GB2RS Headlines
2023 ITU World Radiocommunication Conference
The first week of the 2023 ITU World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-23) has seen discussions get underway on a wide variety of agenda items. Notably for amateur radio, IARU Region 1 reports that new ITU Recommendation M.2164 on guidance for amateur and amateur satellite usage in the 1240 to 1300MHz range has now been published online. […]
Ofcom and Beyond Convention presentation
In the latest RSGB 2023 Convention presentation to be released, RSGB Spectrum Forum Chair Murray Niman, G6JYB provides another informative session on the Ofcom consultation. He also looks ahead to other changes in prospect across HF to microwaves from the IARU and the ITU World Radio Conference (WRC-23) this autumn. Murray outlines the RSGB’s response […]
Tonight @ 8 – Amateur radio construction
Put the date in your diary for the final Tonight @ 8 of 2023. On Monday, 11 December 2023 there will be a focus on amateur radio construction. Previous category winners Jenny Curtis M7JNY, Colin Murray GM4EAU and David Law G0LBK, will talk about their construction projects and what they gained from entering the RSGB […]
Also in this weeks GB2RS…
There is a great programme of live webinars lined up early 2024. We begin on Monday, 15 January with an update on the World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC 2026) which is going to take place in the UK. Chairman and Project Manager Mark Haynes, M0DXR, and other members of the WRTC 2026 team, will join […]
The World Radio Conference (WRC-23)
The World Radio Conference (WRC-23) opens on Monday, 20 November 2023. Over the coming four weeks a wide variety of agenda items will be considered, of which the 23cm band is a high priority item for amateur radio. IARU volunteers have worked hard over the past four years in preparation, and the RSGB will be […]
VHF Contest Committee survey
Following a really productive contest forum at the RSGB Convention, and a number of suggestions generated by the committee or raised in discussions with contesters, the VHF Contest Committee would like feedback to help finalise the VHF contest rules for next year. The survey doesn’t have many questions so it shouldn’t take more than a […]
