Horsham Amateur Radio Club has daily nets from 11am on 144.725MHz FM—more info at harc.org.uk. Bedford and District Amateur Radio Club runs a daily net from 2pm around 3.748MHz. Saturday, Sunday and Thursday see a DX net from 2.30pm around 14.329MHz. Monday to Saturday see a Zoom meeting from 10.30am accompanying a net around 3.748MHz […]
We start with some good news: birthday greetings to Roy, G3FYX, who will be 90 years old tomorrow, the 8 June. He has been licensed for more than 70 years and we wish him our heartiest congratulations. Isle of Avalon Amateur Radio Club has a net every evening from 9pm on 145.475MHz FM. Details from […]
Blackwood and District Amateur Radio Society has an open net on Sundays from noon around 3.703MHz. Friday sees an open net from 7pm on 144.575MHz FM. Live streams of both are at www.mw0mwz.co.uk/liveshack.php. Details from Rob, MW0CVT, via email to mw0cvt@sky.com. Carmarthen Amateur Radio Society has its 80m SSB net every Sunday from 2.30pm. There […]
The power cut affecting RSGB HQ has caused our email server to go offline. We are currently unable to send or receive email. Please note that any email you’ve sent during the outage will be delivered as soon as the server is back up. If you are an RSGB volunteer your RSGB mailboxes are unavailable […]
A major local power outage is affecting RSGB HQ at Bedford. This is affecting some of our IT systems, including those used for lockdown remote working. The telephone system is unaffected, so you may continue to call the usual numbers until we close today at 16.30 but please note we may not be able to […]
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There’s not much time left to respond to the Ofcom EMF consultation, which is required by 12 June 2020. The RSGB recommends you acknowledge the need for ICNIRP guidelines but to state that the proposals from Ofcom are not proportionate for amateur licensees. More details on the consultation and the guide to help you with […]
The RSGB would like to thank all those who read the news, in whatever medium, for their dedication to the radio amateur community. Their service is even more appreciated during these extraordinary times. All on-air GB2RS newsreaders should check the validity date on their NoV and reapply for a renewal at rsgb.org/nov if necessary.
Due to the COVID-19 situation, the RSGB confirms that this year’s National Field Day event, planned for 6 and 7 June 2020, has been cancelled. The Royal Air Force Air Cadets are pleased to announce that the next Exercise Blue Ham will be held on the MoD 5MHz shared band over the weekend of 6 […]
Since the change of regulations applying to special event stations in the UK, many activations are now able to go ahead. UK amateurs would like to thank Ofcom for their help in making this happen. Due the coronavirus situation, the GB1SCW special event station will no longer be held at the National Coast Watch station […]
