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[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Radio enthusiast making waves for nearly 40 years

Phil Catterall G4OBK got some good publicity for amateur radio in
Rydale's Gazette & Herald newspaper

Pickering radio ham Phil Catterall has completed more than 100,000
contacts since 1981 and spends several hours a day during lockdown
listening and talking to radio amateurs throughout the world.

Phil said: “Many hams are in self-isolation. Those who live on their
own who are self-isolating and lonely find the hobby keeps them in
touch, with a daily schedule of contacts using Voice, Morse or Digital
communication via computer, using short wave radio rather than the
internet, mobile phone or landline."

Read the full story at
https://gazetteherald.co.uk/news/18518331.radio-enthusiast-making-waves-nearly-40-years/

The local club for Ryedale is Scarborough Amateur Radio Society
http://www.g4bp.org/

What is AmateurRadio?
https://www.essexham.co.uk/what-is-amateur-radio

Links to Free UK Amateur Radio online training courses and to FAQ that
describes how to apply to take the Foundation exam online from your
own home at
http://southgatearc.org/news/2020/april/online-training-for-amateur-radio.ht

The RSGB produce a handy Media Guide and Template press release that
you can use when you contact your local newspaper, most local
newspapers seem only too happy to print a story, see
http://rsgb.org/main/clubs/media-guide-for-affiliated-societies/