RSSGOTA2C: Clubs, groups and societies

RSGB Region 8

| May 22, 2020

RSGB Region 8 will be getting on the air every Friday evening now instead of just the first Friday of the month. GIOTA was originally on 2m but has been expanded to any mode, any band to encourage on-air activity. Listen out for them on the air or for further info head over to the […]

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Shropshire Star

| May 18, 2020
Shropshire Star

Telford and District Amateur Radio Society have been featured in the Shropshire Star. The news report talks about our ‘Get on the air to care‘ campaign and a Beyond Exams presentation to the club by BE Coordinator Chris Colclough, G1VDP.  

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BBC Radio WM

| May 13, 2020

Anita Richards from Whythall Radio Club had a chat with Daz Hale on the BBC Radio WM Breakfast Show on Tuesday 12 May. The chat starts at 1:55:42 Thanks to Whythall Radio Club which also has details of our GOTA2C campaign on the homepage of its website, including our remote invigilation exams, as well as […]

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BBC Radio Manchester

| May 13, 2020

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 […]

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Worksop ARS

| May 12, 2020

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.

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Dragon Amateur Radio Club and North Wales Radio Society running SES GB0GIG

| May 8, 2020

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 […]

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