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Emergency comms in the Azores
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 […]
RSGB National Radio Centre re-opens
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 […]
RSGB Platinum Jubilee activities
The RSGB is offering a wide variety of amateur radio activities to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. From special event stations to an innovation competition, a radio tournament and an operating award, the Society hopes there is something for everyone. You can read an outline of each of the activities now and further […]
RSGB voting now open
Voting in the RSGB 2022 AGM is now open. There are three resolutions to vote for including the endorsement of two Nominated Board Directors. They have been put forward by the Nominations Committee but it is the RSGB Members who choose whether or not to endorse them. Read their CVs and personal statements online and then […]
Giles Read, G1MFG (SK) – RadCom Technical Editor
We have the sad task of informing you that Giles became a Silent Key earlier today. Only a few days ago he was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer. Sadly he lost the fight today. Our thoughts are with his partner, Heather, and with his family and friends.
British Summer Time starts on 27 March
In the UK the clocks will go forward one hour at 1am on the last Sunday in March, which in 2022, is 27 March. This is known as British Summer Time (BST) and the clocks won’t change again until 30 October 2022. If you are entering contests, please check the times.
