Centenary of Transatlantic Amateur Signals

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December 2021 marks the centenary of the first amateur radio signals crossing the Atlantic.

Signals from the USA were received by Paul Godley, 2ZE, at a specially prepared receiving setup at Ardrossan in Scotland.

From 1 to 26 December 2021, all UK and Crown Dependency licensees may add the suffix /2ZE to their amateur call sign to mark the centenary.

A programme of celebratory events will take place throughout December 2021 on both sides of the Atlantic—more details will be included in next week’s GB2RS News.

Transatlantic Test Centenary - http://www.transatlantic.org.uk/

Radio Ham has over 500 Wireless Sets

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Bernard Pottin (F6CND) has been collecting for twenty years old radio sets. In the garage of his house in Bouquigny, in the Marne, he has accumulated more than 500.

Bernard Pottin spends hours in his garage in Bouquigny, west of Epernay in the Marne, repairing his radio sets. The oldest can only pick up long wave.

Bernard has been passionate about radio since childhood. "At my parents' house, there were TSF [wireless telegraphy] stations where you could listen to amateur radio," he says. This is where the passion was born. I became a radio amateur in 1972. Then I developed this collection about twenty years ago."

Bernard sometimes manages to receive BBC programs in the United Kingdom, "but very weakly". Destroyed by television and replaced by transistors, the wireless counts its last hours of reception on the long waves.

Media Story - https://france3--regions-francetvinfo-fr.translate.goog/grand-est/marne/marne-ce-passionne-possede-plus-de-500-postes-de-radio-2344774.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=nui

Ham Radio Exams in Belgium Cancelled

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The COVID pandemic in Belgium has caused the communications regulator BIPT to cancel all amateur radio examinations.

Due to the exceptional circumstances, we are facing again for the moment, all registrations and exams are on hold until the situation is stabilized. We will get back in touch with you as soon as the new government measures are no longer relevant.

Unfortunately, there is no possibility to take this exam online.

UBA - https://tinyurl.com/IARU-Belgium