Archive for 2020
News for England South-West – 20 September 2020
We strongly advise you to check with organisers before travelling, as events mentioned here may be affected by fluctuating pandemic precautions. Above all, please observe all national or local restrictions, including social distancing and wearing face coverings where required. Thornbury and South Gloucestershire ARC has a daily net on GB3ZB from 10.30am. Wednesday sees a […]
News for Wales – 20 September 2020
We strongly advise you to check with organisers before travelling, as events mentioned here may be affected by fluctuating pandemic precautions. Above all, please observe all national or local restrictions, including social distancing and wearing face coverings where required. Carmarthen Amateur Radio Society has an 80m SSB net from 2.30pm on Sundays. On Wednesday there’s […]
BBC TV Points West
Today BBC Points West ran a short feature at lunchtime and a longer piece in the evening news about 10-year-old Caitlin, M6XTT who passed her Foundation Licence exam via remote invigilation recently after being tutored by her grandfather Don, G3XTT during the lockdown. Caitlin’s Mum, Jane, also talked about the family tradition of being amateur […]
BBC Radio Somerset
This morning BBC Radio Somerset interviewed ten-year old Caitlin, M6XTT, her grandfather Don, G3XTT and RSGB General Manager, Steve Thomas, M1ACB. Caitlin passed her Foundation licence recently via remote invigilation after being tutored by Don. You can hear the interview for 30 days on iPlayer. The pre-recorded trailer with Steve was used as part of […]
ICQ Podcast
The latest ICQ Podcast Episode 333 is out now. It features an in-depth chat with the RSGB/NHS ‘Get on the air to care’ team about how it has inspired the growth of amateur radio over the last six months. The interview with RSGB General Manager Steve Thomas, M1ACB; NHS Representative Paul Devlin, G1SMP; and RSGB […]
BBC Radio Sussex and Surrey
We set up an interview for RSGB Board Director Stewart Bryant, G3YSX and SOTA event organiser Tim Price, G4YBU with BBC Radio Surrey and Sussex on Friday 11 September. The interview starts just before 1:43:00 – you can hear it for 30 days on BBC iPlayer
