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		2008 marks 50 years since the Radio Old Timers' Association was founded, although it existed for many years prior to that under the title "British Old Timers' Club"..... some G2OT QSL cards were printed with 1959 as the founding year, but it has been confirmed as being 1958. Preparations are already underway to celebrate this milestone in our history. We have now received the NOV from Ofcom for the callsign GB5ØOT. This will be operated by our regular team of Net Controllers at regular intervals during the year. The operating schedule will be shown here closer to the date, but we have permission to use the callsign for 2 Sundays in each month of 2008. We hope to operate the callsign from at least one Get Together, but a number of our regular G2OT Net controllers are authorised to use GB5ØOT from their home QTH. Further information will be added here when available. A Jubilee version of the RAOTA '50' award will be available, for making contact with RAOTA member stations during the year, including GB5ØOT. GB5ØOT OPERATOR SCHEDULE : 2008 The first few months have now been arranged. The list below indicates bands and modes where they will mostly likely be found. _6th Jan : GM3OFT .....160m to 15m and 2m 13th Jan : GM3OFT .....160m to 15m and 2m Peter has even supplied an operating schedule HERE _3rd Feb : GM4XQJ .....80m to 18m SSB/CW and 2m SSB/FM 17th Feb : GM4XQJ .....80m to 18m SSB/CW and 2m SSB/FM 23rd Mar : GM4NHI .....80m/40m/20m/15m 30th Mar : GM4NHI .....80m/40m/20m/15m 13th Apr : G3FEW ......80m to 10m SSB/PSK31 27th Apr : G3FEW ......80m to 10m SSB/PSK31 _4th May : G3TEV ......160m to 70cm 18th May : G3TEV ......160m to 70cm 15th Jun : G3SFO ......80m, 40m, 6m _6th Jul : G4DRF ......80m, 40m, 18MHz SSB 20th Jul : G4DRF ......80m, 40m, 18MHz SSB _3rd Aug : G3OEP ......160m to 15m SSB/CW and 2m FM 17th Aug : G3OEP ......160m to 15m SSB/CW and 2m FM 12th Oct : G3KPU ......160m to 70cm 26th Oct : G3KPU ......160m to 70cm _2nd Nov : G3NYY ......80m to 10m CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK31 23rd Nov : G3NYY ......80m to 10m CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK31