Amateur Radio Special Event stations for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games began operating May 18, running through Wednesday, September 17.
Five special calls, representing the five rings of the Olympic flag, will be on the air: BT1OB, BT1OJ, BT1OH, BT1OY and BT1ON. The last letter of the call sign corresponds to the color of each of the rings of the Olympic flag -- Beibei (Blue), Jingjing (Black), Huanhuan (Red), Yingying (Yellow) and Nini (Green).
Zheng Feng, BA4EG, will be the QSL manager for all stations. QSLs can be sent either direct or via the bureau and will begin to be answered in October.
A Web site supporting the Special Event stations will include an on line log search, QSL card received and sent status, as well as other information <http://www.bj2008ses.com.cn/>; award criteria will soon be posted on the site.
| Notes | This report is brought to you courtesy of the American Radio Relay League's ARRL Letter. |