Also in GB2RS this week…

The RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC), located at Bletchley Park, will be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. There will be reduced hours on New Year’s Eve when the NRC will be closing at 2pm. In addition to this, it will be closed for essential maintenance works on 5 and 6 January 2026. Outside of these times, volunteers look forward to welcoming visitors as usual. Remember that RSGB members can download a free entry voucher for Bletchley Park from the RSGB website at rsgb.org/bpvoucher.

Youngsters on the Air Month is well underway with multiple groups scheduled to host special event station GB25YOTA this week. On Sunday, 7 December 2025, you’ll be able to work operators from Cray Valley Radio Society, as well as the 2nd Marlborough Scouts. The Scout group will also be active on Monday, 8 December 2025. Buckie High School in Scotland will be operating on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday so listen out and encourage young operators in making what could be their first ever QSO. On Tuesday, 9 December 2025, Hilderstone Radio Society members will be supervising students from St Peters-in-Thanet Junior School. On Wednesday, 10 December 2025, students from Sunderland College will be on the amateur bands with supervision from Ian Bowman, G7ESY. And looking ahead to next weekend, the RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) will be welcoming young people to operate as GB25YOTA. Details of operating times, bands and modes can be found at rsgb.org/yota-month.

There have been a number of changes to the Region 1 team, which covers Scotland South and the Western Isles. To ensure you are contacting the correct representative, check out the Region 1 Team page.

And finally, a date for your diary. The next in the popular 145 Alive series will take place on Saturday, 7 February 2026 from 12pm to 3pm. The event will include the addition of 144MHz SSB stations with vertical polarisation. For more information visit the 145 Alive Facebook page.

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