News
The RSGB’s NRC to close temporarily
The RSGB’s National Radio Centre welcomes individuals and large groups of people from across the world every week. With the increase in cases of coronavirus in the UK and other countries, the RSGB has taken the difficult decision to close the NRC temporarily from Wednesday, 18 March 2020. It will open as normal this weekend […]
RAYNET helps in flooding emergency
North Humber RAYNET were recently activated during the widespread flooding that occurred on 27 February 2020 in Snaith, East Yorkshire. A temporary control station was first established at the ‘washlands’ near the village of the East Cowick during the afternoon of the 26th, with 13 members attending the developing situation over three days. Members were […]
Exercise Blue Ham this weekend
The RAFAC tell us that the next Blue Ham Radio Communications Exercise will be this weekend, 7 and 8 March 2020, using the 5MHz band. Details of the exchange of information to count as a QSO is at alphacharlie.org.uk/exercise-blue-ham. A Blue Ham certificate is available if you contact 10 or more special MRE call signs […]
February sees 6,873 visitors to the NRC
No fewer than 6,873 visitors were welcomed to the RSGB National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park during February. As part of the on-going recruitment campaign, two new volunteers joined the NRC team: Mike, G0RBB and Nick, M0NPH. The RSGB would like to thank them and the other NRC volunteers for their time.
Also in GB2RS this week…
Yves F5PRU/6W1TA in Senegal has been informed by the Senegalese Telecom Regulatory Authority that the new WRC-15 Amateur Secondary Allocation 5351.5 to 5366.5kHz is now allowed in the country. The IARU Region 1 band plan should be used with a maximum power limit available of 15W EIRP. Yves has been living in Senegal for 18 […]
GB2RS News Script for 8 March 2020
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