- For updated Special Event activity, please visit my DX Calendar page. UPDATED DAILY!
"Marconi - Patended By" Award
From January 1st to December 31st, 2025, ARI Fidenza will use special callsigns, each representing one of the many patents registered by Guglielmo
Marconi between 1897 and 1926: II4FPEN (January), II4FPUS (February), II4SHLD (March), II4GHPR (April), II4JGGR (May), II4RXOS (June), II4COHR
(July), II4LDMA (August), II4RADS (September), II4WLTX (October), II4EACC (November) and II4TJTB (December). QSL via IQ4FE and LoTW. Information
about the "Marconi - Patended By" award can be found at: http://www.arifidenza.it/
UBA IARU 100 Event
To celebrate the IARU centenary, the Belgian IARU society (UBA) will be activating 30 special event stations between March 15th and May 15th, 2025. The
callsigns of these stations are: ON100I, ON100A, ON100R, ON100U, OO100I, OO100A, OO100R, OO100U, OP100I, OP100A, OP100R, OP100U, OQ100I,
OQ100A, OQ100R, OQ100U, OR100I, OR100A, OR100R, OR100U, OS100I, OS100A, OS100R, OS100U, OT100I, OT100A, OT100R and OT100U. These
stations will be aired from several local divisions of the UBA. Furthermore, ON0IARU and OR0IARU will be activated by the members of the UBA board and
HF Committee. A series of free awards will be available to the deserving. Please visit ( https://www.uba.be/en/news/uba-iaru-100-event ) for further details
including the QSL policy. [TNX Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW]
CRK IARU 100 Event
Members of the Czech "C.R.K" Radio Club will activate the special event callsigns, OL100IARU/OL100I/OL100A/OL100R/OL100U, to celebrate the 100th
anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) between April 15th and December 31st. Activity will be on all bands and modes. QSL via LoTW.
An award is available (see QRZ.com).
Spain - Special Prefixes for IARU Celebrations
The Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure has issued a new resolution temporarily authorizing the use of special call signs
by radio amateurs in Spain. This measure is being taken to commemorate the centenary of the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU),
of which the Spanish Amateur Radio Union (URE) is a prominent member, which will be commemorated this year, 2025.
The URE, as an official entity recognized by the Secretary of State, requested authorization to allow the use of special call signs during the period from
May 1 to 15, 2025. Within the framework of this celebration, all radio amateurs will be able to temporarily modify their call signs, maintaining their usual
suffix, but with a change to their district prefix and digit.
Details of the Resolution:
From May 1 to 15, 2025, holders of Spanish amateur radio authorizations are authorized to use special call signs, maintaining their call sign suffix and
modifying their district prefix and digit, as follows:
Prefix:
* Call signs with the EAx prefix will use the AOx100 prefix.
* Call signs with the EBx prefix will use the ANx100 prefix.
* Badges with prefix ECx: will use the prefix AMx100.
District:
* The number 100 will be added to the corresponding district number.
Where "x" represents the district of the original call sign, with each of these special prefixes followed by the suffix assigned to the regular call sign.
Examples:
* EA4ZZZ would become AO4100ZZZ
* EB4ZZZ would become AN4100ZZZ
* EC4ZZZ would become AM4100ZZZ
With this measure, the Secretariat of State strengthens its ties with the amateur radio community, celebrating the significant centenary of the IARU and
promoting participation and collaboration in telecommunications. It also recognizes the work of the IARU and radio amateurs in advancing communications
through the radio spectrum, thus offering an excellent opportunity to commemorate a century of history and unity in amateur radio.
Victory-80 Kazakhstan
Memorial station callsigns: UP80V, UQ80V, UO80V (national special stations), UP80Z (Astana), UP80G (Almaty), UP80N (Shymkent and Turkestan Region),
UP80B (Akmola Region), UP80D (Abai Region), UP80I (Aktobe Region), UP80L (Kostanay Region), UP80F (Pavlodar Region), UP80P (Karaganda Region),
UP80J (East Kazakhstan Region) and UP80M (West Kazakhstan Region) will be active May 1st to 10th to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War
II and recognize Kazakhstan's contribution to the victory. QSL via LoTW and eQSL. The 'Victory-80 Kazakhstan' diploma will be available for download at:
https://victory80.qrz.kz/
Europe Day
The Federacion Digital EA will operate special callsigns AO1EU, AO2EU, AO3EU, AO4EU, AO5EU, AO6EU, AO7EU, AO8EU and AO9EU from May 2 - 11,
2025, to celebrate Europe Day, the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration (9 May 1950) that paved the way to the European Union. QSL direct to EA3RKF:
Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050, 08200 Sabadell (Barcelona), Spain.
65th Anniversary of the Dobson Trail
To celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Dobson Trail, Canada's longest volunteer-maintained trail, special event station VC9DT will be active throughout the
month of June. It will be operated by VE9ACC and friends from various locations along the 60-kilometre trail, including several WWFF (World Wide Flora &
Fauna) sites. Operators will be QRV on multiple bands on SSB and FT8/FT4. QSL via VE9CF. See https://www.qrz.com/db/VC9DT for award information
and further details.
ISWL Club Callsigns
The International Short Wave League Club Callsigns in use for June 2025 are:
GX4BJC/A - Operated by John, G8XTJ, located in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England (WAB SP80, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841)
MN1SWL/A - Operated by Lindsay, GI3KME, located in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland (WAB J43, IOTA EU-115, WLOTA 1439)
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 2025 00.00 UTC on 1 January through 23.59 UTC on 31 December 2025
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