Hi,
Just letting you know that to publicise the bad conditions that both the animals and the workers have to suffer in many countries’ animal shelters due to underfunding, there is once a year an “International Dog Day”.
This year it falls on Monday 26th. August and several special event stations from the US, the UK and Latvia will be on the air (many not just for the day but for a longer period within this month).
Full details of the stations can be found at dogdayradio.org
Contacts are welcome of course from everyone but especially from those who either own or have owned a rescue dog and you’d like to tell your story about it.
If the weather allows me to, I intend to take our rescued dog “Bonnie” up onto a SOTA summit on the day to see how many of the Special Event Stations I am able to work. Lets hope radio conditions are not to “WUFF” (sorry).
73 Ed DD5LP
UPDATE: 20-08-2024 - Unfortunately I will not be able to take part in this event after all as our dog was at the vet yesterday and needs some dental work doing and the only possible date is next Monday - the 26th!
I still encourage other SOTA activators who take their dogs with them, on August 26th to try to contact the International Dog Day stations to which a Canadian and another UK special event station have now been added
PACK of DOGS SES
GB0DOG (Chris G5VZ CW, 30th July - 26th August 2024)
K2D (Caryn KD2GUT, Multi operator, CW SSB 21st August - 26th August 2024)
VE6D (Vince VE6LK, CW SSB 21st August - 26th August 2024)
GB4DOG (David G4YVM CW 1st August - 27th August)
GB 5NDG (Mark G1PIE 40 meters SSB 26th August )
GB0ESD (Kev G0TOG SSB 26th August OLD ENGLISH SHEEP DOG)
YL1DOG (Hanz YL3JD CW, 1st August - 30th September 2024
73 Ed.