RAF will be active until the end of March, the prime AOTA activity period will be from Saturday 13th April untill Sunday 28th April, covering three weekends / two full weeks. The three week period hopefully will allow once again more stations to be active during this period.

As this is still part of the RAF's anniversary year, RAFARS will be activating a number of "RAF" callsigns, many from current or old air stations. Also running alongside AOTA is a one year contest, the RAFARS RAF100 Contest for RAFARS members to celebrate the anniversary. Members are to contact as many "RAF" callsigns from as many locations during the 1st April 2018 to 31st March 2019.

It is hoped that many “RAF” callsigns will be active during this years prime period. It is expected that RAF Cosford and RAF Halton and possibly RAF Metheringham, and others will be active during these dates. Please remember that all RAF callsigns are normally QSL'd via G8FC even outside of this AOTA period, except where stated on QRZ.com.

Please remember the emphasis of AOTA is to 'Activate' in a radio sense, current or former RAF (Ministry of Defence or its predecessors) stations, airfields, radio/radar sites, landing strips, including landing waters; located in Great Britain & Northern Ireland, dating from 1914 to current times. 
Single operator based, but who may be supported by a club or society's portable operations. Only ATC Squadrons who are actively encouraged to take part in AOTA, and other youth groups may enter as a multi operator group.
All current licensed bands with "Centre of Activity" to be around the RAFARS calling frequencies with Voice and Morse modes only. Digital modes will be considered in the future.

Also we need to remember the ATC Cadets are having an exercise called 'Blue Ham' in conjunction with amateurs on 17th & 18th March 2019 on 60 mtrs (5 Mhz) band and also it is proposed a further Blue Ham excercise later on in the year as. Hopefully ATC Cadet stations will be on air, we do need to encourage these young people into amateur radio. So if you hear a Cadet station give them a call. ....(Repeated from index page)

The the following Airfield 'Activations' for 'RAFARS AOTA', have been notified to the AOTA co-ordinator.

Please note the activating stations below in colour Purple, are ex or current RFC/RAF Service Stations with a permanent SES callsign that may be working on many days through out the year.

AIRFIELD ACTIVATIONS
Updated:...4th April 2019.