News
Tom O’Reilly, G0NSY, 12 June 2021
We’ve received the very sad news that Tom O’Reilly, G0NSY, passed away on the morning of Saturday 12 June 2021. Tom volunteered for the RSGB as Regional Representative 9, covering London and Thames Valley, from 2016, and as a District Representative before that. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues at this difficult […]
GB2RS News Script for 13 June 2021
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National Hamfest postponed to 2022
It is with much regret that the organisers of the National Hamfest have decided to postpone the event planned for 24 and 25 September 2021 until a date to be decided in 2022. A number of factors have made the organisation of the event impossible to predict this year. At this point the organisers cannot […]
Kyrgyzstan amateurs get 5MHz band allocation
The national amateur radio society for Kyrgyzstan has announced that, on 4 June 2021, the national regulator made a 5MHz allocation available to amateurs. The WRC-15 Amateur Secondary Allocation of 5351.5 – 5366.5kHz is available at a maximum power of 100W. Other secondary allocations made available at the same time were 472 – 479kHz at […]
Volunteers sought for 100th anniversary station
To celebrate the first one-way amateur radio QSO across the Atlantic that took place on 12 December 1921, ARRL members have joined with a group of UK operators who plan to recreate the event in December this year. To celebrate the centenary of Paul Godley, 2ZE’s success, in collaboration with North Ayrshire Council, special event […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
The RSGB National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park will be closed to all visitors between the 14th and 17th of June. This is because ground works are taking place around the building blocking the fire escape. Normal opening hours will be resumed after the work is finished. The RSGB’s Friendship on the Air Award is […]
