M0IBG Inducted into CQ Hall of Fame

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The 2021 inductees to the CQ Amateur Radio, Contesting and DX Halls of Fame have been announced.

Of particular interest to UK radio amateurs is the inclusion of Cathryn Mitchell, M0IBG into the Hall of Fame.

Cathryn is the Academic Director of the University of Bath Doctoral College and recipient of the 2019 Edward Appleton Medal.

She is also one of the trustees of the Radio Communications Foundation (RCF) amateur radio charity and a corresponding member of the RSGB’s Propagation Studies Committee.

CQ Hall of Fame - https://cq-amateur-radio.com/cq_awards/cq_hall_of_fame_awards/cq_hall_of_fame_awards.html

900 International Marconi Day Contacts

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900 International Marconi Day Contacts

The Norfolk Amateur Radio Club (NARC) ran the all-day event to commemorate Caister's original Marconi Wireless Station, which was established in 1900.

The station was in a house in the High Street known as Pretoria Villa and its original purpose was to communicate with ships in the North Sea and the Cross Sands lightship.

NARC normally operates from Caister Lifeboat, but due to the Covid restrictions the amateurs operated from their own home stations this year.

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RSGB Election Results 2021

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The RSGB election results were announced at the AGM on Saturday 24 April 2021:

Stewart Bryant, G3YSX has been elected as President of the Society and will serve until the 2023 AGM. We congratulate him and welcome him as RSGB President

Dave Wilson, M0OBW has been elected as a Director of the Society and will serve until the 2024 AGM. Congratulations to him and many thanks to those Directors who have stood down or reached the end of their term during the year.

Paul Devlin, G1SMP and David Hills, G6PYF have been endorsed as nominated Directors of the Society and will serve until the 2024 AGM. Congratulations to them both.

In Region 6, Liz Cabban, GW0ETU and in Region 12, David De La Haye, M0MBD were elected unopposed and their appointments start after the AGM. There were no valid nominations for Region 2. Congratulations to Liz and David.