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 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 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 […]