Archive for December, 2020
ICQ Podcast update on GOTA4C
The latest ICQ Podcast (episode 340) contains an update on the RSGB’s Get on the air for Christmas campaign as well as a wider look at amateur radio construction. The chat with Board Director Stewart Bryant, G3YSX; Construction Competition Lockdown Category winner Roy Bailey, G0VFS; and RSGB Communications Manager Heather Parsons starts at 1:18:15 in […]
Emergency Services Times – December 2020
The RSGB/NHS campaign Get on the air for Christmas was profiled in the December 2020 edition of the Emergency Services Times (EST). The publication is circulated in hard copy to every emergency services base in the country as well as 7,500 individual leaders. Read EST article Get on the air to care #GOTA4C (1-page/122KB PDF) […]
Peter Price, GW3LXI, 14th December 2020
It is with great sadness that I have to report the passing of Mr Peter Price, GW3LXI on the 14th of December 2020 at the age of 92 years. I have known Peter since the 1960s when he was instrumental in guiding me into the hobby of amateur radio, as he was for many other […]
Vince Priamo, GW6ZCS, 7th December 2020
It is with sadness I inform fellow enthusiasts of the passing of our dear friend and Wrexham ARS Treasurer Vince Priamo, GW6ZCS. He became a Silent Key on the 7th of December 2020 at the age of 73. A member of Wrexham ARS for well over 30 years, Vince will be sadly missed. Eifion Parry, […]
GB1NHS and GB3RS on the air on Sunday 20 December
As part of the RSGB and NHS campaign ‘Get on the air for Christmas’ the NHS amateur radio station GB1NHS will be on the air on Sunday 20 December from the Midlands. Due to changes in the Tier restrictions announced by the Government on 19 December, it is no longer possible for it to be […]
GOTA4C charity auction raises fantastic amount!
Our ‘Get on the air for Christmas’ charity auction has ended with an incredibly generous final bid of £1,025.99 The RSGB Board has promised to match-fund the winning bid so we are delighted that we will be able to send such a significant amount to NHS Charities Together (registered charity no. 1186569). Roy Bailey, G0VFS […]
