We are pleased to announce the team of young RSGB Members who will be representing the UK at next month’s YOTA camp in Croatia. Hosted by Croatian Amateur Radio Association (HRS), the event will be held in Karlovac, not far from the capital city of Zagreb, between 6 and 13 August. Meet Dan, M0WUT; Peter, M0SWN; […]
We are pleased to announce the publication of the new Direct to Full examination syllabus. Enrolments for the Direct to Full examinations will open in January 2023, six months after the publication of the new syllabus. More information about the changes and the full syllabus can be found at: rsgb.org/direct-to-full
We apologize for the downtime on our website yesterday, our service provider experienced a major failure at a data centre which impacted a number of websites. Services have mostly been restored but there may be some intermittent downtime while their systems return to normal. Our apologies for any inconvenience.
The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA, USA) has issued the first call for proposals for its Ouija programme, which aims to use sensors on “near-Earth satellites” (VLEOs) to gain new insights into the propagation of HF (shortwave) radio waves …
The RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) at Bletchley Park is looking to recruit volunteers, particularly for duties on Mondays, Thursdays and at the weekend. If you think this volunteer role is for you, or you want more information, please contact the NRC co-ordinator, Martyn, G0GMB on nrcsupport@rsgb.org.uk.
The Argentine Antarctic Stations at San Martin, AN-016, Belgrano II, AN-016, and Marambio, AN-013, are expected to be active on 14.190MHz every Saturday in July between 1300 and 1800UTC. Look for the call signs LU1ZD, LU1ZG and LU4ZS respectively. QSL all three stations via LU4DXU.
The IARU Region 1 Monitoring Service Newsletter for June 2022 is now available. You can read about a new unknown signal on the 15m band. It was present on 21.0035MHz for several days with long-lasting transmissions. It was also received several times in the vicinity of 21.122MHz. There were also several unknown signals on the […]
The two-part Scandinavian Activity Contest was due to take place on 17 and 18 September 2022 for the CW leg and 8 and 9 October 2022 for the SSB leg. The SAC Contest Committee has unanimously decided to cancel this year’s two sections of the contest. The decision has been made due to the ongoing […]
Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 17 July 2022 (21-page/453KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link
On Sunday, 17 July, the McMichael Amateur Radio Rally and Car Boot Sale will take place at Reading Rugby Club, Sonning Lane, Reading RG4 6ST. Doors open at 9.30am. There will be a large car boot area and plenty of free parking for sellers and buyers. Refreshments will be available on site. Admission is £3 […]
