UK Six Metre Group Summer Marathon

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The UK Six Metre Group Summer Marathon is under way.

The activity is open to all amateur radio operators worldwide and membership of the Group is not required.

The objective is to work as many four-digit grid squares as possible between the 4 May and the 4 August on the 6m band. Logs can be submitted until the 18 August 2024.

UK Six Metre Group Summer Marathon - http://uksmg.org/

RNLI 200th Anniversary Celebrations

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Poole Radio Society, located on the south coast of England, have been invited to participate in the RNLI 200th anniversary celebrations on the 18th and 19th May 2024 as they have their HQ at Poole, Dorset.

The group are planning to participate with suitable demonstrations, special call etc. There will be thousands of attendees - the event is open air on Poole Quay - and this is by far the biggest event the Poole Radio Society have participated in, aiming to present amateur radio in the best possible light (and recruit hams from the boating community!)

Poole Amateur Radio Society G4PRS - http://www.g4prs.org.uk

Hams Prepare for SOS Radio Week

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Throughout the month of May, when the Royal National Lifeboat Institute conducts its annual fundraiser, "Mayday," hams throughout the UK will be on board. In recognition of all lifeboat crews, including independent ones and coastal watch keepers, hams will be getting on the air at various times between the 1st and 31st of May. Listen for special event station GBØFLB which will be on the air from Fleetwood lifeboat station on the 4th and 5th of May. 

The station is being run by Thornton Cleveleys Amateur Radio Society based in Lancashire and is one of many getting involved. Be listening too for MXØKWA, which is being operated by the Kent Weald Radio Club at various times from the Kent/East Sussex coast.

For more details about SOS Radio Week and a full list of stations - Throughout the month of May, when the Royal National Lifeboat Institute conducts its annual fundraiser, "Mayday," hams throughout the UK will be on board. In recognition of all lifeboat crews, including independent ones and coastal watch keepers, hams will be getting on the air at various times between the 1st and 31st of May. Listen for special event station GBØFLB which will be on the air from Fleetwood lifeboat station on the 4th and 5th of May. 

The station is being run by Thornton Cleveleys Amateur Radio Society based in Lancashire and is one of many getting involved. Be listening too for MXØKWA, which is being operated by the Kent Weald Radio Club at various times from the Kent/East Sussex coast. For more details about SOS Radio Week and a full list of stations, visit https://www.sosradioweek.org.uk/

Many thanks to our friends at ARNewsline for this story - http://www.arnewsline.org