Also in GB2RS this week…
YOTA Month is just around the corner, and the RSGB is looking for volunteers to host the GB24YOTA callsign throughout the month of December 2024. As in previous years, schools, clubs, guide and scout groups, and also individuals are invited to host young radio amateurs whilst they operate with the callsign. Each day during the month has been split into a number of operating slots that you can book. In recent years, this system has allowed many more youngsters to get on the radio throughout the month. You can see the operating calendar by visiting qrz.com/db/GB24YOTA. Operators should be below the age of 26. Those who do not hold a Full amateur radio licence should be supervised by an appropriate Full licensee while operating. The RSGB is pleased that previous activators have already reached out to book their operating slots, but there are still many more up for grabs! To book an operating slot or for more information about YOTA Month, please email Jamie, M0SDV at yota.month@rsgb.org.uk.
During last month’s Hamfest in Newark, the ICQ Podcast team spoke with RSGB President John McCullagh GI4BWM, RSGB Board Chair Stewart Bryant G3YSX, and RSGB General Manager Steve Thomas M1ACB. Listen to Episode 440 of the podcast series to hear them discuss some of the many events that the Society is currently involved with. This includes the recent Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact—which Girlguiding and HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh took part in—as well as the RSGB Convention. The second part of the interview—which features the Chair of the RSGB’s Propagation Studies Committee, Steve Nichols, G0KYA—will be aired during upcoming Episode 441.
The RSGB has been delighted with the number of responses that it has received in response to its call for Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) participation, which is taking place between 18 and 20 October 2024. We have compiled a list of Scouting groups that are involved with the annual event and have shared it on our website. If you are planning to get involved with JOTA and would like to be added to the list, please email comms@rsgb.org.uk with a summary of your station name, callsign, and any other relevant information. The RSGB would love to see your photos of Scouts getting involved with JOTA, so tag @theRSGB and also use #JOTAJOTI to be involved in the conversation on social media. If you’re not involved with a JOTA station do listen out for them on the air and encourage the young operators.
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