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Maritime Radio Day 2025

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:

 www.radioofficers.com/mrd-25/registrations/

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.

Happy New Year!

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.

SAQ 100th Anniversary Transmission
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 …
Dwindling membership
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 …
MRD 2024 – NOW CONCLUDED
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 …
Maritime Radio Day 2024
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 …

SAQ 100th Anniversary Transmission
On December 1, 1924, the very low frequency (VLF) transmitter with call sign "SAQ" at Grimeton Radio Station in Sweden, was put into commercial …
Dwindling membership
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. …
MRD 2024 – NOW CONCLUDED
A big Thank You to all who took part in MRD 2024.  Final results have been published and the Webpages are locked and archived. …
Maritime Radio Day 2024
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 …
All Ships, All Ships
My new book about the history of the UK's short/medium range Coast Stations is now available to purchase – entitled 'All Ships, All Ships' …
World War 2 book
For information of membership if interested I am publishing the memoir of my late father (Alex. Anderson), 'Hunter to Hunted – Surviving Hitler's Wolf …
CW on the BBC
Howard, WB2UZE, of the Long Island CW Club (LICW) was interviewed for a BBC radio program about the clubs efforts to teach CW to …
Thursday sked 1800z
Thursday Evening sked frequency change. qsy 3507kcs repeat 3507kcs moved away from qrm for continental members as 3564.5 too congested
40 Years Ago Today
MBMS de GKA = PORTISHEADRADIO TELEX NR604/30 CK68/66 30/1512Z MAR 82 = MBMS PORTISHEADRADIO = REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED THAT ARGENTINA HAS ESTABLISHED A …
QSO March
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 …
Cipher Machines and Cryptology
Here's a trip down memory lane for some of you, particularly those of you who served in the RFA back in the day.  No …
WW2 Ship Call Signs – International
I am researching a book abut The RAF, and it contains a lot of detail, to the extent, I like to include information about …

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  1. when is the next liverpool meeting ?

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