Archive for 2021

GB2RS News Script for 21 March 2021

| March 19, 2021

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 21 March 2021 (12-page/234KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link.

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Get ready for Summer Time

| March 19, 2021

In the UK, the clocks go forward one hour at 1am next Sunday, the 28th of March. This means we will be on British Summer Time. Please note that many contests and other events often state the timings in UTC or GMT, which will be one hour behind the local clock time here in the […]

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RSGB Youth Team launches new award

| March 19, 2021

The RSGB Youth team has created a new award aimed at younger people but it is also open to anyone to try. Called the Radio Surfer Award, it encourages experimentation with all types of radio communications. There is a list of possible activities, each with a points value, and all you have to do is […]

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Blue Ham this weekend

| March 19, 2021

The Royal Air Force Air Cadets Exercise Blue Ham 21-1 is on the MoD 5MHz shared band this weekend. RAFAC and other MoD Cadet formations will be on air over the period of operation using SSB and datamodes. The Exercise Blue Ham website here

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Also in GB2RS this week…

| March 19, 2021

Voting for the RSGB elections is now open. The Calling Notice, Resolutions, candidate statements and voting process are on the Society’s website here Voting ends at 9am on Thursday the 22nd of April. The RSGB will be holding its AGM online this year, on Saturday the 24th of April, and will livestream the event. RSGB […]

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DX News – 21 March 2021

| March 19, 2021

Mats, RM2D will be active holiday style as 8Q7MS from the Maldives, IOTA reference AS-013, from the 28th of March to the 10th of April. He will operate CW with some SSB, mainly on the 40 to 15m bands. QSL via Logbook of The World, or EA5GL. Barring Covid-related restrictions, Janusz, SP9FIH will be active […]

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