Archive for May, 2020
BBC Radio Manchester
BBC Radio Manchester mentioned amateur radio at the weekend on the Eamonn O’Neal Breakfast Show. The piece featured a chat with a member of the Stockport Radio Society who talked generally about amateur radio, how the hobby is seeing a resurgence at the moment, our remote invigilation exams and how amateur radio is helping wellbeing […]
‘Get on the air to care’ campaign featured on the BBC
We’re delighted that amateur radio and our ‘Get on the air to care’ campaign with the NHS is featured prominently in the BBC news today. The RSGB worked with the journalist to provide facts and contacts; thank you to Vanessa Pearce and everyone who spoke to her. #GOTA2C
NHS nurse and Queen’s Award winner supports GOTA2C and International Nurses Day
Many thanks to Nicki Pointer for recording a short video message promoting International Nurses Day (IND) and our ‘Get on the air to care’ campaign with the NHS. Nicki is a Queen’s Award winner, the Crowborough Community First Responders’ Team Leader as well as a Ward Manager/Senior Sister at Tunbridge Wells Hospital. We are very […]
June 2020 HF power meter with optional loop controller
This page contains a link to download a 115kB .zip containing the PCB Gerber files, a spreadsheet with the bill of materials, and the Arduino sketch required for the HF power meter with optional magnetic loop controller by Kevin Ayriss, G8MXV, published in the June 2020 edition of RadCom. Please refer any enquiries about these […]
Worksop ARS
Worksop ARS is running nets on two frequencies: 145.225 for those requiring help 145.450 for companionship and wellbeing Several club members are monitoring 145.225 around the clock and many regularly check in on the frequency, especially self-isolators.
Dragon Amateur Radio Club and North Wales Radio Society running SES GB0GIG
Dragon Amateur Radio Club and North Wales Radio Society are collaborating to run the special event station GB0GIG (Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol), which is Welsh for National Health Service. The aim of the station is to thank all the NHS workers in Wales for their strength and hard work in tackling the Covid–19 pandemic and also […]
