DX News – 19 December 2021

Chris, ZS1CDG plans to be active as 7P8GOZ from Lesotho between the 20th and 26th of December. He will operate holiday style on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres using FT8. QSL via Logbook of The World or his home call. Brad, VK2BY will be active as HS0ZNR in north-eastern Thailand until the 21st of […]

Special Events News – 19 December 2021

GB120MT is being operated by Chelmsford ARS to mark the first successful reception in Newfoundland from the Marconi transmission at Poldhu in Cornwall. The station will be on the air at various times until the 1st of January 2022.

RSGB and ARRL announce winners of Transatlantic Centenary Cups

The Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) and the ARRL – The National Association for Amateur Radio – have announced winners of the 160-Meter Transatlantic Centenary QSO Party. The 12 December on-air event commemorated the 100th anniversary of the successful second Transatlantic Tests which contributed to the dawn of international amateur radio communication. Participating stations […]

IMPORTANT NOTICE – NRC now temporarily closed

In light of the rapidly increasing COVID-19 cases and the high transmission rates the RSGB has reluctantly decided to close the National Radio Centre (NRC) at Bletchley Park temporarily until further notice. The NRC will close at 15.00 on Friday, 17 December 2021 and the closure will run throughout the Christmas and New Year period. […]

Brian Shelton, G0MEE, 9th December 2021

Brian Shelton, G0MEE, passed away in hospital on the evening of Thursday 9th December 2021 after a short battle against Leukaemia. He was a very well respected man within the radio community and locally for all his efforts within the Lowestoft District & Pye ARC as Vice Chairman. Information supplied by Richard Evans, G0VCW

BBC Radio 4 covers Transatlantic Centenary

We have been celebrating the centenary of the Transatlantic Tests in Ardrossan this weekend. We sent out a press release to a range of media and The World This Weekend on BBC Radio 4 included a piece on the Transatlantic Centenary. It starts at 22:40 minutes.

Shaping the Future of Amateur Radio

In October 2021 the Region 1 Workshop for the future of amateur radio was organized online. About 50 countries and 100 participants joined the 5 days workshop and the 7 sessions. Originally scheduled in 2020, the discussions took place online from the 16th …

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