News for England South-East – 14 January 2024

On Wednesday, Aylesbury Vale Radio Society is having its annual dinner. See the website for more information about the Society. On Wednesday, Bishop’s Stortford Amateur Radio Society has its net from 8pm on 145.5625MHz. All are welcome to join in. Visit the website for more details. On Sundays, Bracknell Amateur Radio Club has a net […]

RSGB video recap of Ofcom consultation results

Following Ofcom’s consultation on the amateur radio licence last year, it released a statement in December 2023. The statement outlined its decision to update the amateur radio licensing framework to ensure the policies and licences meet the needs of today’s and tomorrow’s radio amateurs, while streamlining the licensing process. It also published a General Notice, […]

News for England South-West – 14 January 2024

On Sundays, Appledore and District Amateur Radio Club has a net on 1.860MHz from 9.30am, followed by an SSB net on 144.260MHz at 10.30am. The Club has weekday nets taking place from 4pm on 145.450MHz, except Wednesday when the net moves to 144.260MHz between 8 and 9pm. On Monday evening, the Club will be meeting […]

News for Wales – 14 January 2024

The next meeting of Aberdare and District Amateur Radio Society will be held on Friday 19 January at Hirwaun YMCA Hall, CF44 9RB from 6pm. Ian Miles 2W0IWM, info@aberdareradio.club Aberkenfig and District Amateur Radio Club has its weekly meeting on Wednesday from 7pm at Tondu Railway Club, Station Approach, Bridgend. The club is an approved […]

RSGB election nominations deadline – 31 January

The deadline for nominations in the RSGB elections is Wednesday 31 January. You still have time to stand for the one Elected Board Director vacancy or for one of the eight Regional Representative vacancies. Do you want to support your local radio amateurs? Are you passionate about seeing the amateur radio community grow and attract […]

Tonight @ 8 – WRTC update

On Monday 15 January 2024, join the RSGB’s first Tonight @ 8 live webinar of 2024. Led by Chairman and Project Manager Mark Haynes, M0DXR, the WRTC 2026 team will be presenting and answering questions live on the RSGB YouTube channel and BATC channel. The presentation will explain what WRTC is about and provide an overview […]

IARUMS R1 Newsletter December 2023

The IARUMS Region 1 Newsletter December 2023 is now available.Click on the link to read it! New feature! From this issue of the IARU Monitoring System Region 1 Newsletter onwards, when the necessary conditions are met, some videos about the …

Martyn Vincent, G3UKV – 3 January 2024

Martyn was District Representative 53 for Shropshire, North Worcestershire and West Birmingham, previously the Regional Representative for Region 5 and also a previous member of the Nominations Committee. Martyn was also a well very respected member of the microwave and contesting communities. Our thoughts are with Martyn’s family and friends. Rick Hewett, M0LEP sent in […]

Website services scheduled downtime

On Wednesday, 10 January 2024 a third-party service provider is replacking essential infrastructure This will cause interruption and downtime to a number of services provided by the RSGB website. The services affected are listed below. RSGB Members Bletchley Park free admissions voucher Online NoV applications Club Finder and Course and Exam Finder maps and update […]

Also in GB2RS this week…

We have received the sad news that both Mick Senior, G4EFO and Martyn Vincent, G3UKV have become Silent Keys recently. Mick was a former Regional Representative for Region 10, and the keeper of a number of local repeaters. Martyn was the District Representative for Shropshire, North Worcestershire and West Birmingham. Previously, he volunteered for the […]

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