GB2RS Headlines
Gateways on the Air
The Gateways On The Air (GOTA) event will be on the air between 11 and 19 June 2022, and is hosted on the FreeSTAR Multimode Network. The aim of the event is to promote increased RF voice communications via analogue and digital simplex gateways. Licensed amateurs are encouraged to go outside into the fresh air, […]
GI-QRP Convention
Tickets are now on sale for some of the things going on at the GI-QRP Convention; the first to take place in Northern Ireland for many years. This is being organised by members of the RSGB Region 8 team, in conjunction with the G-QRP Club. The event takes place at the Tandragee Golf Club on […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
A new Kenwood TM-D710GA transceiver has been installed on the International Space Station. The old amateur radio equipment was dismantled, and the new kit will be used for transmitting Slow Scan TV images on 145.800MHz FM, probably using the SSTV mode PD-120. The signal should be receivable on a handheld with a quarter wave whip. […]
Amateur radio to be shown on television
The hobby of amateur radio, and portable operating in particular, will receive some television coverage on Sunday, 5 June 2022. The long-running BBC Countryfile programme airs at 6pm on BBC 1, and features Flat Holm island in the Bristol Channel; the site of Marconi’s first radio transmissions over sea. Presenters Ellie Harrison and Matt Baker […]
Thank you to all the Society's volunteers
Volunteers Week takes place between 1 and 7 June every year. It’s a chance for the RSGB to recognise the fantastic contribution volunteers make to the work of the Society. From newsreaders to the National Radio Centre, the regional teams, to committees and everything in between, the RSGB would like to thank the hundreds of […]
Platinum Jubilee activities underway
The RSGB’s Platinum Jubilee activities have started with the GB70 special event stations up and running. The call signs to look for are GB70E in England, GB70M in Scotland, GB70W in Wales, GB70I in Northern Ireland, GB70J on Jersey, GB70U on Guernsey and GB70D on the Isle of Man. You can find out more about […]
