International Air Ambulance Week 2021

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International Air Ambulance Week 2021

This year's International Air Ambulance Week will take place between 6th - 14th September 2021, with the focus on supporting and generating donations for flying medical services around the world.

The event covers two weekends, giving amateurs a great chance to get involved and support the event.

Whilst Amateur Radio Operators / Stations are encouraged to promote the donation causes, it is requested that any donations generated go to the stations chosen local or national cause.

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World Amateur Radio Day and the RSGB’s Friendship on the Air Award

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World Amateur Radio Day is this Sunday 18 April 2021and the theme of this year’s event is “Home but never alone”. The RSGB’s new Friendship on the Air Award links with this theme as it celebrates amateur radio friendship. The award gives an opportunity to get on the air, represent your club and have a proper chat with radio amateurs across the airwaves. There are monthly and annual awards for individuals, clubs and the highest-scoring club in each region.

To find out how to take part, visit the Society’s website - http://rsgb.org/friendship-award

Belgian Special Prefix

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The Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications (BIPT) has announced that all Belgian radio amateurs and Belgian radio clubs may replace the normal prefix 'ON' in their call sign by the special prefix OS during the period between 18th April 2021, to 12th December 2021. This measure does NOT apply to short callsigns (vanity calls) and the callsigns of unmanned stations.

The BIPT explains its decision to celebrate two special events of special importance this year:

  1. The "International Radio Amateur Day", on April 18, 2021.

  2. The anniversary of the first transatlantic radio transmission, on December 12, 2021. On that date, it will be 120 years ago that Guglielmo MARCONI first succeeded in bridging the Atlantic Ocean wireless with radio signals.