Category: RSGB

Colchester Radio Amateurs have doubled their nets since the start of lockdown. See their website for details if you wish to join.

Are you an RSGB Member? Have you used your vote yet? Don’t forget that voting for the RSGB elections is still open—it closes at 9am on Thursday, 23 April 2020. This is your opportunity to choose who you want to be part of the RSGB Board and help lead the Society over the next few […]

SOS Radio Week will go ahead, with all participants able to operate from home using either a special event call sign issued by Ofcom, a club call sign, or an individual’s own personal call sign. The event starts at 0000UTC on 1 May 2020 and concludes at 2359UTC on the 31 May 2020. During that […]

In many areas of the UK, all the HF amateur bands up to and including 20m are being blighted by interference from VDSL. This is the most widespread means of providing residential broadband internet services in the UK. Ofcom, which is responsible for investigating radio interference, says that it receives, on average, only six complaints […]

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 19 April 2020 (9-page/164KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link.

Peter, G4XEX will be active as GB4SAH for Stay At Home until the 30 April to help amateurs pass the time during the lockdown. Euan, MM0VIK is active as GB1COR from his home QTH in the Shetland Islands, EU-012, until the end of April in recognition and support for the health professionals and essential key […]

Due to social distancing and movement precautions around the world, most contest organisers are not accepting entries from multi-operator groups or from portable stations. Check the rules before taking part The First Machine Generated Modes contest ends its 24 hour run at 1400UTC this Sunday, the 19th. Using the 50 and 144MHz bands, the exchange […]

Last week we said that we expected the Kp index to rise over the weekend due to incoming solar particles from an Earth-facing coronal hole. But we did warn that it was impossible to tell how severe it might be. In the end it didn’t amount to much, as although the stream was travelling at […]

Loughborough and District Amateur Radio Club has nets around 145.425MHz from 7.30pm on Sundays, Tuesday and Friday. More information from Chris, G1ETZ, on 01509 504 319. Northampton Radio club has daily nets on 145.3625MHz from 10.30am and weekday nets on 145.3625MHz from 6pm. For details, email president@northamptonradioclub.co.uk. Rugby ATS has a daily net on 144.275MHz […]

Warrington Amateur Radio club is running daily open nets from 9am around 145.425MHz. There are also nets on Sundays from 2pm and Tuesday from 8pm, also around 145.425MHz. For details, email secretary@warc.org.uk. Mid-Cheshire Amateur Radio Society has nets on several Northwich repeaters throughout the week, keeping all members in touch. Details from Peter, G8HAV, on […]