1. The BATC Summer Fun amateur television contest takes place from 1200UTC on 11 September until the same time on the 12th. Operation is fast scan, on all bands from 70cm upwards. The exchange is callsign plus the sum of four digits shown onscreen by the other station. Details and full rules are on the web at www.batc.org.uk. Contact Dave Crump, G8GKQ.rn2. On 16 - 18 June Dragon ARC hope to re-enact the transmission of the first radio press message to Australia. It was passed from the Marconi Long Wave Transmitting station at Waunfawr near Caernarfon in 1921; the site is now a climbing centre and is used by the Dragon ARC for International Marconi Day each year. For further information please visit au/VK100WIA.
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