Also in GB2RS this week…

| October 17, 2025

The Tonight@8 webinar series continues on Monday, 3 November 2025 with Graham Somerville, owner and managing director of DSP noise cancellation specialists bhi Limited. During the presentation, he will look at the types of DSP noise cancelling available for improving audio quality, and which products are best suited to specific applications and setups. Join him live on the RSGB YouTube channel or special BATC channel and ask questions via the live chat. To find out more, go to rsgb.org/webinars.

Sunday, 19 October 2025 is the last day of Jamboree on the Air (JOTA). The event promotes friendship and global citizenship and is a brilliant celebration of amateur radio among the Scout Association. The Society has compiled a list of Scouting groups that are involved with the annual event. If you’ve been involved with JOTA this year, the RSGB would love to hear from you. There will be a special JOTA report in the January 2026 edition of RadCom so please send details and photos from your event to radcom@rsgb.org.uk by 14 November 2025.

RAF Air Cadets Exercise Blue Ham will be operating on the 60m band from 0700 to 1600UTC this Sunday, 19 October 2025. To operate you must be a Full Licence holder. More details can be found at alphacharlie.org.uk.

Schools and youth organisations interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application and an educational project. Applications can be submitted until 24 October 2025. The school selection will take place in December 2025. The space conversation will be scheduled in the period extending from July to December 2026. You can find out more at tinyurl.com/ARISS-2026.

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