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Activities to watch out for
If you are out and about in June, July, and September you might come across National Field Day
activities. The first weekend in June is a CW (Morse Code) event. A SSB (voice) Field Day is held
during the first weekend in September, and a VHF Field Day in July. On the third full weekend of
October you might come across scouts and guides taking part in the annual Jamboree-on-the-Air.
Around the second week in May every year you will find Amateur Radio stations set up in wind and
water mills around the country for National Mills Weekend. Every August Amateur Radio Stations
are set up in lighthouses around the world for International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend.
There are also special event stations set up at lots of other venues throughout the year and at the
National Radio Centre, Bletchley Park (check NRC opening days and times as these are not the
same as Bletchley Park itself). If you come across any of these be sure to take a look and ask
about the hobby. You need to have a licence to operate the equipment but at some special event
stations it is possible for visitors to get on the mic and talk to amateurs around the world.
or to find your local club go to nd enter your postcode.
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