Radio

Cadets and Staff gain RSGB Foundation Callsigns

Personnel from 2500 Squadron attended in December 2010 the RSGB Foundation Course run by Cambridge and District Amateur Radio Club.

After carrying out two days of theory and practical in radio three of the four passed and have been granted their own Mike 6 Amateur Radio Callsigns

Central & East Region HF Radio Exercise - Sunday 21st March 2010

Cadets contacted up to 20 Squadrons on different frequencies during the day, closest Harlow Sqn and furthest Hollywell Squadron in North Wales on 30 Watts of power using the Clansman PRC-320 HF Set. Also many contacts in Dorset, Norfolk, Suffolk, Midlands, Buckinghamshire and Essex.

Following on from a training session held in St Neots on Sun 21 Jan 2010, cadets and staff from 2500 and 73 Sqn were able to hear a special event station call sign GB4RNLI on the squadrons HF Receiver, contact was made via the call signs email facility and a QSL card has arrived from GB4RNLI. Shown below.

Coincidentally the picture on the right was also received and was taken approximately 3/4 of an hour on the same day as the cadets heard the call sign!