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- For updated Special Event activity, please visit my DX Calendar page. UPDATED DAILY!
900th anniversary of Christianization of Western Pomerania
Look for special callsigns SP900CPZ, 3Z1OTTON, HF1OTTON, SN1OTTON, SO1OTTON, SP1OTTON and SQ1OTTON to be active
from June 3 to July 2 2024 to mark the 900th anniversary of the first mission to Pomerania undertaken by Otto, bishop of Bamberg.  A
certificate will be available, see https://sp1kze.pzk.org.pl/900.html#en for details.

2024 UEFA European Football Championship
Look for special event stations DL2024E, DL2024U, DL2024R and DL2024O to be active between June 14 and July 14, 2024 during the
2024 UEFA European Football Championship. SDOK: EM24. QSL via the DARC QSL Bureau or direct via DL2VFR. Five short term
awards will be issued, details can be found at: https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/dx/sonderdiplome/

13 Colonies Special Event
Look for the following stations to be active during the 16th annual "13 Colonies Special Event" between 1300 UTC July 1 and 0400 UTC
July 8, 2024: K2A (New York), K2B (Virginia), K2C (Rhode Island), K2D (Connecticut), K2E (Delaware), K2F (Maryland), K2G (Georgia),
K2H (Massachusetts), K2I (New Jersey), K2J (North Carolina), K2K (New Hampshire), K2L (South Carolina), and K2M (Pennsylvania),
plus 'bonus stations' WM3PEN from Philadelphia (the city where the US independence was declared), GB13COL from England (QSL
direct, see qrz.com for instructions) and TM13COL from France (QSL via F5OGL). Further information about the event and award can
be found at http://www.13colonies.us/

60th anniverary of the IOTA Programme
Three special callsigns will be active on all bands and modes between July 1 and August 31, 2004, to celebrate the 60th anniversary
of the IOTA Programme.
- OZ60IOTA will be used from mainland Denmark
- 5Q60IOTA/# will used by residents on Danish islands
- 5P60IOTA/# will be used during island DXpeditions
* The suffix appended to 5Q60IOTA and 5P60IOTA will indicate the IOTA group as follows: /0 = EU-030, /1 = EU-171, /2 = EU-172,
/5 = EU-125, /8 = EU-088, /9 = EU-029.
There will be an online activity calendar at: https://www.supersaas.dk/schedule/EDR/OZ60IOTA.
QSL via ClubLog OQRS (preferred), LoTW, or via OZ1ACB.  Information on several certificates that are available can be found at:
https://www.qrz.com/db/OZ60IOTA

ISWL Club Callsigns
The International Short Wave League Club Callsigns in use for July 2024 are:

G*4BJC /A - Not yet assigned.

MX1SWL/A & MX1SWL/P - Operated by Herbie G6XOU from Walton on the Naze, Essex
                                  (/A WAB Square TM22, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841)

QSL GX4BJC and MX1SWL calls via Dick M5DIK.
All calls via Bureau, eQSL.cc, or direct with return postage. (No IRC's in the UK).
See QRZCQ.com for details.

All Bulgarian Saints 2024  00.00 UTC on 1 January through 23.59 UTC on 31 December 2024

Links To Special Event Stations & Calls
ARRL - U.S.A. Special Event Stations   Special event certificates and QSLs
Argentina - Special Prefixes and QSL Info
Brazil - Special Calls & QSL Managers
Canada - Special Event Callsigns
Great Britian Permanent Special Event Stations
Greek Special Calls  by SV2AEL
Swedish Contest, Special Event, Anniversary and Special Calls