Worksop ARS is running nets on two frequencies: 145.225 for those requiring help 145.450 for companionship and wellbeing Several club members are monitoring 145.225 around the clock and many regularly check in on the frequency, especially self-isolators.
Dragon Amateur Radio Club and North Wales Radio Society are collaborating to run the special event station GB0GIG (Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol), which is Welsh for National Health Service. The aim of the station is to thank all the NHS workers in Wales for their strength and hard work in tackling the Covid–19 pandemic and also […]
Board Director Stewart Bryant, G3YSX leads the RSGB Operating Team. In this video he explains how that team is supporting ‘Get on the air to care’ through the various activities it has launched. Take a look and find out more…
Roy Bailey, G0VFS sent us this great photo for our ‘Get on the air to care’ campaign. It is of a project he has been working on during the coronavirus lockdown. It is his version of a vibroplex semi-automatic Morse key. You can find more details about it on his blog.
Paul Devlin, G1SMP—NHS England Emergency Care Improvement Support Team and also RSGB District Representative—was interviewed on the British Forces Broadcasting Services Breakfast Show on 7 May 2020. Paul chatted about the GOTA2C campaign, amateur radio, the RSGB and the NHS radio station GB1NHS. BFBS radio broadcasts nationally across the UK and in 20 countries, 10 […]
Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 10 May 2020 (11-page/189KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link.
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE day, the RSGB was planning to run GB3RS, GB1SOE and GB2DAY from the RSGB’s National Radio Centre. Due to current lockdown regulations, NRC Coordinator Martyn Baker, G0GMB will instead operate GB2DAY from just outside his house tomorrow as part of his street’s celebrations (with proper social distancing in […]
The RSGB’s national campaign Get on the air to care in partnership with the NHS has received widespread media coverage this week, including a prominent feature on BBC online news, an interview on the British Forces Broadcasting Service and mentions on radio stations, newspapers and blogs across the UK and, indeed, the world. Thank you […]
The May RadCom carried a call to action from the RSGB President, asking everyone who is suffering from HF interference due to broadband VDSL to submit a complaint to Ofcom. This edition of RadCom is now on the RSGB website as a sample issue for all radio amateurs—find it at rsgb.org/sampleradcom. We urge all who […]
Jake Howarth, M0JKE, is doing his bit to help out the NHS in lockdown. The RCF Trustees were delighted to hear that the 3D printer he purchased using his Arkwright Engineering Scholarship funds has been put to great use. Not only has it helped him in pursuing his own projects, but it is also enabling […]
