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Special RSL for Jubilee celebrations

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Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Special Event Station As Her Majesty The Queen becomes the first British monarch to reach a Platinum Jubilee, the nation is celebrating this latest milestone in Her Majesty’s record-breaking reign. Ofcom has generously agreed to an RSGB request that radio amateurs licenced by Ofcom use the special RSL 'Q' to commemorate Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee. This will be accessible for usage until June 2022, and a Notice of Variation will be required, which will be available at RSGB.org . The Society is also planning other events and activities that it thinks will appeal to a broad audience. More information will be revealed in the coming weeks.  We will be active with special call MQ7ENP from Cotswolds, Worcestershire, England, during June 2022, commemorating the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. We will be operating on the HF Bands.  

Whereabouts of Missing flight MH370

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How amateur radio signals are assisting in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 The work done utilising amateur radio WSPR signals in an attempt to determine the whereabouts of missing flight MH370 has been reported all over the world. The storey has also been covered by 9 News in Australia, in addition to the Times and other national UK media. The assertion by Richard Godfrey that he had found the precise position of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 at the bottom of the southern Indian Ocean sparked a media frenzy. According to 9 News: Mr Godfrey's research is based on the Global Detection and Tracking of Any Aircraft Anywhere (GDTAAA) software and Weak Signal Analysis. He claims it will lead to the discovery of Mh370.