British Inland Waterways On The Air 2019Having a keen interest in inland waterways (canals in particular), this event caught my eye as soon as I saw it mentioned on the WMRC site. The event is being held on the late August Bank Holiday (24-26th August) and if you wish to participate you have to register in advance.
The event is open to all Amateurs who are boaters, cyclists, walkers and other users of the canals, rivers, towpaths, riverbanks for work or recreation. Even lakes and reservoirs that are used for recreation uses classify as an inland waterway, so there are many places for activating.
Many clubs and individual Amateurs on or near the UK inland waterways obtain Special Event Station (SES) callsigns. Others operate mobile or portable using their own callsigns. Many more like to contact the BiWota stations. It is also a good chance for WAB enthusiasts to get some rare WAB squares.
The primary bands will be 40m (7MHz) and 2m (144MHz SSB and FM) but all bands will be acceptable.
The aim of the event is to bring together Radio Amateurs who regularly use the waterways to celebrate their hobby and raise awareness of the UK waterways.
I am probably going to setup station somewhere on the Leeds-Liverpool canal around the White Bear Marina at Adlington which is not far from my QTH.
Coincidentally, I have got 7 nights on a canal boat the week after this event :-)
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