Archive for January, 2022
RSGB VHFCC survey results
Last year, we shared a survey with questions around the timing of some RSGB VHF Contests and we are grateful to the people who responded. The outcome of this was that: We are retaining the timing of the Backpackers Contests as they were last year since the majority of respondents appreciate the quiet final hour […]
GB2RS News Script for 23 January 2022
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National Radio Centre re-opens soon
The RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) will re-open to visitors from Monday, 31 January and will be open seven days a week. Visitors will be encouraged to wear face masks although this will not be mandatory. The number of people accessing the radio room will be limited and, for the time being, visiting radio amateurs […]
Special RSL for Jubilee celebrations
Ofcom has kindly agreed to an RSGB request that radio amateurs licensed by Ofcom may celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen by using the special RSL ‘Q’. This will be available for use throughout June 2022 and will require a Notice of Variation that will be available via our website shortly. The Society is […]
RSGB University Corner
Are you a member of a university amateur radio club? Would you like to find one to join? Or are you keen to revive or even start a new one? The RSGB has created a web page to help university radio amateurs contact each other. You could also use the page if you’re interested in learning […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
Sad news now. We learned this week that the founder and President of the Bangladesh Amateur Radio League, Saif D. Shahid, S21A / KF6WJZ / G1NWJ, has become a silent key at the age of 73. Over in the USA, the Federal Communications Commission has announced that amateur radio operations in the upper 50MHz of […]
