This thermometer shows how much money participants taking part in SOS Radio Week 2013 have raised so far for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). Please keep coming back to see this figure rise. If you’d like to make a contribution to this figure, there’s still time to make an on-line donation using our JustGiving [...]
SOS Radio Week 2012 is drawing to a close and will end at 23:59 this evening. All of those taking part in the event are raising money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) to help them save lives at sea. The RNLI is not funded by the government in any and relies on gifts [...]
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.
[jj-ngg-jquery-slider gallery="4" order="sortorder" width="515" height="349" center="1" effect="fade" pauseTime="5000"] Members of the Southport & District Amateur Radio Club recently presented a cheque for £360 to Lytham Lifeboat Station. This was the money raised by members during the SOS Radio Week event earlier in the year.
A new series starts on Tuesday, 13th September, at 19:30 on ITV1 and ITV1 HD. Mayday! Mayday! brings you footage from actual rescues around the UK and Ireland by the brave crews of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). This has to be a big DON’T MISS IT for all lifeboat enthusiasts – but don’t [...]
On Sunday, 10th April, the Lifeboat Amateur Radio Society presented £2,652.74 to the Elisabeth White of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). The money was raised by Amateur Radio operators around the UK and Ireland during SOS Radio Week 2011. Elisabeth thanked the Amateur Radio community for their continued support and looked forward to standing [...]