NHS Lauds ‘Get on the air to care’

A report about the hugely successful RSGB and NHS ‘Get on the air to care’ campaign has been publicised on the NHS Networks website this week.

We have committed to keep ‘Get on the air to care’ running as long as the restrictions exist, in order to support radio amateurs and to share the benefits of amateur radio with the general public.

We are about to launch a number of new initiatives and resources as part of the campaign, so look out for announcements shortly.

Get on the Air to Care Campaign - https://www.networks.nhs.uk/editors-blog/uk2019s-national-health-service-teams-up-with-the-radio-society-of-great-britain-to-improve-health-and-wellbeing/view

Saint Petersburg Special Event

Look for special event callsign R125PR from to be active between 1-31st March 2021.

Activity is to honor the world's first radiogram ever sent.

The special callsign was requested by the "Association of Radio Amateurs of St. Petersburg" to commemorate the 125th anniversary of wireless signal transmission demo.

On 24th March 1896, Alexander Popov completed first ever radio transmission at the Russian Physical and Chemical Society of Saint-Petersburg Imperial University. The radiogram consisting of two words "Henrich Herz" transcended a distance of 250 meters. Alexander Popov was present when indescribable exhilaration seized the audience after the words were received, decoded and chalked out on the blackboard. This was the world's first transmission of an intelligible text by wireless telegraphy.

QSL via R1AU.

International Women's Day Contest

Finland's SRAL reports International Women's Day will be celebrated in the spirit of a relaxed race.

The contest will take place on 8th March 2021 from 0000-2359 Finnish Time (2200-2159 GMT)

The contest will be on the HF bands using CW or SSB modes with up to 100 watts output.

Contest rules - https://www.sral.fi/2021/02/12/kansainvalinen-naistenpaivan-kilpailu-maanantaina-8-3-2021/