Archive for March, 2022

Giles Read, G1MFG, Silent Key

| March 29, 2022

We start with the sad news that the RadCom Technical Editor, Giles Read, G1MFG, has become a Silent Key following a short illness. Since June 2006, he has been an integral part of the RadCom and GB2RS team and will be missed by his colleagues as well as many in the wider amateur circle. An […]

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Long delays on RSGB IT Helpdesk

| March 29, 2022

We apologise for the very long delays answering tickets on the RSGB IT Helpdesk, the service is exceptionally busy at the moment. Our staff are currently working hard to clear the backlog of tickets, and we hope to get back to our normal response times by the end of this week. If you have been […]

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GB2RS News Script for 27 March 2022

| March 25, 2022

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 27 March 2022 (17-page/434KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link

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Emergency comms in the Azores

| March 25, 2022

The island of Sao Jorge in the Azores has suffered over 1,800 earthquakes in 48 hours. The regional government has prepared contingency plans to protect the island’s population. CT1END, the Emergency Communications Coordinator for Portugal, reports that a group of nine radio amateurs are working to support emergency communications locally and back to Portugal. Radio […]

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RSGB National Radio Centre re-opens

| March 25, 2022

We are pleased to announce that the RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) at Bletchley Park will reopen on Monday 28 March. It will be open seven days per week as usual. We were sorry to have to close the NRC last week due to a significant number of volunteers suffering from Covid and we are […]

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Also in GB2RS this week…

| March 25, 2022

A brief reminder now that, in the UK, the clocks will go forward one hour at 0100 on 27 March 2022. Each IARU region holds a General Conference every three years, timed so that there is one regional conference every year. The reports of past Region 1 conferences, including the one in 2021, can be […]

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