On the first and third Saturdays of the month, the Online Amateur Radio Community holds a virtual social night called ‘The Rubber Duck’ on Zoom. For more information, see oarc.uk The Online Radio Club has a virtual radio club night at 7.30pm every Thursday via Zoom. It is suitable for all radio enthusiasts regardless of […]
The Society has responded to an Ofcom consultation on licensing Enhanced Long-Range Navigation (eLoran) systems. This would use a new network of 400kW EIRP transmissions at ~90-110kHz to provide an alternative to GPS for Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT). The RSGB response focused on the high levels of out of band emissions that would affect […]
On Saturday the 11th annual YOTA Summer Camp, will take place in Győr, Hungary, from the 5th to the 12th of August 2023.
More than 100 participants from all over region 1 and guests from region 3 will attend the …
On April 13, 2023, Pekka, OH2BLU, the SRAL (Finland) IARU Monitoring System coordinator, reported at 1119 UTC the reception of transmissions sent by a SuperDARN radar (SuperDARN: Super Dual Auroral Radar Network) on the 20 meters band, specifically on 14200 …
Throughout the ITU‑R WRC-23 preparatory work the IARU has maintained its position that the regulatory status of the amateur and amateur satellite services in this range is already clear. Therefore any developments to add new regulatory, operational or technical measures …
Our Team is in HUNGARY this year, and their latest news will be appearing here soon!
Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 30 July 2023 (26-page/510KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link
The RSGB is holding two special live Tonight @ 8 events focused on the Ofcom amateur radio consultation, and it encourages all radio amateurs to take part. On Monday, 31 July 2023, the session will look at contests, operating and callsign policy, in an event that might be of particular interest to Full licensees. On […]
From 31 July 2023, you should not apply non-barcoded stamps with Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s image to any mail. In doing so the sender or recipient may have to pay a surcharge. This news is highlighted to radio amateurs who use stamped-addressed QSL card envelopes. Please ensure all stamped-addressed envelopes have valid barcoded […]
GB2RS newsreader Graham, G4JBD, has developed an online tool which plays Morse code based on the current GB2RS News script at a variety of different speeds. To help simulate a realistic HF-operating environment, the system can be set to include manmade band noise (QRM) as well as natural band noise (QRN). To try it out […]
