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Contest News – 12 April 2026
RSGB FT4 International Activity Day started at 1200UTC yesterday, 11 April, and ends at 1200UTC today, 12 April. Using FT4 on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is your report. Tomorrow, 13 April, the RSGB 80m Club Championship runs from 1900 to 2030UTC. Using CW on the 80m band, the […]
Propagation News – 12 April 2026
Compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO on 9 April, 2026. After a pretty stormy run-up to Easter, from a geomagnetic disturbance point of view, the Sun has been quieter. In fact, the Kp index has been below 3 all week. Unfortunately, the solar flux index has also declined, standing at 108 on Thursday, 9 April. The […]
GB2RS News Script for 5 April 2026
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RSGB 2026 elections: get to know the candidates
RSGB members, have you cast your vote in the RSGB 2026 elections yet? To help you get to know the candidates, the Society has prepared two sets of videos. The first will help you to get to know the three Elected Director candidates. Who do you think will best serve the Society and amateur radio? […]
Aged 16-30? Apply for YOTA 2026 in Austria!
The 2026 Youngsters on the Air Summer Camp takes place between 25 July and 1 August 2026 in Wagrain, in the Austrian Alps. This is a chance of a lifetime for young RSGB members to represent their country and their national society. To be part of this fantastic event, you need to be a RSGB […]
RSGB EMC Committee releases new leaflet
The RSGB EMC Committee has released a new leaflet explaining how to build a portable loop antenna to help radio amateurs find sources of EMF interference. Pair it with a portable receiver, and you can walk around an area, watching for changes in signal strength to pinpoint where interference is coming from. The antenna itself […]
