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Submitted by ON7TK on Sun, 23/11/2008 - 20:38
The "Red Radio Devils" are looking forward to work you!
03-07-2016
Submitted by: ON6NL
IARU LogoNot only the The Belgian national soccer team is playing an important role on the international stage. Belgium has also an excellent amateur radio contest team on HF. This team will participate again in the IARU World Championship Contest on 9th and 10th of July 2016 with the special call OP0HQ.


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OP prefix for all Belgian radio-amateurs for the month of November
30-10-2015
Submitted by: ON7TK
In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of World War 1, the UBA received authority from the BIPT for all Belgian Radio-amateurs to use the special OP prefix instead of the usual ON prefix, during the month of November 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018.

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OT2ØØGBN - Journal of the Waterloo Campaign
19-05-2015
Submitted by: ON3FDS
To commemorate the crossing of the river Dender from Schendelbeke to Onkerzele and the inspection of troops in Onkerzele, the UBA (Belgian Amateur Radio Society) section Geraardsbergen (Grammont) will deploy a special event shortwave amateur radio station at the location where the inspection of troops was held in 1815. The call sign used will be OT2ØØGBN.
 
  • On Friday, May 29th, 2015 the special event station will be operating in Morse code on Shortwave 3-28MHz from Schendelbeke.
  • On Saturday, May 30th, 2015 there will be Voice operations on shortwave 3-28MHz from the town of Onkerzele, from the same location where the inspection of troops took place (now part of ‘De Gavers’ recreation area). 
 
The special event operation is a token of appreciation of the Belgian amateur radio operators for the British and their support in liberating Belgium of French rule in 1815.


 
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ANZAC Day op 25 april 2015
20-04-2015
Submitted by: ON7YD
On Saturday 25 April it is exactly 100 years ago that the Australian and NewZealand Army Corps landed in Gallipoli (Turkey) and marched toward Europe during the first World War.
On 28 April the section MWV of UBA will commemorate this event at De Dreve, Lange Dreve 16 in 8980 Zonnebeke. A special event station will operate on HF, VHF and UHF.

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The iSemaphore Project
01-04-2015
Submitted by: ON7YD
The optical telegraph or semaphore (a composition of the Greek words 'sign' and 'carry') was the first usable optical telecommunication apparatus. Although the principle was already described in antiquity is not sure whether it was really used at that time. At the end of the 18th century Frenchman Claude Chappe designed a semaphore, also known as the Chapptelegraph, and in the following years a chain of semaphores connected Paris to Lille. Napolean understood the importance of this communucatiesystem and had built a 5,000 km network across France. The Chappetelegrafh played a big role for 50 years, until being replaced by the electric telegraph.
The semaphore inspired artist Philippe Druez (ON1PHD) in a mixed / multi-media project.

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WARD - World Amateur Radio Day
12-03-2015
Submitted by: ON4BEN
Every April 18, radio amateurs worldwide take to the airwaves in celebration of World Amateur Radio Day. It was on that day in 1925 that the International Amateur Radio Union was formed in Paris.

Today, Amateur Radio is more popular than ever, with over 3,000,000 licensed operators !

World Amateur Radio Day is the day when IARU Member-Societies can show our capabilities to the public and enjoy global friendship with other Amateurs worldwide. 

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UBA 14-18 Award
31-08-2014
Submitted by: ON4CAS
14-18 AwardIn commemoration of the World War One centenary the Royal Union of Belgian Radio Amateurs (UBA) issues

a remembrance award.

 

Click here for the rules.


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VHF DX summer Cup
14-06-2014
Submitted by: ON4AVJ
In summer it is a good time to experience the joie of DX on VHF. There fore the UBA created the VHF DX summer cup. With this cup we want to promote VHF DXing. More info here.
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Morse Code - Heritage Day commemorative award
18-04-2014
Submitted by: ON4CAS

Being one of the most important heritage events in Flanders and Brussels, the 2014 Heritage Day will be held on April 27th. This year’s motto is “without any borders”.

With the slogan “A World of Dits and Dahs” the Belgian IARU Society UBA takes part in this event emphasizing Morse code as cultural heritage.


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20 years Eurotunnel
06-01-2014
Submitted by: ON7SS
Twenty years ago, May 6 1994, the Channel Tunnel (Eurotunnel) was inaugurated.
A group of French amateurs set up the special event station TM5TSM (Tunnel sous la Manche).
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