Unlike some of the more obsessive types in radio, my interest in operating special event calls is not to gather thousands of QSOs in the log. Rather, it is the satisfaction that at least some of the people calling in have taken an interest in, and perhaps learned a bit more, about something otherwise they would not.
Although noctilucent clouds are perhaps a little niche, GB0NLC attracted a lot of interest. With NLC often occurring at the same time as summertime Es, I was happy to operate quite a bit on 6, 10 and 12m with good propagation.
GB8RAF proved even more interesting. Most of us men who operate radio tend to have an interest in things military as well. So it was no surprise to find an even bigger interest in this SES. What was pleasantly surprising was the fact that so many German stations took an interest to call their old adversaries - though I was careful not to create a QRZ.com page for the call that was centred on aggression per se.
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