Special Event Station – Railways on the Air

Harlow & District Amateur Radio Society will be taking part in this annual event operating the special event callsign TBC from Audley End Miniature Railway.

If you wish to visit the Railway please follow directions to CB11 4JB, there is plenty of parking onsite.

Offical website for the event can be found here

Special event stations usually operate between 8.30am and 4.00pm – licensed amateurs, SWLs and visitors are welcome to join us.

Railways on the air (ROTA) weekend usually takes place every year on the weekend closest to the 27th September. This date celebrates the anniversary of the first steam powered passenger railway which took place on 27th September 1825 – the first passenger train ran on a line in the North East of England from Darlington to Stockton. Bishop Auckland Amateur Radio Club coordinates this event.

Licensed amateurs, SWLs and visitors are welcome to join us.