Special Event Station GB80BOB
1st September to 28th September 2020
The Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society (RAFARS) will be operating a Special Event Station (SES) from 1st September to 28th September 2020 to commemorate the Battle of Britain. 2020 marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain which took place between July and October 1940.
The 15th September 1940 was officially named Battle of Britain Day as it was the day when RAF Fighter Command claimed what proved to be a decisive victory over the German Luftwaffe.
Due to the prevailing circumstances Ofcom have relaxed their rules for SES’s and are allowing this call to be operated from a home QTH. This SE callsign will be allocated to RAFARS members and a list of operators and postcode locations will be displayed on the RAFARS website.
| AUTHORISED DATE OF USE | DAY | OPERATOR | CALL SIGN | POST CODE | DATE CONFIRMED | LOG SUPPLIED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/09/2020 | T | Colin | MW0OZI | LD1 5BH | 19/08/2020 | |
| 02/09/2020 | W | Dave | G0KUC | LU2 8JH | 18/08/2020 | |
| 03/09/2020 | T | Raymond | MI0RUC | BT57 8AE | 18/08/2020 | |
| 04/09/2020 | F | Mike | G3JKX | TF2 9RB | 18/08/2020 | |
| 05/09/2020 | S | Terry | G4PSH | NR12 9RF | 18/08/2020 | |
| 06/09/2020 | S | Ken | G4KCF | YO42 2BX | 18/08/2020 | |
| 07/09/2020 | M | Chip | G1FJD | PE6 8HR | 18/08/2020 | |
| 08/09/2020 | T | Bernard | G0SWO | HU3 6QY | 18/08/2020 | |
| 09/09/2020 | W | Stuart | G0TBI | DY7 6BN | 18/08/2020 | |
| 10/09/2020 | T | John | G0JYL | BA13 4TH | 18/08/2020 | |
| 11/09/2020 | F | Kevin | G6ZRL | SN13 9st | 26/08/2020 | |
| 12/09/2020 | S | Raymond | MI0RUC | BT57 8AE | 07/09/2020 | |
| 13/09/2020 | S | Vince | G4DQP | HU15 1RJ | 18/08/2020 | |
| 14/09/2020 | M | Reg | G8VHI | CV10 0HP | 18/08/2020 | |
| 15/09/2020 | T | Vince | G4DQP | HU15 1RJ | 09/09/2020 | |
| 16/09/2020 | W | Brian | G4HIV | LN6 9BS | 07/09/2020 | |
| 17/09/2020 | T | Stuart | G0TBI | DY7 6BN | 18/08/2020 | |
| 18/09/2020 | F | Ken | G4KCF | YO42 2BX | 09/09/2020 | |
| 19/09/2020 | S | Vince | G4DQP | HU15 1RJ | 18/08/2020 | |
| 20/09/2020 | S | Vince | G4DQP | HU15 1RJ | 18/08/2020 | |
| 21/09/2020 | M | David | G3RZF | SL1 2LQ | 27/08/2020 | |
| 22/09/2020 | T | Bernard | G0SWO | HU3 6QY | 18/08/2020 | |
| 23/09/2020 | W | Dave | G0KUC | LU2 8JH | 19/09/2020 | |
| 24/09/2020 | T | Brian | G4HIV | LN6 9BS | 18/08/2020 | |
| 25/09/2020 | F | |||||
| 26/09/2020 | S | Bernard | G0SWO | HU3 6QY | 12/09/2020 | |
| 27/09/2020 | S | Ian | GI0AZB | BT47 4PN | 02/09/2020 | |
| 28/09/2020 | M | John | G0JYL | BA13 4TH | 12/09/2020 | |
GB80BOB QSL via the RAFARS QSL Manager
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44 Bishops Close
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