In 2018 the month of May saw the 80th anniversary of The First Class CW Operators Club, FOC. During the month the club had various special calls on the bands during an activity challenge run by the club. I was able to arrange the call GB80FOC and had the pleasure of activating it for 4 […]
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MV0PCB – 100th Anniversary of the RSGB
In July 2013 the MV prefix was available for use to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the RSGB. A total of 370 QSOs were made, all CW. QSL cards were sent via the Bureau and logs are on Clublog and LoTW.
MO0PCB – London Olympics 2012
During 2012 London hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Ofcom authorised the use of a special prefix character O throughout the period to celebrate this. In total 925 QSOs were made, mostly CW, and all QSOs were sent a special QSL card. Logs are also on Clublog and LoTW.
MQ0PCB – The Diamond Jubilee
The MQ prefix had previously been authorised in 2002 for the Golden Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. In 2012 it was authorised again and I was active as MQ0PCB for a second time. In 2012 just over 300 QSOs were made using RTTY and CW on the bands. All QSOs were sent the […]
MQ0PCB – The Golden Jubilee
In 2002, to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Ofcom permitted use of a special prefix character, Q. For all QSOs made in 2002 the following QSL card was printed and sent out via the bureau.