GB2RS Headlines
Sponsoring young contesters
The CDXC and the RSGB are pleased to announce their joint sponsorship of one of the youth teams at the World Radiosport Team Championship. The Championship is due to take place in Bologna, Italy in July 2023. In order to promote contest activity by young radio amateurs, the organising committee reserved six sites for young […]
Eight-year-old speaks to the ISS
On Tuesday, 16 August 2022, BBC TV spoke to eight-year-old Isabella about her contact with a NASA astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS). On the 2nd, Isabella used her dad’s callsign M0LMK to make a supervised contact with the ISS amateur station. Isabella, a member of Hilderstone Radio Society, has been involved in several […]
British Inland Waterways on the Air
British Inland Waterways on the Air takes place between 27 and 29 August 2022. It is open to all amateurs who are boaters, cyclists, walkers; and other users of the canals, rivers, towpaths and riverbanks for work or recreation. Even lakes and reservoirs that are used for recreation classify as an inland waterway, so there […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
Another popular event, Churches and Chapels On The Air, takes place on Saturday, 10 September 2022, between 10am and 4pm. Stations will be operating mainly on the 20, 40 and 80m bands usually using SSB. If you would like to register your special event station, please email John, G3XYF at jhwresdell@gmail.com. The latest list of […]
RSGB RadCom Team
We announced earlier in the year that RadCom Managing Editor, Elaine Richards, G4LFM, was planning to retire after leading the RadCom team for 14 years. Very soon after that announcement, we had to come to terms with the sad and sudden news that RadCom Technical Editor, Giles Read, G1MFG, had passed away. RadCom obviously needs […]
Jamaican amateurs mark 60 years of independence
Amateur radio stations from Jamaica may use the 6Y60 prefix to mark the 60th anniversary since the Colony of Jamaica gained independence from the UK. For example, 6Y5WE will be using 6Y60WE.
