[UK-CONTEST] Vanity Calls

[Chris G3SJJ]

Just cheeked their website Les and it is accurate. What happens if 
someone wanted that as a Special Contest Callsign or maybe they have it 
already and it has been granted a variation?


"GS8R is a unique call sign specially issued by the licensing 
authorities, to be used in part of a programme of activities, including: 
lectures, concerts, visits by Viking longships, exhibitions etc. to 
commemorate the 850 anniversary of the death of St Rognvald (pronounced 
Ronald). In Norway our sister special event station will operate from 
Bringsværd, within a few hundred metres of where Rognvald was born. GS8R 
will operate at Scapa Bay, within a few hundred metres of where Rognvald 
embarked and disembarked on his journeys across the Pentland Firth to 
Scotland and further afield."

So, maybe I can get a variation to use GU8D during the weekend of 6/7 
September when the Central Contest Association joins up with its friends 
on Guernsey to celebrate the 10th anniversary of G*8D. There will be 
various social and educational activities such as Dinner at the Auberge 
du Val on Friday evening, tips on wine tasting by GU4CHY and lectures on 
how to use a K3 by G3SJJ. On-air activity will take place between the 
hours of 1300z Saturday and 1300z Sunday, on 80/40/20/15/10 SSB only. 
The commemoration will end with a finale, venue to be advised, in the 
usual style which has marked all previous meetings of the group. It is 
hoped that those returning to the mainland on Monday morning will feel 
well enough!

Chris G3SJJ



Les Allwood wrote:
> Since when has RadCom been regarded as an accurate source of information?
>
> 73 de Les, G3VQO
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chris G3SJJ" <g3sjj at btinternet.com>
> To: "uK Contesting" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 5:06 PM
> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Vanity Calls
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>   
>> I note in August Radcom that the Orkney Radio Club will be operating a 
>> Special Event Station over two weekends 22-24 and 29-31 August using 
>> GS8R. Doesn't mention anything about contest activity yet I would have 
>> thought G*8R comes under the Special Contest Callsigns banner.  Maybe 
>> the rules have changed?
>>
>> I am the keeper of Central Contest Association's M0CMU and we have G*8D 
>> allocated so maybe I can use that outside of contests now? I can't 
>> recall seeing an announcement.
>>
>> Chris G3SJJ
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