News
GB3RS on the air for World Amateur Radio Day
The RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) showed support for World Amateur Radio Day on Sunday 18 April. GB3RS was activated by Stefano, G7RDX who is an NRC Volunteer. Using the FT5000 with a doublet antenna, Stefano made many QSOs on both the 80m and 40m bands. The NRC Co-ordinator Martyn Baker, G0GMB supported Stefano and ensured […]
Archibold ‘Arch’ Doty Jr, W7ACD, 27 February 2021
Archibald Colville Doty Jr, W7ACD, passed away on the 27th of February 2021. Born to Margaret (Bunker) and Archibald Doty Sr on 28 March 1920, Arch grew up on Delavan Terrace in Yonkers, New York. He graduated high school from The Loomis Institute. In the autumn of 1939, Arch brought radio to Wesleyan University in […]
GB2RS News Script for 18 April 2021
Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 18 April 2021 (13-page/217KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link.
Vote now in RSGB elections
Voting in the RSGB elections closes at 09.00 on Thursday, 22 April. Don’t miss your opportunity to decide who you would like to represent you as RSGB President and on the RSGB Board of Directors. You can find voting guidance and read statements from all the candidates on the RSGB website. RSGB Members can submit […]
New 122GHz DX record
UK amateurs continue to create new DX records on the 122GHz millimetre-wave band. On the 7th of April, using barely one milliwatt, a new all-time UK record was set. The contact was between Roger, G8CUB and Chris, G0FDZ, from Danbury Hill in Essex to the Isle of Sheppey, a distance of nearly 36km. This is […]
New video to demonstrate the EMF calculator
RSGB Board Director and EMC Chair John Rogers, M0JAV has created a helpful video to demonstrate how to use the RSGB/Ofcom EMF calculator. The calculator itself has also been updated on the RSGB website. You can watch the video direct on the RSGB YouTube channel or via a link on the RSGB’s EMF web pages.
