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New exhibition at Bletchley Park
Opening on 24 March 2018, a new, permanent exhibition at Bletchley Park will tell the story of the Bombe machines that helped break the Enigma code in the actual location that housed the machines. Hut 11A: The Bombe Breakthrough explains in detail the challenges posed by Enigma and explores how Alan Turing, Gordon Welchman and […]
New Train-the-Trainers video now online
A new RSGB video Tips and Tricks for New and Existing Trainers, has just been launched. It shows the RSGB 2017 Convention talk by Derek Hughes, G7LFC and Alison Hughes, M6COV. They introduce the Train the Trainers course, its contents and also some of the people who have either been on the course or hosted […]
GB2RS News heard in Canary Islands
We know that GB2RS News is widely appreciated, but we were amazed to learn that last weekend Steve, M5BXB reported hearing M0MBD’s 2m GB2RS broadcast from Hainault, Essex via his remote station in the Canary Islands. Newsreader Dave De La Haye, M0MBD says it’s not unusual for the odd French station to pop up and […]
Changes to Scotland GB2RS readings
Due to antenna damage at the station of GB2RS news reader Jon, GM3JIJ in Stornoway, the news will be read by Jim, GM4NTL from Dumfries at 12.30pm on 3.640MHz each Sunday until the antenna repairs are completed. We thank Jim for stepping in to cover this news reading and hope that Jon can swiftly repair […]
RAYNET active in extreme weather
RAYNET groups around the country were activated during the heavy snowfall last weekend. Cardiff and District RAYNET were called in to assist with the transportation of key personnel, such as community care workers, as well as assisting stranded motorists to reach safety. Lothian and Fife RAYNET groups provided a communications net for the local 4×4 […]
NRC now open six days a week
The RSGB is planning to open the National Radio Centre (NRC) on a regular basis, every Monday, starting on Monday, 2 April 2018 which is Easter Monday. This now means that the NRC, inside Bletchley Park, is open to the public six days a week. The National Radio Centre attracts around 26,000 visitors a year […]
