Also in GB2RS this week…

We have received news via Charles, M0OXO from Gennady, UX5UO, the Ukrainian QSL printer used by many. Gennady says that he is OK and still trading. You can see more on the website.

The 2 April 2022 marked the 40th anniversary of the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands. On that day in 1982, Bob, VP8LP, living at Goose Green, was hearing on a local VHF net that invading troops could be seen in the streets of Port Stanley. He was surprised to find that there was no mention of this by the BBC. Bob spoke to Laurie, G3UML in the BBC Ariel Radio Group radio room in the building next to Broadcasting House. This was probably the first confirmation of the invasion. Bob and Laurie have remained in touch ever since. On 2 April this year, the two friends met up again on the air to relive their contact of 40 years previous, this time using the BBC centenary call sign GB100BBC. A feature about the original contact was broadcast on the 3 April 2022 during Radio 4’s Broadcasting House programme. You can listen to this via BBC Sounds. Laurie was also the guest presenter on last Tuesday’s RSGB Tonight@8 webinar in which he talked about his historic contact with VP8LP as well the recent reconstruction.

Belgium’s national amateur radio society (UBA), has joined other national amateur radio societies in banning amateurs from Russia and Belarus from their contests—see the UBA website for full details.

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