GB2RS Headlines
New Transponder Bandplan for QO-100
At the 2022 AMSAT-UK Colloquium on Saturday 8 October 2022, a new narrowband transponder bandplan for the QO-100 geostationary amateur satellite was announced. Among other changes, AMSAT has allocated a new ‘broadcast’ spot frequency which is intended for the news services of amateur radio organisations. The RSGB’s news service GB2RS has been transmitted via QO-100 […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) is an annual event in which Scouts and Guides all over the world communicate with each other via amateur radio. JOTA 2022 ends its 48 hour run at 2359UTC on Sunday, 16 October 2022. You can find out more on the JOTA website. The Royal Air Force Air Cadets will […]
RSGB 2022 Convention livestream
We are delighted to bring you our first hybrid Convention this year. We will be livestreaming some of the presentations each day to give you a taste of the variety on offer if you attend a Convention in person. In addition, the livestream will bring you: Convention chats with influential amateur radio leaders Informal interviews […]
New RSGB Board Director
The RSGB Board is pleased to announce that John McCullagh, GI4BWM has been co-opted as a Board Director until the 2023 AGM. Many members will know John as he was ETCC Chairman from 2005 until 2017 and he is still the Northern Ireland ETCC representative. John worked for almost 40 years as a communications professional […]
Celebrating 100 Years of the BBC
On the 18 October 1922, the Marconi Company and other equipment manufacturers formed the British Broadcasting Company, which became the British Broadcasting Corporation six years later. To mark this momentous date exactly 100 years on, members of the BBC Amateur Radio Group have been invited by Arqiva to operate for the day at the Daventry […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
The Caledonian Rally is an annual event that brings together 13 to 17-year-old Scouts and Guides from all over Scotland. This year the event takes place between 14 and 16 October 2022. Inverness Amateur Radio Society will be running GB2CWR for the event as part of Jamboree on the Air (JOTA). Aberdeen Amateur Radio Society […]
