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Contest News – 18 January 2026
Tomorrow, 19 January, the RSGB FT4 Series Contest runs from 2000 to 2200UTC. Using FT4 on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is your report. On Tuesday, 20 January, the RSGB 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes on the 23cm band, the exchange is signal […]
Send in your YOTA Month reports
YOTA Month took place in December and was full of young radio amateurs having fun on the air. If you were involved with the event, don’t forget to share your experience by featuring in a YOTA Month special in the March edition of RadCom. To be included, email your photos and a short report to […]
Awards update
A reminder that the RSGB will stop offering the Intermediate 100 award and the VHF/UHF Activity award at the end of 2026. Anyone working towards these awards will have until the end of the year to complete the necessary QSOs. The RSGB has numerous other awards for you to chase, so get started by going […]
Propagation News – 18 January 2026
The Solar Flux Index increased a little last week but was never exceptional. We started at 111 on 11 January and ended at 127 on 15 January – hardly much to get excited about. 11 January also marked the most geomagnetically disturbed day of the week, with the Kp index hitting 5.33. Luckily, the rest of […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
The RSGB is seeking to appoint a new Advertising Agent to take over from the current contractor upon their retirement. This is an exciting opportunity to work with the UK’s national amateur radio society and manage advertising sales across a diverse portfolio of respected publications and digital platforms. If you are a contractor or agency […]
GB2RS News Script for 11 January 2026
Tap or click the link below to download this week’s news script News script for 11 January 2026 (MS Word document)
