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October Tonight@8: Marshall Islands DXpedition
Jamie Williams, M0SDV will be talking you through a DXpedition to the Marshall Islands in the RSGB’s next Tonight@8 webinar on Monday, 6 October 2025. In February 2025, the V73WW team made 103,864 QSOs using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. The team of six came from four countries, with the operators having an average age […]
RSGB promoting JOTA activities in October
Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) is taking place between 17 and 19 October 2025. The event promotes friendship and global citizenship, and is a brilliant celebration of amateur radio among the groups within the Scout Association. Samuel McCutchion, M0UEL is the RSGB Youth Champion for Scouts, Cadets and Guides, and is compiling a list of […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
The RSGB is offering four awards for GB2RS news broadcasts that were logged between 1 August and 30 September 2025. The awards are part of several activities that have been taking place to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the weekly news broadcast. Applications for awards should be submitted no later than 31 October 2025, and […]
Rallies and Events News – 5 October 2025
Today, 5 October, the 50th Welsh Radio Rally is taking place at Llanwern High School, Hartridge Farm Road, Newport in South Wales. The doors are open for traders from 7am and for the public from 9.30am. Admission costs £3. For more information email welshradiorally@gmail.com On Sunday 12 October, the Autumn Dartmoor Radio Club Rally will […]
Special Events News – 5 October 2025
To celebrate 130 years since the birth of radio and 100 years since the formation of the International Amateur Radio Union, lots of special event stations are active from Italy. You can see live updates on all of the stations and their most recent contacts via the II1IARU page at QRZ.com Special callsign GB70RS is […]
DX News – 5 October 2025
Nine operators are active with five stations as V6D from Chuuk, OC-011, in Micronesia until tomorrow, 6 October. The station is active on the 160 to 6m bands using CW, SSB, FT8 and RTTY. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS is preferred, or via DL4SVA. See the website for more information. Bernhard, DL2GAC is active again […]
