Friendship on the Air Award

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The RSGB is delighted to launch a new Award that is designed to celebrate the friendship of amateur radio over the airwaves.

Radio amateurs are encouraged to exchange the four-letter identifier of their club and accumulate points for each qualifying QSO. Through this, you can gain the award.

However, the main purpose of the award is to contact other people in a friendly and non-competitive way, connecting with them rather than simply making a quick QSO and moving on. If you’re not a club member but are a member of the RSGB, you can use the RSGB identifier “RSGB”.

There will be monthly and annual awards for individuals, clubs and the highest-scoring club in each region. The points system is simply an encouragement to get on the air, represent your club and have a chat with radio amateurs across the airwaves.

The award is part of the RSGB-NHS ‘Get on the air to care’ campaign which was created at the start of the pandemic. Its aim has been to support radio amateurs living in social isolation, promote mental wellbeing and raise the profile of amateur radio in the mainstream media to help people looking for something to do during the lockdowns.

We hope that the Friendship on the Air award will continue to support the radio amateur community as restrictions lift over the coming months.

RSGB Youth Team Launches New Award

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The RSGB Youth team has created a new award aimed at younger people but it is also open to anyone to try.

Called the Radio Surfer Award, it encourages experimentation with all types of radio communications.

There is a list of possible activities, each with a points value, and all you have to do is get the same number of points as your age.

You don’t have to be licensed to take part although having a licence will give you more options.

For more information about this and the RSGB Youth Award, see the RSGB website - http://www.rsgb.org/youth-award

RSGB's 'Get on the Air to Care' Construction Competition Winners

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The RSGB’s Get on the air to care construction competition was for projects made during the Autumn 2020 lockdown, the Christmas and New Year holiday period or the early 2021 lockdown.

The Society was delighted to receive 27 entries from 15 entrants and the standard was very high. To reflect this, the judges awarded four prizes rather than choose one winner as originally planned.

The RSGB thanked everyone who entered and congratulates each of the four winners:

  • Gordon Lean, G3WJG (1st prize of £125)

  • Paul Graham, M0PGX (Runner up prize of £75)

  • Laurence Fletcher, G4SXH (3rd prize of £50)

  • Robert Lynch, M0NVQ (Highly commended and receives the RSGB Handbook)

RSGB's 'Get on the Air to Care' Construction Competition Winners - http://www.rsgb.services/gota2c-construction-competition