Also in GB2RS this week…

| February 2, 2018

Have you seen the RSGB’s new page about the National Radio Centre at rsgb.org/nrc? It gives a brief overview of the NRC, introduces some of the great volunteers who help to explain amateur radio to visitors at the Bletchley Park site, and also links through to the NRC website. The centre needs more volunteers so take a look and see if you could help.

The VDSL interference survey set up by the RSGB EMC Committee has now closed. Thank you to every one who submitted their results. Following the survey, Ofcom is now investigating levels at six locations close to Baldock. We’ll keep you posted of further outcomes.

In 2018 the Youth Contesting Program of Region 1 of the IARU is offering young amateurs the opportunity to take part in a contest from so-called Top Gun stations. There is still time to apply for a place with these contest stations. ES5TV is offering a place in the ARI International DX contest in May and 9A1A in the CQ M International DX contest also in May. The application deadline is the 1 March 2018. EC2DX has a place in His Majesty King of Spain contest in June with an application deadline 1 April 2018. Finally, 4O3A is offering a place in the CQWW RTTY contest in September, with an application deadline of 1 June 2018—go to ham-yota.com/youth-contesting-program and click on Apply Here.

There is still time for RSGB affiliated clubs to enter the Club of the Year competition, kindly sponsored by Waters and Stanton. As last year, the RSGB will be judging entries in two categories; clubs with fewer than 25 members and clubs with 25 or more members during 2017, and there will be separate prizes for each category. Please use the entry form (3-page/387KB Microsoft Word document) which must be sent to your Regional Manager by 28 February 2018. Regional winners will be announced at the RSGB AGM on 21 April 2018 in Birmingham. The RSGB Board will judge the national winners, which will be announced at the National Hamfest in September 2018.

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