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80th Anniversary of the Allied Assault on Normandy Special Event

May 29, 2024

June 4-10 Plusscouts will be operating a special event station at the D-Day Museum at Omaha Beach to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Allied Forces landing at Normandy on D-Day. The event callsign will be TM80DDAY. Additional information can be found on the Plusscouts website and on the corresponding QRZ page.

Planned operating frequencies include:

  • 1.882 MHz LSB
  • 3.682 MHz LSB
  • 7.182 MHz LSB
  • 14.182 MHz USB
  • 21.182 MHz USB
  • 28.482 MHz USB
  • DMR TalkGroup 907 - JOTA

Source: SARC open_in_new

QRP Day is June 17th

May 28, 2024

QRP Day 2024 takes place this coming June 17th. In 1997, IARU Region 3 declared June 17 to be QRP day to further the interest of QRP operation among amateur radio operators. Hams are asked to consider hosting QRP events, promoting QRP devices, and activating QRP stations.

Source: Wireless Institute of Australia open_in_new

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