- For updated Special Event activity, please visit my DX Calendar page. UPDATED DAILY!
65 Space Years! Radio Marathon
This year marks the 65th anniversary of the first space flight of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and US astronaut Alan Shepard! Continuing the theme of projects
dedicated to the 55th and 60th anniversaries of these events, the Miller-DX-Club long-distance radio enthusiast club, with the support of the Rostov Regional
Branch of the Russian Radio Broadcasting Company and the Hamlog.online portal, is holding the international radio marathon "65 Space Years!" as part of cultural
and sporting events. We invite all radio amateurs to actively participate in this event.
Start: April 10, 2026 at 00:00 UTC
End: April 26, 2026 at 21:00 UTC
Special callsigns (SPS) from various regions of the Russian Federation and one radio station from the United States of America will be broadcast on all amateur
bands and all modes of transmission:
R065A Rostov Oblast
R065C Republic of Mari El
R065L Stavropol Krai
R065N Krasnodar Krai
R065O Donetsk People's Republic
R065S Ryazan Oblast
R065X Primorsky Krai
R065YG Rostov Oblast
R065Z Primorsky Krai
R108YG Rostov Oblast
R1961YG Rostov Oblast
UE65YAG Rostov Oblast
UE65YG Rostov Oblast
UE7YG Rostov Oblast
K1S USA
Our club member, cosmonaut Alexander Volkov – U4MIR, will actively participate in this project.
The QSL manager for all special callsigns from Russia is RQ7L.
During the radio marathon, you can fulfill the conditions for receiving diplomas, pennants, and international plaques for QSOs/SWLs with SPS, members of the
Miller-DX-Club, and radio amateurs of the Rostov region. To see all the available diplomas, pennants, and international plaques, see: https://mdxc.ru/
World Amateur Radio Day from Norway
The annual World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) is the 18th of April.
Up to 10 Norwegian Radio Relay League (NRRL) special headquarters' stations will be active 17th-19th April 2026 (UTC), with call signs from LA0HQ (LA zero HQ)
to LA9HQ (all numbers from zero to nine), on mostly all amateur radio HF, VHF & UHF bands with most modes. A diploma will be offered after the WARD, for at least
one QSO with these special stations 17th-19th April. Check the web site https://nrrl.no/nyheter/world-amateur-radio-day-2026/ some time after the WARD.
QSL via bureau, or directly to the address for LA1HQ at QRZ.COM: https://www.qrz.com/db/LA1HQ.
International Marconi Day
Special event stations IY0CG, IY0GA (Sardinia), IY0IMD, IY0MMR, IY0ORP, IY0TC, IY1MR, IY1SM, IY1SP, IY1TO, IY4FGM, IY5PIS, IY6GM, and IY7M will be active
during the International Marconi Day (April 25, 2026). IY0IMD (WW loc. JN52vc) and IY7M (WW loc. JN81kd) will also be QRV via the QO-100 satellite. QSL via the
information given on QRZ.com
ISWL Club Callsigns
The International Short Wave League Club Callsigns in use for May 2026 are:
G*4BJC /A - None Assigned at this time.
M*1SWL /A - None Assigned at this time.
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.
5.5 China Amateur Radio Festival
Look for ten stations (B0CRA, B1CRA, B2CRA, B3CRA, B4CRA, B5CRA, B6CRA, B7CRA, B8CRA, B9CRA) from across the country to be active on May 3 - 5, 2026,
for the annual "5.5 China Amateur Radio Festival" on air event, organized by the Chinese Radio Amateurs Club (CRAC). QSL via BA1GG.
Log search entry: http://www.crac.org.cn/55/
Award search entry: http://awards.crac.org.cn
ISWL Club Callsigns
The International Short Wave League Club Callsigns in use for June 2026 are:
G*4BJC /A - None Assigned at this time.
MN1SWL/A - Operated by Alan, GI0VWU, located in Belfast, Northern Ireland (/A WAB Square J36, 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 2026 00.00 UTC on 1 January through 23.59 UTC on 31 December 2026
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