Radio club takes to the airwaves to celebrate its 60th birthday

To celebrate the 60th anniversary year since their foundation, Crystal Palace Radio and Electronics Club will be running a special event amateur radio station on June 12, call sign GB6CPR.

Operation will be on the HF (short wave) and VHF bands at 21 Overhill Way, Beckenham, and will coincide with a street party in the same road.

The station will be accessible to the public.

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