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   The IARU 100th Anniversary Centennial QSO Party.   
      
   The IARU CQP will be held for nine days, beginning Saturday 12 April and   
   ending Sunday 20 April. This event will celebrate 100 years of the IARU   
      
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   Each Tuesday evening in April sees the ZL2GVA Memorial Sprints on 80m.   
   30 minutes each of CW, SSB and FT4.   
      
   Take part in any or all segments.   
      
   Exchange is your outside temperature.   
      
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   HARRY ANGEL MEMORIAL 80 Meter Sprint, Saturday May 3.     (vk4uh)   
      
   wia.org.au/members/contests/harryangel/   
      
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   May 17/18 is the Sangster Shield.   
      
   QRP CW on 80m, wind back the rig to 5W and give it a go.   
      
   Rules for both   
      
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   VK Shires Contest  7th - 8th June 2025   
      
   wia.org.au/members/contests/wavks/   
      
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   NZ Straight Key Night   
      
   Next New Zealand Straight Key Night will be held Sunday 8 June   
   from 9pm to 10pm NZDT (0800 to 0900 UTC) on 80 metres.   
      
   Polish and lubricate that old morse key and enjoy an evening of   
   old-time radio fun.   
      
   Straight Key Night is an informal event which honours the roots of   
   amateur radio: Morse Code sent with a straight key (no bugs,   
   sideswipers, keyers or keyboards).   
      
   When.   
   Winter SKN is the second Sunday in June, 8-9pm NZ time.   
   Summer SKN is always the first Sunday in December, 9-10pm NZ time.   
      
   SKN honours the original amateur radio mode in an easy-going style.   
   Operators send signal report, name, location, type of key, type of   
   transmitter and power output. Stations are limited to 100W output   
   power.   
      
   SKN is not a contest - but the operator who gets the most votes for the   
   quality of their sending will win the Bruce Scahill Best Fist Award.   
   This certificate honours Bruce ZL1BWG (SK), who was a dedicated   
   supporter of SKN. Please email your nomination to ZL1NZ within one week   
   following the event.   
      
   (Neil ZL1NZ, SKN Manager)   
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   DX WINDOW TO THE WORLD.   
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   Dom is active again as 3 D 2 AJT from Nadi, Fiji Islands now until the   
   end of April. The callsign is in memory of the late Yasuo "Zorro" Miyazawa   
   JH 1 AJT, who passed away on 23 March 2022.   
   QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.   
      
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   IARU SPECIAL STATIONS   
      
   Indonesia.   
      
   8 A 100 IARU is the special call sign for the Indonesian IARU society   
   (ORARI) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the International Amateur   
   Radio Union between 1 and 30 April.   
   QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via N2OO.   
      
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   VI 100 IARU is the Australian special event callsign transmitting from   
   VK3 to help celebrate the IARU Centennial. Administered by Oscar, VK3TX,   
   IARU Region 3 AC Member in Melbourne.   
      
   qsl via MO 0 OXO   
      
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   India.   
      
   The Amateur Radio Society of India (ARSI) will celebrate the centenary by   
   activating call sign VU 1 IARU from 1 April to 29 June. ARSI has been a   
   member society of IARU Region 3 since 1958.   
   QSL via VU2ZH.   
      
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   SZ 100 IARU is the special call sign for the Radio Amateur Association of   
   Greece (RAAG) to join the celebrations all April long.   
   QSL via the bureau, LoTW or QRZ Logbook.   
      
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   In February 2026 or in about 10 months time, an international team of   
   24 amateur radio operators will land on Bouvet Island.   
      
   Bouvet is a Norwegian overseas territory and lies in the South Atlantic   
   Ocean, with 93% of its surface covered by ice and snow. It sets the record   
   as the Most Remote Uninhabited Island on Earth, and ranks #10 on the   
   Most Wanted DXCC listing at ClubLog.   
      
   Operating as 3 Y 0 K, the team will attempt to give as many contacts as   
   possible and be active in all amateur radio bands from 10 to 160m. They will   
   direct attention to human modes but will also be active in FT8, RTTY and   
   QO-100 satellite using up to 12 stations.   
      
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   Radio amateurs in Scotland have been on the air throughout March using   
   special callsign GB 1 KBR.   
      
   This, to celebrate the start of the official handover of the Commonwealth   
   Games Kings Baton by His Royal Highness King Charles the third at   
   Buckingham Palace for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.   
      
   Activity has been noted on HF, SSB, CW and digital modes.   
   QSL via Logbook of The World, eQSL and QRZ.com   
      
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   Polio On The Air 2025 - CQ SALK   
      
   In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the April 12, 1955 US approval of   
   the Salk polio vaccine, Narwhal Amateur Radio Society is running a Polio On   
   The Air event from April 5 - 19.   
      
   They will be calling CQ SALK on all fashionable protocols.   
      
   Special Event Stations W7P, W7O, W7L, W7I, and W0O are the ones to listen   
   out for and work throughout the 5-19 April period.   
      
   Make contact with one, get a QSL card.   
      
   Make contact with all five, get five QSL cardsand something really neat   
   happens if you collect all five we are told.   
      
   nars.narwhal.be/polio/   
      
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   The D A R Cs special event callsign DA 25 WARD is active until the 27th of   
   April in recognition of World Amateur Radio Day. Hams around the world   
   celebrate April 18, the day of the founding of the International Amateur   
   Radio Union back in 1925   
      
   See QRZ.com for QSL details.   
      
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   Bletchley Park will be hosting one of its infamous 1940s weekends in May   
   to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE day.   
      
   In tribute to the event, the RSGB National Radio Centre will be operating   
   special event station GB 2 BP from the 3rd to the 5th of May. Put the date   
   in your diary and make sure you get this callsign in your logbook.   
      
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   South Africa.   
      
   On 20 May 2025, the South African Radio League will celebrate its 100th   
   anniversary.   
      
   The SARL Centenary Marathon QSO Party has been running since 1 January and   
   throughout the year, the SARL, with the aid of its members and associated   
   clubs, are on the air with special event call sign ZS 100 SARL, as well as   
   the permanent call signs ZS 6 SRL and ZS 9 HQ and from April   
      
   Several awards will be available, see web page mysarl.org.za   
      
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   British Railways Amateur Radio Society is running special event stations   
   GB0LMR and GB2SDR during 2025 to celebrate 200 years of train travel.   
      
      
   Operation will be mainly focused on 40m but there may be additional activity   
   on other bands.   
      
      
   QSL via the Bureau.   
      
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   Joel W5ZN, Secretary International Amateur Radio Union advises the   
   Singapore Amateur Transmitting Society (SARTS) has closed its 9V QSL   
   bureau effective February 14, 2025, and is no longer accepting cards.   
      
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   Over in "the Motherland", the RSGBs weekly news broadcast GB2RS is   
   celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. As part of the celebrations,   
   special callsign GB70RS is active throughout the year. The callsign is   
   being operated by radio amateurs who help to deliver GB2RS each week and   
   could include Newsreaders and RSGB Headquarters staff.   
      
   Unlike here in VK , in the UK RSGB have to have separate news readers for   
   each frequency.   
      
   You can listen out for RSGB operators on all modes and all bands, with   
   activity taking place at any time, although you are particularly likely to   
   hear them before and after the GB2RS broadcasts.   
      
   Find out more via the GB70RS page at QRZ.com   
      
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   Special event station LZ 75 IPA is active right throughout 2025   
   celebrating the 75th anniversary of the International Police   
   Association.   
      
      
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