GOTA2C: Licensee stories
Harjeeth, M7MOH – nine years old
Harjeeth Singh, M7MOH is nine years old and lives in Peterborough. He passed his Foundation licence exam at the end of June 2021. He explains how he became interested in amateur radio: “The first time I found out about electromagnetic waves was from a comic book about an Indian scientist called Jagadis Chandra Bose who […]
Tiago Guizzo, M0SVU
I’ve been interested in amateur radio for a long time but was never able to get started. I am a mechanical engineer and have worked most of my professional life with commercial aircraft. I have always been interested in computers, electronics and radios. I think that the ability of communicating without mobile phone network support […]
Steven, M7SGW – aged 10
I became interested in amateur radio as my Dad is licensed – his call sign is G0REN. I took my Foundation exam in September 2020 when I was still nine-years-old and am delighted that I passed! At the moment I’m trying to make VHF contacts on a handheld but I’d like to try HF SSTV […]
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 […]
NHS charity auction for GOTA4C
We’re delighted to be running an NHS charity auction as part of our GOTA4C campaign. Roy Bailey, G0VFS, who is an active member of Trowbridge and District Amateur Radio Club, won the Lockdown Category in the RSGB’s Annual Construction competition. He offered to donate his beautifully-engineered VirusPerpleXed Bug CW Key to raise money for NHS […]
