Jan 12
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Make a donation to the RNLI
SOS Radio Week 2012 started on the 21st January and over fifty Amateur Radio stations will be on the air during the 9-day event that finishes t 23:59 on Sunday the 29th January. Each station is sponsored and raising money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).
If you’ve worked one of our special stations and would like to make a donation to the RNLI to sponsor then please visit our donations page.
In addition, all operators that work any SOS Radio Week station/s during the event can claim a free commemorative certificate.
Please note that you do not need to make an RNLI donation to claim a certificate.
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The Caithness Amateur Radio Society is operating from Wick Lifeboat Station during SOS Radio Week 2012 – here’s their unedited report from the end of day one…
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Jan 12
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SOS Radio Week has started
SOS Radio Week 2012 has started and we’ve nearly fifty stations on the air the length and breadth of the UK, from Sennen Cove in the South West to the Orkney’s in the North – we’ve had a great response to this year’s event.
The event concludes at 23:59 on Sunday the 29th January giving sponsored participants nine days to make as many contacts as possible and raise money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).
If you work any SOS Radio Week stations during the event then you can claim a free commemorative certificate.
Please look out for SOS Radio Week stations on the bands and make contact – every contact raises a bit more money for the RNLI.
If you’d like to sponsor our stations, or make a donation to the RNLI, please use our JustGiving link on the right of each page.
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The Riviera Amateur Radio Club will be operating GB4TBL (Torbay Lifeboat) throughout SOS Radio Week from Beacon Quay on Torbay Harbour.
In addition to operating on 40m SSB, 2m FM and various digital mode frequencies the club will be installing APRS beacons in the two lifeboats that will be taking part in the 2012 RNLI SOS Challenge.
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Jan 12
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JPG QSL cards added
Hi, we’ve added QSL cards for print in JPG format to the participants pages after it was realised that not everyone has Microsoft publisher to edit them with. We do apologise.
Jan 12
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Orkney Lifeboat Stations on the Air
All three of the Orkney Islands’ Lifeboat Stations will be on the air between the 21st and 29th of January in support of SOS Radio Week 2012.
Located at the Stromness (Gb1OL), Longhope (GB2OL) and Kirkwall (GB4OL) Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat stations the Amateur Radio special stations will be active on most bands, mainly at the weekends, and will concentrate on the 80m, 40m and 20m bands using SSB, CW and data modes.
Further information can be found on the Orkney Amateur Radio Club web site.
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Please make a donation
A great big thank you to everyone who has helped to raise over £6,800 for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) during SOS Radio Week events since 2009.
Thankyou.
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