News
New RSGB Board Director
The RSGB Board is pleased to announce that John McCullagh, GI4BWM has been co-opted as a Board Director until the 2023 AGM. Many members will know John as he was ETCC Chairman from 2005 until 2017 and he is still the Northern Ireland ETCC representative. John worked for almost 40 years as a communications professional […]
Celebrating 100 Years of the BBC
On the 18 October 1922, the Marconi Company and other equipment manufacturers formed the British Broadcasting Company, which became the British Broadcasting Corporation six years later. To mark this momentous date exactly 100 years on, members of the BBC Amateur Radio Group have been invited by Arqiva to operate for the day at the Daventry […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
The Caledonian Rally is an annual event that brings together 13 to 17-year-old Scouts and Guides from all over Scotland. This year the event takes place between 14 and 16 October 2022. Inverness Amateur Radio Society will be running GB2CWR for the event as part of Jamboree on the Air (JOTA). Aberdeen Amateur Radio Society […]
Rallies and Events News – 9 October 2022
The National Hamfest will take place on Friday the 14 and Saturday the 15 October at Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire. Gates open at 9.30am and the main hall opens at 10am. For more information visit the website Next Sunday, the 16 October, the Hornsea Amateur Radio Club Rally will take place at the Driffield Show ground […]
Special Events News – 9 October 2022
Hartlepool Amateur Radio Club will be running GB0TVS on behalf of Tees Valley North Scouts between the 14 and 16 October for Jamboree on the Air. They will be based at Hartlepool Scout Centre. The station will be active on HF, VHF and UHF and will welcome any contacts. Visitors are welcome on the Saturday […]
DX News – 9 October 2022
A team will be active as TO2DL from Guadeloupe, NA-102, between the 10 and the 23 October. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on the 10 to 160m bands with three stations. QSL via DL7DF, either direct or via the bureau. Garry, ZC4GR/2M1DHG has been active as VP8DLB from Port Stanley in the […]
