News
Hospital Radio to interview NRC Coordinator
Listen out for RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) coordinator Martyn Baker, G0GMB on Milton Keynes Hospital Radio on Monday, 18 May 2026. Martyn met presenter Sophie at the Hospital Broadcasting Association’s annual conference in March 2026, when NRC volunteers spoke with attendees about amateur radio. During the interview, you’ll hear Martyn talking about a range […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
This Sunday, 17 May 2026, is the last day of Mental Health Awareness Week and this year’s campaign looks at taking action to support good mental health. The RSGB highlights some of the small actions that radio amateurs can do that can have a big impact. This includes showing kindness to one another, listening to […]
Rallies and Events News – 17 May 2026
Today, 17 May, Dunstable Downs Radio Rally is taking place at Stockwood Park in Luton. The boot sale is open to traders from 7.30am and to visitors from 9am. The entrance fee, which includes car parking, is £4 per vehicle. Find out more at dunstabledownsradioclub.org/bootsale Durham and District Amateur Radio Society Radio Rally will take […]
Special Events News – 17 May 2026
The Cornish Radio Amateur Club is active from Pendennis Point in Cornwall until the end of May with special event callsign GB1SOS in support of SOS Radio month. Look out for activity each Sunday on the 40 and 20m bands using SSB. Special event station SP100CVO is active to mark the 100th anniversary of the […]
DX News – 17 May 2026
Harald, DF2WO is active as XT2AW from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso until Tuesday, 19 May. He operates using CW, SSB and FT modes on various HF bands and via the QO-100 satellite. QSL via OQRS. Pascal, F8NQV is active as CN2NQV from Morocco until 11 July. The station has been spotted recently on the 20, 17 […]
Contest News – 17 May 2026
The RSGB 144MHz May Contest started at 1400UTC yesterday, 16 May, and ends at 1400UTC today, 17 May. Using all modes on the 2m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. UK stations also send their postcode. Today, 17 May, the RSGB 1st 144MHz Backpackers Contest runs from 1000 to 1400UTC. Using […]
