Archive for 2021
Keep Haiti emercoms frequencies clear
Following the major earthquake in Haiti on Saturday 14 August, the IARU Region 2 emergency co-ordinator CO2JC has asked amateurs to protect the following emergency frequencies: 3750kHz, 7150kHz and 14330kHz so that emergency traffic can be passed. Whilst the message is aimed mainly at amateurs in Region 2 (the Americas), the RSGB endorses the message […]
GB2RS News Script for 15 August 2021
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Amateurs help with forest fire comms
Radio amateurs from ARA, the Algerian national society, are assisting their government in the response to forest fires, where 65 people have lost their lives already. An ARA team was dispatched to the scene of the incident, where communications networks were already weak, to communicate emergency needs between the mobile station in the area and […]
RSGB 2021 online Convention
We’re delighted to announce further details of our online Convention, which will be held on Saturday, 9 October 2021. We’ll be streaming live on our YouTube channel and have a great line-up of expert speakers who will inspire you. We’ll be announcing our keynote speaker shortly. Whether you’re new to amateur radio or have been […]
Morse texting girls make video
Milly, Alice and Caitlin, the three girls featured in the August issue of RadCom, have made a video about Morse texting. It will be shown at the QSO Today online conference on Sunday, 15 August 2021 at 5pm BST. Access to the exhibitor area is free, but does require registration. You can see a complete […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
For a number of years the RSGB has been operating a very successful Morse Competency Scheme. Until he recently became SK, Philip Brooks, G4NZQ ran the scheme’s administration. It relies on the services of approximately 28 Morse Assessors dotted up and down the country to carry out the actual tests/assessments. The Society would like to […]
