Archive for August, 2018
How training and education is supporting the RSGB’s Strategy
The RSGB Training and Education Committee (TEC) is not a committee in the usual sense but is made up of several working groups that undertake projects. The work of these TEC members supports the RSGB Strategy 2022, particularly in the key priority areas of Growth, Participation and Membership. During this year TEC members have carried […]
FT8 in UK and EU contests
Recently, the RSGB Contest Committee has seen some FT8 QSOs being claimed within contest logs. At present it is difficult to complete a full contest exchange using FT8, although an EU contest compatible version is under development. A machine generated modes, or MGM-specific contest ran in April this year, with a set of rules structured […]
Petition launched to save WWV
US National Institute of Standards and Technology station WWV and sister transmitting stations are among the oldest radio stations in the United States, having been in continuous operation since May 1920. WWV has transmitted the official US Time for nearly 100 years. The US government has been planning to close the NIST Radio Stations WWV, […]
GB3RS and GB7BP service interruption
The GB3RS radio shack at the RSGB National Radio Centre will be off the air from Wednesday the 29th to Friday the 31st of August. During this time access to the radio room demonstration area will be limited. The reason is that significant maintenance work is being carried out on the tower that supports the […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
The next RSGB Train the Trainers will be held on Saturday the 1st of September, from 9.30am to 5pm. It takes place at Wolverhampton Electricity Sports and Social Club, St Marks Road, Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton WV3 0QH. This venue is the HQ of Wolverhampton ARS. For more information, or to book a place, please contact […]
GB2RS News Script for 26 August 2018
Please click the link below to download this week’s news script GB2RS News Script for 26 August 2018