The John O’Groat Journal reports the Caithness Amateur Radio Society (CARS) held a contact event in celebration of the Queen’s Jubilee on the weekend of June 25/26.
The newspaper says:
During the month of June, radio clubs were allowed to add the Q phonetic to their call sign – so Caithness club became Mike Queen zero Foxtrot November Romeo, MQ0FNR instead of MS0FNR.
CARS club secretary, Nigel Mansfield, said: “With thanks to Shirley Farquhar and the trust committee of the Castle of Mey we were allowed to operate from the castle grounds, thus giving the event a royal connection.
“Many members of the club attended to work the transmitter and contacts were made throughout Europe and the UK. Blessed with good weather the event was considered a success despite radio propagation signals being poor.”
The club aims to promote amateur radio activities with like-minded amateur radio operators, constructors (present and future) and short wave listeners. CARS is always interested in finding new members. Anyone with an interest in ham radio should check the CARS website at http://www.qsl.net/ms0fnr/
Source John O’Groat Journal
https://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/a-special-radio-wave-for-the-queen-at-mey-event-280558/
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