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RSGB represented at Service of Thanksgiving for the life of The Duke of Edinburgh

| March 30, 2022
RSGB represented at Service of Thanksgiving for the life of The Duke of Edinburgh

RSGB President Stewart Bryant, G3YSX and EMC Committee Chair John Rogers, M0JAV represented the Society yesterday at the Service of Thanksgiving for HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. An invitation to send two representatives to the service was given to every charity or organisation for which the Duke of Edinburgh had been a patron. You can […]

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HQ staff update

| March 29, 2022

A significant number of HQ staff currently have Covid and it is affecting many of us more severely than just minor cold symptoms. We are doing our best to keep up with work where possible, but please be patient if your call or email isn’t answered as quickly as usual. We hope to be back […]

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Giles Read, G1MFG, Silent Key

| March 29, 2022

We start with the sad news that the RadCom Technical Editor, Giles Read, G1MFG, has become a Silent Key following a short illness. Since June 2006, he has been an integral part of the RadCom and GB2RS team and will be missed by his colleagues as well as many in the wider amateur circle. An […]

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GB2RS News Script for 27 March 2022

| March 25, 2022

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 27 March 2022 (17-page/434KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link

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Emergency comms in the Azores

| March 25, 2022

The island of Sao Jorge in the Azores has suffered over 1,800 earthquakes in 48 hours. The regional government has prepared contingency plans to protect the island’s population. CT1END, the Emergency Communications Coordinator for Portugal, reports that a group of nine radio amateurs are working to support emergency communications locally and back to Portugal. Radio […]

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RSGB National Radio Centre re-opens

| March 25, 2022

We are pleased to announce that the RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) at Bletchley Park will reopen on Monday 28 March. It will be open seven days per week as usual. We were sorry to have to close the NRC last week due to a significant number of volunteers suffering from Covid and we are […]

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