Also in GB2RS this week…

The RSGB is delighted to announce that Chris Aitken, MM0WIC, who is the current RSGB Youth Champion for Schools, is taking on the new position of RSGB Youth Chair. For now, Chris will continue to fulfil his Youth Champion for Schools role but will also take on more responsibilities by leading the Youth Champion team. Chris will work closely with the Board Liaison for Youth, and IARU Youth contacts, to help attract more UK youngsters to amateur radio. Find out more about youth activities by going to rsgb.org/youth.

If you live in RSGB Region 9 (London and Thames Valley), why not support fellow radio amateurs in your area? There are a number of volunteer vacancies within the region, including several District Representative positions, as well as the Regional Representative role. If you are passionate about amateur radio, enjoy talking with people, and want to give something back to the hobby, get in touch. Go to rsgb.org/volunteers to find out more, and then email the Regional Forum Chair Keith Bird, G4JED on rr10@rsgb.org.uk.

SOS Radio Week is an annual event that celebrates the invaluable life-saving work of the volunteers of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, the National CoastWatch Institute and the independent lifeboats around the coasts of the British Isles and the Channel Islands. This year, the event starts at 0000UTC on the 1 May 2025 and concludes at 2359UTC on the 31 May 2025. SOS Radio Week stations can be run by individuals or groups, from home or at a special location. To register go to sosradioweek.org.uk

This year’s Mills on the Air weekend is taking place on 10 and 11 May 2025. Find out more on the Mills on the Air website and Faeebook page.

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