Archive for May, 2023

Wheatstone features in Bletchley Park video for VE Day

| May 9, 2023

The RSGB National Radio Centre’s Wheatstone Morse transmission system was used to make a special message tape for Bletchley Park in celebration of the 78th anniversary of VE Day (8 May). Take a look at the video on Bletchley Park’s YouTube channel.

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Coronation Morse message from RSGB National Radio Centre

| May 6, 2023
Coronation Morse message from RSGB National Radio Centre

The Morse ‘Slip Tape’ perforator and Wheatstone Morse transmitter (as featured in the June issue of RadCom) were put into action at the RSGB’s National Radio Centre to prepare a special message to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III. Click on the image above to watch the video

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GB2RS News Script for 7 May 2023

| May 5, 2023

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 7 May 2023 (25-page/501KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link

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Coronation activities – get involved!

| May 5, 2023

The RSGB has released some updates about its planned Coronation activities. Firstly, a personalised RSGB Coronation QSL card is now available within the Coronation web pages. You can simply enter your call sign and print it off. Following the recent issue of GB23BAA to BZZ by Ofcom, the Beaconnect activity registration is now open. If […]

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RSGB insurance

| May 5, 2023

RSGB club insurance, and beacon and repeater insurance have now been renewed for the year to April 2024. Club insurance certificates can be downloaded from the RSGB website and you will need to log in to obtain your certificate. Beacon and repeater insurance certificates are available for an admin fee of £12 from the RSGB […]

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Tonight @ 8 webinar in May

| May 5, 2023

The May 2023 Tonight @ 8 webinar is not in its usual slot on the first Monday of the month. To accommodate the two Bank Holidays, the live webinar will be on Monday, 15 May 2023 instead. Put the date in your diary for an interesting presentation T41-EP ALPS: A High Performance CW Decoder by […]

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