Having listened to feedback, the RSGB is delighted to announce that from the January 2022 issue onwards, it has been making RadCom available online for Members to read in the same week that the hard copy arrives through the letterbox. The January 2022 RadCom is now on the website. Have you ever thought of becoming […]
Now is the perfect time to let us know your group’s rally or event plans for 2022. Email radcom@rsgb.org.uk with details and we’ll publicise your event for free in RadCom, on GB2RS, and online. There are already over twenty rallies in the calendar for 2022.
Chris, ZS1CDG plans to be active as 7P8GOZ from Lesotho between the 20th and 26th of December. He will operate holiday style on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres using FT8. QSL via Logbook of The World or his home call. Brad, VK2BY will be active as HS0ZNR in north-eastern Thailand until the 21st of […]
GB120MT is being operated by Chelmsford ARS to mark the first successful reception in Newfoundland from the Marconi transmission at Poldhu in Cornwall. The station will be on the air at various times until the 1st of January 2022.
Even before the publication of Official Gazette 2021–24 scheduled for Dec. 22, the German Federal Network Agency BNetzA informs that the toleration regulations for 160 meters valid for the current year will be extended until Dec. 31, 2022. Otherwise, these …
Preparatory activities for WRC23 have continued in a number of committees, working groups and workshops in the ITU‑R, CEPT and the European Commission here in Region 1. The developments have been actively supported by the SRLC and the PRC committee …
The Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) and the ARRL – The National Association for Amateur Radio – have announced winners of the 160-Meter Transatlantic Centenary QSO Party. The 12 December on-air event commemorated the 100th anniversary of the successful second Transatlantic Tests which contributed to the dawn of international amateur radio communication. Participating stations […]
In light of the rapidly increasing COVID-19 cases and the high transmission rates the RSGB has reluctantly decided to close the National Radio Centre (NRC) at Bletchley Park temporarily until further notice. The NRC will close at 15.00 on Friday, 17 December 2021 and the closure will run throughout the Christmas and New Year period. […]
Brian Shelton, G0MEE, passed away in hospital on the evening of Thursday 9th December 2021 after a short battle against Leukaemia. He was a very well respected man within the radio community and locally for all his efforts within the Lowestoft District & Pye ARC as Vice Chairman. Information supplied by Richard Evans, G0VCW
We have been celebrating the centenary of the Transatlantic Tests in Ardrossan this weekend. We sent out a press release to a range of media and The World This Weekend on BBC Radio 4 included a piece on the Transatlantic Centenary. It starts at 22:40 minutes.
