RSGB News

Bishop Auckland Amateur Radio Club is coordinating the National Railways on the Air weekend that will take place on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th September. This date celebrates the anniversary of the first steam powered passenger railway. If you would like to take part by running a station, approach your nearest preserved railway, ask if they are celebrating the birth of passenger railways in this country and would they like to have an amateur radio station as part of their event to promote awareness of their railway. Once you have their agreement, apply for a special event licence in the usual way with Ofcom. When you have the details of the station, please register at www.barac.m0php.net. Please click on the ‘Register for the Railways on the Air’ link and enter details of your special event station in the contact box.