Commemorative Station G0RAF 8-10 November 2024 at RAF Binbrook for Remembrance Weekend
RAF Waddington Amateur Radio Club returned to former RAF Binbrook for Remembrance Weekend SES over the weekend of 9-10 November, using the club callsign of G0RAF to remember the brave crews who flew from RAF Binbrook. We were operational on HF (mostly SSB with some CW on Sunday) and 2m FM, making contacts with 211 […]
Special Event Station GB6IBC at International Bomber Command Centre, 10-11 August 2024
RAF Waddington ARC ran a Special Event Station on the weekend of 10-11 August 2024 as part of the Salute to the 40s Weekend event at the International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln. The callsign used was GB6IBC, as is usual at IBCC, and we were operational between 08:00-17:00 BST on both days. Operation was on […]
Special Event Station GB0EEL: 2-3 August – 70 years since the first English Electric Lightning prototype flight
RAF Waddington ARC ran a Special Event Station GB0EEL on the weekend of 2-3 August 2024 at former RAF Binbrook. This was the 70th anniversary of the first test flight on 4th August 1954, from RAF Boscombe Down, of the English Electric P1A (WG760), the type that was later to become the English Electric Lightning, […]
Special Event Station GB6IBC at International Bomber Command Centre, 25th July 2024
RAF Waddington was proud to return to the IBCC as they commemorated International Bomber Command Day on Thursday, 25th July with a Service of Remembrance. We were operational between 09:00-16:00 BST, operating on 40m and 2m FM. Bunkers on the Air also activated sites relevant to International Bomber Command Day. With 126 contacts logged, we […]
Special Event Station GB0NAM at Newark Air Museum Cockpit-Fest, 22-23 June 2024
RAF Waddington Amateur Radio Club was proud to support the Newark Air Museum Cockpit-Fest event on 22nd-23rd June. Our station was set up near the Avro Vulcan XM594 as usual, operating on HF bands (SSB and CW),and 2m FM, using the callsign GB0NAM. We made 89 QSOs over the weekend and would like to thank […]
Special Event Station GB6IBC: 50s & 60s Weekend at International Bomber Command Centre
RAF Waddington ARC returned to the International Bomber Command Centre for the weekend of 25-26th May to run a Special Event Station using the callsign GB6IBC as part of Juniper Fayre’s 50s and 60s weekend at the IBCC. We were operational on HF (SSB, FT8 ) and – for the first time ever – a […]
Special Event Station at IBCC – Great Escape Inspire Ride 2024 – 19th May 2024
The club was back at the International Bomber Command Centre on 19th May for their Inspire Ride2024 at the IBCC event, which this year paid tribute to the men of Stalag Luft III who took part in the ‘Great Escape’ in March 1944, 80 years ago.. Hundreds of motorcycles arrived at the IBCC for the […]
Special Event Station GB5BK at former RAF Binbrook, 5-7 April
RAF Waddington Amateur Radio Club ran a Special Event Station for Airfields on the Air over the weekend of 5-7 April at former RAF Binbrook, using the callsign GB5BK. Operation was on HF SSB, CW and FT8 and 2m, with more than 300 contacts made, despite the windy conditions on site. As always, the team […]
Special Event Station GX3LQS, November 2023
This event was run to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the RAF receiving its first Typhoon on December 18th 2003. To help commemorate this event the RAF Coningsby ARC members will be putting GX3LQS/P on the air from different locations during November & December for the Typhoons’ 20th anniversary. Some Club members with the support […]
Special Event Station GB5BK, October 2023
Members of the club were operational again at former RAF Binbrook during the weekend of 6-8 October, activating this location for Airfields on the Air. Our thanks to the many stations who took the time to contact us!