Our club takes part in many events throughout the year. Some of these are listed below so check them out. While doing these events we try to make ourselves available to the public to answer any questions they have and to get them involved in the activity.
The International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend, ILLW, came into being in 1998 as the Scottish Northern Lights Award run by the Ayr Amateur Radio Group. The ILLW usually takes place on the 3rd full weekend in August each year and attracts over 500 lighthouse entries located in over 40 countries. It is one of the most popular international amateur radio events in existence.
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JOTA-JOTI is the world’s largest digital Scout event on the Internet and over the airwaves. Held every year, the event connects millions of young people around to promote friendship and global citizenship. JOTA-JOTI enables young people and volunteers to participate in fun and engaging group activities over the Internet and amateur radio focused on developing 21st century skills through Scouting.
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International Marconi Day is a 24-hour amateur radio event held annually to celebrate the birth of Guglielmo Marconi on the 25th April 1874. The event is an opportunity for amateurs around the world to make point-to-point contact with historic Marconi sites using HF communications techniques similar to those used by Marconi.
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The International Award program “World Castles Award – WCA” devoted to work on the air from castles, fortresses and other fortification works. It was founded on January, 14th, 2009 by group of Russian radiohams, members of RZ1CWC Radioclub under the aegis of the International Organization “Castles On The Air – COTA”.
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