The Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) was entered into force in 1961. So this year it’s the 60th Anniversary.
WAP (www.waponline.it) wish to promote the participation of the Ham Radio world to mark the celebration.
The event will be open worldwide to the Hams who would like to join. Proposed run is October 1st, through December 31st 2021, but this lapse is not mandatory. Participants with special callsign will get a related WAP-Reference number.
Several “FREE” ATS 6Ø online Award will be issued to mark the participation.
So far, Hams from the Countries shown in the table below, have already their special callsigns issued
OE3DMA Alex Wagner has been the 1st one who did receive from the Austrian authorities his OE6ØANT.
Progressive Country Special Callsign WAP Reference QSL info
1 Germany DR6ØANT WAP-314 DL2VFR
2 Austria OE6ØANT WAP-315 OE3MDA
3 Germany DQ6ØANT WAP-316 DL1RUN
4 Germany DPØPOL/MM WAP-317 DL5EBE
5 France TM6ØANT WAP-318 F8DVD
6 Ukraina EM6ØKTS WAP-319 IK2DUW
7 Hungary HA6ØANT WAP-320 HA6LT
8 Argentina RG6ØANT WAP-321 UA6GG
9 Switzerland HB6ØANT WAP-322 HB9DAX
10 Italy II6OANT WAP-323 I1HYW
11 Russia R6ØANT WAP-324 RZ3EC
12 South Africa RA6ØANT WAP-325 RZ3EC
13 Belgium UE6ØANT (Instead of RB6ØANT)
WAP-326 RZ3EC
14 Chile RC6ØANT WAP-327 RZ3EC
15 Japan RJ6ØAN (instead of RJ6ØANT)
WAP-328 RZ3EC
16 United Kingdom RK6ØANT WAP-329 RZ3EC
17 France RL6ØANT WAP-330 RZ3EC
18 Norway RN6ØANT WAP-331 RZ3EC
19 Australia RT6ØANT WAP-332 RZ3EC
20 USA RU6ØANT WAP-333 RZ3EC
21 New Zealand RZ6ØANT WAP-334 RZ3EC
22 Antarctica RI6ØANT WAP-335 RZ3EC
23 Uruguay CW6ØATS WAP-336 CX8ABF
24 UK GB6ØANT WAP-337 GMØLVI
25 Belgium OQ6ØANT WAP-338 ON1DX
26 Poland SP6ØANT WAP-339 SP3POB
27 Argentina LU5DSM/ANT WAP-340 LU5DSM (Radio Club DX S. MIguel)
In order to pre-register the eventual participation and issuing the WAP Reference number, related to the Special Callsign, WAP asks those interested to participate in the event with a SES , to send a mail to:
Volker DL8JDX (info@strecke.de) or to
Gianni I1HYW (varettos@tin.it) or to
Max IK1GPG (wap_info@virgilio.it)
Updated information are available at: https://www.waponline.it/articles/6o-ats-anniversary-event/60-ats_last-news-information/