Author Archives: G2DXU

Licensed in 2010. I enjoy 2m, HF and am learning CW. I am joint founder of the Riviera Amateur Radio Club with Paul M0PCZ.

GB8AFD Armed Forces Day

Riviera Amateur Radio Club are operating a special event station in support of UK Armed Forces Day which ‘raises public awareness of the contribution made to our country by those who serve and have served in Her Majesty’s Armed Forces’. The club will be providing a demonstration of amateur radio to the public with the  Read more »

GB4ZOO – Zoos on the Air (ZOTA) 2013

On Saturday 25th May 2013 Riviera ARC took part in Zoos on the Air (ZOTA) by running the special event station GB4ZOO at Paignton Zoo. Zoos on the Air aims to raise awareness of wildlife conservation through the use of amateur radio. The ZOTA event is timed to coincide with British and Irish Association of  Read more »

G100RSGB

G100RSGB Riviera ARC operated the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) Centenary Callsign G100RSGB on 2 dates in April – 1st and 19th – as the year long celebration passed through Region 11 (South West England). Our operators contacted hundreds of stations in the UK and around the world. Thanks to all our operators and  Read more »