RSGB Exams and Syllabus Review Group Appoints New Member

The RSGB Exams and Syllabus Review Group (ESRG) has appointed a new member.

Jonathan Groves, M0VRI passed all three exams during lockdown and is a member of Bredhurst Receiving and Transmitting Society (BRATS). He enjoys HF operating and trying to find trans-Atlantic QSOs from a noisy suburban QTH.

Jonathan is also now an active Remote Invigilation volunteer.

Sweden's Oldest Radio Ham on TV

Broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) interviewed Sweden's oldest radio amateur Tage Karlsson SM7ALI

Tage is 101 years old, and lives with his cat Hubert near Hässleholm. He became a radio amateur at the end of WWII.

“The funny thing is all the friends you get. Amateur radio enthusiasts are all over the world, I have lost count of everyone I’ve had contacts with.”

— Tage Karlsson SM7ALI

Watch SVT's video - https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/skane/aldste-radioamatoren-van-att-kora-pa-distans

Giorgio Pagan (IW3IBG) -New Vice-President of EURAO

Giorgio Pagan, IW3IBG, has just been elected unan­i­mous­ly new Vice-president of EURAO by its Board of Directors, after the resignation of CT1BAT some months ago.

To tell the truth, Giorgio already participated in the first foun­da­tion­al conversations of EURAO, even before the effective constitution of the Promoters Committee.

Giorgio, who is a great technician, has an extensive experience in the field of amateur radio and associationism, having held various positions in his association: Centro Italiano di Sperimentazione ed Attività Radiantistiche (CISAR), and has many projects in mind.

EURAO Board of Directors - https://www.eurao.org/en/node/363