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ROARS Change of Chairman
ROARS members, please see ROARS News tab for information about the change of ROARS Chairman.
Posted 25.05.25
Great Liverpool AGM and reunion held 29th and 30th April
Over 60 members and their partners enjoyed themselves at the ROA AGM and Liverpool reunion. Old friendships were re-newed and plenty of new ones made. Radio Amateur members matched faces to call signs, sometimes for the first time after many QSO’s on air. The hotel was excellent as was the food. Full report and pictures to follow in June QSO magazine.
Make a note for your diary of the Bristol reunion which will take place later this year on October 2nd and 3rd.
Posted 02.05.25
ROA members line up to meet the Princes Royal
Friday April 11th 2025: The picture below shows ROA members preparing for the occasion of the visit of the Princess Royal to Mariners Park where she opened Nautilus House, a new residential complex for retired seafarers and, also, headquarters of Nautilus International. Mariners Park is located in Wallasey.
The picutre was taken in the radio room of the complex where an amateur radio station has been established. It is operated by former Merchant Navy Radio Officers who are licenced radio amateurs and ex seafarer residents assuming they hold a Radio Amateur licence.
Entry posted 12.04.25
ROARS (Radio Officers Amateur Radio Society) members: See the ROARS Nets tab for details of the 2025 ROA Net participants and the number of Nets they participated in. Certificates will be presented at the AGM in GLV.
Posted 31.03.25
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Members or aspiring members, can you contribute any memories to enhance the training school or any other section of the ROA website? Please use the ‘Contact’ form to get in touch. You will find it at https://radioofficers.com/contact/
Posted 29.03.25
GLV reunion
A timely reminder for your diaries: The Liverpool (GLV) reunion and AGM will be held on April 29th and 30th 2025. Full details of how to book etc are in the March edition of QSO. Everyone who has been to previous reunions relate what a great time they have had so please do make the effort to attend!
Posted 07.03.25
ROARS (Radio Officers Association Amateur Radio Society)
Contest success
See the ROARS news tab above for full details
Posted 24.01.25
Maritime Radio Day 2025
posted 25.01.25
Registration for MRD 2025 is now open and will close on April 1st 2025. Please read the RULES and follow the Registration page instructions. You can access the page clicking on following link:
Once you have successfully registered you will receive an email confirming your registration. Please note that the list of registered participants is not updated automatically. It is a manual process and updated versions will be posted on the website at regular intervals. Registration closes on 1st April 2025. All enquiries via the MRD Contact Page.
Don’t forget to renew your membership
Final reminder posted 25.01.25
to all members and please don’t forget to renew your subs for the year 2025 which remain unchanged at £20 for the year.
GLV reunion
A timely reminder for your diaries: GLV reunion will be held on April 29th and 30th 2025. Full details of how to book etc will be in the March edition of QSO.
On December 1, 1924, the very low frequency (VLF) transmitter with call sign "SAQ" at Grimeton Radio Station in Sweden, was put into commercial operation. Transmissions were sent across the Atlantic Ocean to the receiving station at Riverhead and the replying transmitter station at Rocky Point, both on …
I note that the overal membership may decrease because of age (putting it nicely!)Maybe the ROA should try to attract the modern "Elecronics" Officers. The reason I say this is that if the "New Evil Empire" moves towards WW3, the first thing Putin will do is to mess-up …
A big Thank You to all who took part in MRD 2024. Final results have been published and the Webpages are locked and archived. This was the first year that MRD has been administered by and also Hosted on the ROA website and despite a few glitches the …
Registration is now open for Maritime Radio Day 2024 which takes place on the 14th and 15th April. Following the closure of SFK Bremen last year the ROA agreed to host the MRD website and manage the administration of this event. Our sincere thanks to Rolf Marschner/DL9CM, Colleagues, Founders and …
I note that the overal membership may decrease because of age (putting it nicely!)Maybe the ROA should try to attract the modern "Elecronics" Officers. …
For information of membership if interested I am publishing the memoir of my late father (Alex. Anderson), 'Hunter to Hunted – Surviving Hitler's Wolf …
MBMS de GKA = PORTISHEADRADIO TELEX NR604/30 CK68/66 30/1512Z MAR 82 = MBMS PORTISHEADRADIO = REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED THAT ARGENTINA HAS ESTABLISHED A …
Another great issue.But one comment re: Tom Merrill's article "I see no Ships".Tom mentions the War Office having a tx/rx station located at Boddington …
when is the next liverpool meeting ?
Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 April 2025 John