Archive for December, 2013
GB2RS News Script for 22 December 2013
Download the GB2RS script for Sunday, 22 December 2013. GB2RS News Script for Sunday, 22 December 2013 (10-page/65.5.5KB Word document)
Last GB2RS of 2013
This is the last GB2RS broadcast of 2013. There will be no news readings on 29 December or 5 January. We will be back on Sunday 12 January, bringing you the all the latest amateur radio news. We would like to take this opportunity to send warm season’s greetings to all our listeners and wish […]
RSGB Past President becomes SK
The RSGB is saddened to hear that RSGB Past President Tim Hughes, G3GVV is now a Silent Key. Tim served on the RSGB Council in the late 1960s. He became President in 1972 and worked tirelessly in international affairs for the RSGB, attending a number of IARU and ITU conferences. He later became Secretary of […]
Special prefix announced for Scottish stations
Ofcom has advised that licensed amateurs with a main station address in Scotland will be allowed to use the special prefix A instead of the usual M for the period from Burns Night to St Andrews Day during 2014. Further details will be published on the Ofcom and RSGB websites as they become available, and […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
The KW Radios Yahoo group is dedicated to restoring and using equipment made by KW Electronics. It is planning its first KW Weekend on 4 and 5 January. This offers a chance to bring some of those shack and barn finds back into use, keep the shack warm and have a little fun on the […]
Rallies and Events News 22 December 2013
The Bath Buildathon takes place on 4 January. Booking is essential and the project is the 20m PSK RSGB Centenary Receiver. Intermediate practical assessments will also be available on the day. Contact Steve Hartley, G0FUW, via G0FUW@tiscali.co.uk.