SOS Radio Week
Amateur Radio enthusiasts from all over the UK and Ireland will be broadcasting to raise money for the RNLI’s biggest annual fundraising event, RNLI SOS Day.
SOS Radio Week is taking place from 21 – 29
January and is open to all Amateur Radio enthusiasts who will be talking to like-minded people from around the world.
The event has been running since 2007 and has grown every year and in 2010 raised £3600.
Broadcasts will be taking place from about 40 RNLI lifeboat stations, including Sunderland, and people will be calling in to pledge money for the charity.
The South Tyneside Amateur Radio Society will be broadcasting from Sunderland RNLI Lifeguard Base, Marine Walk, Roker on Saturday 21 with a call sign GB1SLB on all High Frequency (HF) Bands.
South Tyneside Amateur Radio Society member, Gerry Thompson, who has previously volunteered for the RNLI and HM Coastguard, said: ‘As an ex volunteer with the RNLI; I was only too happy to support this national event. We can speak with anyone around the world depending on atmospheric conditions and the frequency used. This is the fourth time we’ve broadcast from Sunderland RNLI and we’re really looking forward to it and raising some money to help the volunteer lifeboat crews.’
Paul Nicholson, Senior Helmsman at Sunderland RNLI said ‘The SOS Radio Week forms part of the annual RNLI SOS Day fundraising and this year the money raised will go towards new state of the art lifejackets for our volunteer lifeboat crews at all of the north’s lifeboat stations.
'We are very grateful to the amateur radio enthusiasts for supporting our charity in this way and wish them the best of luck for the event.’
RNLI SOS Day is on Friday 27 January. For more information or ideas on how to support your volunteer lifeboat crew this SOS Day, please visit the RNLI website: www.rnli.org.uk/sosday
Regards
Gerard M3XYP
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