Iceland’s IRA received a positive response from the Post and Telecom Administration (PTA), on December 4th, to their request to renewal the authorization to use 1850 — 1900 kHz in international contests in 2021.
The authorization is granted with the …
Would you like to volunteer for the RSGB? We’re looking for one Board Director and three Regional Representatives in Regions 2, 6 and 12. Our President Dave Wilson, M0OBW will also retire at the AGM and we need to elect someone to continue the excellent work that he has undertaken for the last three years. […]
The presentation: Amateur radio construction – what to do, how to do it and why you should try it Despite what many people think, building your own radio equipment is still a very popular aspect of amateur radio. In fact there has never been a better time to do this with readily accessible building blocks […]
The latest in our autumn-winter series of Tonight @ 8 airs this evening. Tonight’s edition is So What’s Next? by Jonathan Mitchener, G0DVJ. This will be a jargon-free, wide-ranging talk about where amateur radio can take you, whether you are new to the hobby or returning after a gap. Using his own extensive journey and […]
The meeting of ITU‑R Study Group 1 and its subordinate working parties was held from 24th November until 2nd December. The amateur service has a particular interest in the work done in WP1A on Wireless Power Transmission. Region 1 President …
Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 6 December 2020 (12-page/223KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link.
The new VHF Handbook, version 9.00, is available on the IARU Region 1 website. You can download it directly from https://tinyurl.com/gb2rs-vhfhandbook It contains all decisions made during the last virtual General Conference.
The RSGB is running a charity auction as part of its ‘Get on the air for Christmas’ campaign with the NHS. Roy Bailey, G0VFS won the Lockdown Category in the RSGB’s annual Construction Competition and has donated his beautifully-engineered VirusPerpleXed Bug CW Key to raise money for NHS Charities Together. The auction will run from […]
Listen out for Youngsters On The Air stations around the world. GB20YOTA will be operating throughout December. G8IXK will operate the station today, the 6th; then M0WJE on Monday. Tuesday sees the callsign under G4DJX’s guidance with M0NCG taking over on Wednesday. M0MUX will be operating on Friday and then M0SDV takes over for the […]
During the month of December, Welland Valley Amateur Radio Society will be running special callsigns GB1XMS, GB2XMS, GB5XMS and GB9XMS from the shacks of various members to celebrate Christmas and say farewell to 2020. QSL via eQSL and Logbook of The World. Celebrating the Christmas holiday season, the Market Reef DX Association will be active […]
