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Every five years the IOTA Board reviews the island list to see if there is scope for a small number of additions to the list of around 1,200 island groups. Some ‘New Ones’ were announced at the Ham Radio gathering in Friedrichshafen last weekend. More details are on the IOTA website, but, in brief, the […]

The latest stage of our ongoing efforts to protect and develop VHF spectrum saw considerations for the future of 50MHz being concluded with the final meeting of CEPT Project Team D, as they prepare for WRC-19, where the RSGB has been represented throughout. We are also well aware of the concern in the amateur radio […]

The Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 CubeSat, launched on the 25 June 2019, will transmit Morse code from space. LightSail is a citizen-funded project and the satellite is due to be deployed on the 2 July 2019. Once deployed, LightSail 2 will automatically transmit a beacon packet every few seconds, which can be decoded into 238 […]

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 30 June 2019 (10-page/157KB Microsoft Word document)

We have added some more detail to the lectures for the 2019 RSGB Convention. You can read about the latest confirmed lectures for the HF, VHF, AMSAT and General Interest streams, as well as information about Contest University, Awards and Contests. Booking is now open for both weekend packages and day tickets. For full details […]

Next Saturday, 6 July, the Stockport RS Rally will be held in Walthew House, 112 Shaw Heath, Stockport, Cheshire SK2 6SQ. Doors open from 9.30am, with disabled visitors gaining access at 9.15am. Admittance is £2. There will be trade stands, special interest groups and an RSGB book stall. Catering is available on-site. A talk-in station […]

Bruce, 3W3B will be in Laos until 7 July, where he will activate his XW4XR call sign. Look for him on the 40 to 6m bands on CW, FT8 and RTTY. The QSL manager is E21EIC. Peter, LA7QIA will be operating as JW7QIA from Spitsbergen, IOTA reference EU-026, from 29 June to 6 July. Activity […]

GB1CMS will be operating over the weekend of 6 and 7 July. The event is a display of military vehicles and battle re-enactments located 7 miles south of Dorking in Capel, Surrey. A listening watch will be maintained on 51.60MHz and a full list of frequencies can be found at tinyurl.com/yx92b4uy. GB100BM will be on […]

This Sunday, the 30th, the UK Microwave Group’s 5.7 and 10GHz contest runs from 0600 to 1800UTC. Using all modes on the two bands the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Monday the 80m Club Championships run from 1900 to 2030UTC. It is the CW leg and the exchange is signal report […]