GB2RS
NoV available for Jubilee celebrations
We have just published the Notice of Variation that will enable radio amateurs licensed by Ofcom to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen by using the special RSL ‘Q’. This NoV is available for use throughout June 2022 but you can apply for it now.
Suffix /70 permitted for Platinum Jubilee
Following a request by the RSGB, Ofcom has indicated that stations wishing to retain their usual Regional Secondary Locator to identify their DXCC entity may use the suffix /70 to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. We are proposing its use throughout June for those who would like to do so. It is also permitted to […]
RadCom Plus – January 2022 edition
The RSGB has released the latest RadCom Plus edition this week. We’d like to thank all of the contributors: High loss RF sampler taps Thomas Alldread, VA7TA Operating on the 30THz band – Part 1 Barry Chambers, G8AGN Long delay echoes A.K. Goodacre, VE3HX Experiments with DIY remote operations Bob Cowdery, G3UKB
New Southern Fusion group
Owners of Yaesu C4FM transceivers may be interested to learn of a new Wires-X room called Southern Fusion, currently room 41893. It is focussed primarily on repeater and gateway users in southern England and, of course, Wires-X users anywhere on the planet. RF access is available via a growing number of C4FM repeaters. These include […]
GB2RS News Script for 6 February 2022
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Also in GB2RS this week…
It has been reported that a person has been prosecuted for racial harassment over the air. Details of the conviction can be found in an entry on 2 February 2022 on the Sussex Police website. The RSGB will be raising this with Ofcom. Anyone experiencing similar on-air harassment is encouraged to report the matter initially […]
