2020.5.5 China Amateur Radio Festival

On 5th May 1940, Chinese amateur radio operators started “On air conference”. On 5th May 1947, the conference covered all the regions in China, it was the biggest on-air event.

In 1942 and 1944, there were 2 exhibitions associated with the “On air conference”. In recent years, CRAC organized several events on 5th May every year and designated 5th May as a Chinese amateur radio festival, called “5.5 festival”.

Due to COVID-19, CRAC called for all amateur radio operators to stay home to fight for the Conoravirus situation. The 2020 “5.5 festival” was shifted to air waives. 10 stations (B0CRA — B9CRA) across the country will on air and make QSOs with amateur radio operators all over the world. Operation period: 0000UTC 1st May to 1200UTC 7th May. QSL via BA1GG.

Log search entry: http://mulandxc.com/crac/view

CRAC provides awards to those who meet the criteria below. Award application to cq55@crac.org.cn, indicate your callsign, award category and email address to receive the award. The award application deadline is 30th September 2020.

Award Rules：

The award will be classified into Bronze, Silver, and Golden, which will be measured by slots worked. One slot is a combination of a special call, band, and mode. For example, worked B1CRA in 20m, the SSB model is 1 slot.

For All Applicants:

Bronze Award: 20 slots

Silver Award: 40 slots

Golden Award: 50 slots -- Must consist of all 10 special callsigns