EI6YXQ Activation

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Members of Kerry Amateur Radio Group will be QRV on Friday 19th March as EI6YXQ to commemorate the 102nd Anniversary of the First East to West TransAtlantic telephony transmission, from Ballybunion, Co Kerry to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

Members will be active on CW, SSB and digital modes.

QSL Manager is EI9FVB.

Further details are available on QRZ

Maritime Radio Day is Set for April

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The 10th anniversary of Maritime Radio Day (MRD) will take place from 1200 UTC on April 14 to 2200 UTC on April 15. The annual event commemorates nearly 90 years of wireless service for seafarers. Radio amateurs and shortwave listeners are welcome and should register in advance by April 1.

Stations such as coastal radio stations and ships may participate only if operated by former commercial or Navy operators, or by radio technicians who worked on the installation and/or maintenance of naval equipment. Former Merchant Marine Radio Operators or former Ship’s Electronic Technicians are encouraged to participate.

All traffic must occur around the following international naval frequencies on amateur radio bands: 1824 kHz; 3520 kHz; 7020 kHz; 10,118 kHz; 14,052 kHz; 21,052 kHz, and 28,052 kHz. The primary working frequency is 14,052 kHz. There is no power limit. Participants exchange QSA (signal strength, 1-5), QRK (readability, 1-5), name, call sign of last or favourite ship/aircraft/maintenance company, and “additionally a tr, msg and/or a QTC, if you like.”

Maritime Radio Day - http://mrd.sfk-bremen.com/mrd_attention.php

NHS Lauds ‘Get on the air to care’

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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