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No news items have been received for Northern Ireland this week.

Thurrock Acorns ARC. Has recently change the venue, meeting day and times, along with the 2m FM net day. This means the information published in the March RadCom is now incorrect. The changes can be found on the Acorns website at taarc.co.uk/this-year or contact Dave, M5ABP, by email to acorns@taarc.co.uk We continue now with clubs […]

Torbay Amateur Radio Society has a net this Sunday and next Sunday on 14.270MHz at 9.30am and 145.575MHz at 12 noon. There is an 80m net from 10.30am on Monday, followed by Top Band at 8pm and one on 50.155MHz at 8.30pm. On Wednesday there’s a 20m net at 9.30am and on 80m from 10.30am. […]

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Pencoed Amateur Radio Club table-top sales scheduled to take place on the 8 March has been cancelled. Details from Madeline on 0773 837 5775. Today and next Sunday, Carmarthen Amateur Radio Society Club has a net on the 80m band using SSB at 2.30pm.Tuesday sees a club night. More from […]

Due to the awful weather conditions last weekend during Storm Ciara, Gunter, DJ2XB and Colin DJ0OK were unable to read the GB2RS news on 40m. Both readers had to take their antennas down for safety. They hope to resume a normal service on Sunday, 16 February 2020—weather permitting.

If you or your radio club want to get involved in British Science Week, which takes place between 6 and the 15 March 2020, activity packs are now available to download. The pack contains tips on how to run British Science Week in school or at home, easy-to-run activities, and details of the annual poster […]

The RSGB has published a second mock exam paper for the Full licence this week so there are now two for each licence level. You can see all the mock exam papers on the Society’s website at rsgb.org/mock-exams.

Amateurs in all French territories now have access to the 60m 5351.5 to 5366.5kHz WRC allocation at a maximum power of 15WERP following the publication in the French official journal. The French national society, REF, advocates the use of the IARU 60m band plan. Mitsuo, JA1WQF successfully decoded a 47GHz signal bounced off the Moon […]

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 16 February 2020 (12-page/172KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link.

This Sunday, the 16th, the RadioActive Rally will be held at Nantwich Civic Hall, Cheshire, CW5 5DG. There is free car parking and doors open at 10.30am. There will be a bring-and-buy, as well as traders and an RSGB book stall. A single raffle ticket is included with the entrance programme—additional tickets are available. Catering […]