Archive for 2018
Candidates invited for RSGB Presidency
The RSGB has open elections for its President. Unfortunately, no nominations have been received for 2018 to 2020 and the post is now being re-advertised. The closing date is 2359UTC on 26 April 2018. If an election is required, details will be published in the June edition of RadCom, available in mid-May. The current President […]
Arkwright Day at the NRC
Next Saturday, 10 March 2018, the RSGB National Radio Centre will be hosting students from the Arkwright Scholarship Trust for amateur radio training and Foundation exams. This will mean restricted public access to the National Radio Centre, and the radio station GB3RS will not be available for use by visiting radio amateurs. We apologise for […]
Major SOTA activations next Saturday
The Summits on the Air (SOTA) event Summit to Summit Europe to Australia and Beyond takes place on 10 March 2018. Over 30 SOTA activators are planning to climb to summits in Europe, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. The event will start around 0630UTC next Saturday. For any one wanting to join […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
A second beta version of WSJT-X version 1.9.0 has been released. This is to allow further field testing of the new FT8 DXpedition mode, designed to enable DXpeditions to make FT8 contacts at very high rates. The team is inviting the amateur radio community to participate in a public test run of FT8 DXpedition mode. […]
Second beta version of WSJT-X released
A second beta version of WSJT-X version 1.9.0 has been released. This is to allow further field testing of the new FT8 DXpedition mode, designed to enable DXpeditions to make FT8 contacts at very high rates. The team is inviting the amateur radio community to participate in a public test run of FT8 DXpedition mode. […]
Radioclubs.net hosting service to close
The web hosting company that provides the RSGB radiclubs.net service will shortly cease providing us with that service. In January 2016 the RSGB had already announced the intention to close the facility, which is only now used by a small number of clubs. Recent events beyond our control have forced the issue and radioclubs.net will […]
