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Honorary Skills and Career Development Officer wanted
The RSGB is looking for a volunteer to build a team that will engage with early career engineers—as well as those making a career transition—to encourage them to use amateur radio to develop their skills and knowledge. As the Honorary Skills and Career Development Officer you will lead a team that will design and deliver […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
Girl Guides and Scouts across the globe will be celebrating 100 years of World Thinking Day on Sunday, 22 February 2026. The aim of Thinking Day on the Air is to encourage girl guiding and scouting members to make friendships with those in other units, using amateur radio as the means of communication. What will […]
Rallies and Events News – 25 January 2026
Today, 25 January, the Lincoln Short Wave Club Winter Radio Rally is taking place at Festival Hall, Caistor Road, Market Rasen, LN8 3HT. This is an indoor event with ample free parking. The doors are open from 10am and admission is £3. For more information, contact Steve, M5ZZZ on 07777 699 069 or email m5zzz@outlook.com The […]
Special Events News – 25 January 2026
Special callsign DF100KWTJ is active until 31 March to mark the centenary of the Kurzwellentagung. This commemorates the first convention of German HF amateurs which was held in January 1926. QSL via the Bureau. Visit QRZ.com for more details. The World Wide Award is currently underway and runs until 31 January. The award combines CW, SSB […]
DX News – 25 January 2025
Gabriele, HB9TSW is active as Z68BG from Slatina Air Base near Pristina in Kosovo until Wednesday, 28 January. He is operating CW only. QSL via Logbook of the World, eQSL, or via Gabriele’s home call. Gabriel, LU1WGB is active as LU1WGB/Z from the Joint Antarctic Base on Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands, AN-008, […]
Contest News – 25 January 2026
The CQ World Wide 160m DX Contest started at 2200UTC on Friday, 23 January and runs until 2200UTC today, 25 January. Using CW on the 160m band, the exchange is signal report and CQ Zone. American stations also send their state and Canadian stations send their province. The British Amateur Radio Teledata Group Sprint started at […]
