News
National Radio Centre re-opens
The RSGB National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park re-opened last week in line with current COVID-19 restrictions. The volunteers welcomed a fantastic 1,226 visitors over the Bank Holiday weekend and that number has continued to rise during the week. One young lad came with his father and they were both inspired to start studying for […]
Dartmoor Rally should run in July
The Dartmoor Radio Rally is due to take place on the 4 July 2021. In view of the uncertainties of COVID-19 restrictions that may be introduced at short notice, the organisers ask that visitors please check the website here before travelling.
Also in GB2RS this week…
IARU Region 1 Spectrum Affairs Chair, Barry Lewis, G4SJH, reports that efforts continue in defending the interests of amateur radio during preparations by CEPT for the World Radiocommunication Conference in 2023. Meeting on the 21st of May, the IARU worked with CEPT regional telecommunications organisations. The IARU put forward the agreed preliminary IARU positions for […]
DX News – 6 June 2021
Bo, OZ1DJJ will be active as OX3LX from Greenland between the 8th of June and the 10th of July. He plans to operate mainly on the 6 and 4m bands from several locations along the southwest coast of Greenland. Operations will be in his spare time, which is typically around lunch time, after dinner as […]
Special Events News – 6 June 2021
Dragon ARC is running a VHF Day on Saturday the 12th of June from 10am until 5pm. They will operate on the 6, 4 and 2m bands using FM, SSB or AM. Club members will be using the callsign GB0VHF from Parys Mountain on the island of Anglesey, locator IO73TI. GB0UTA will be on the […]
Contest News – 6 June 2021
With different parts of the UK having different lockdown restrictions, please make sure you follow the appropriate regulations. Several contests now accept portable entries, so please check the contest rules. Above all, please follow relevant national and local restrictions. Ending its 24 hour run at 1200UTC today, the 6th, is the SEANET contest. Using CW […]
