Also in GB2RS this week…

| January 16, 2026

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 and can support the development of RSGB advertising, and contribute to the growth of its publications and digital platforms, this opportunity could be for you. Go to rsgb.org/careers to find out more. Applications close soon, so don’t delay if you’re interested.

YOTA Month took place in December 2026 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 the YOTA Month special in the March edition of RadCom. To be included, email your photos and a short report to radcom@rsgb.org.uk by 23 January 2026 at the latest, and please make it clear if the photos can also be used on social media.

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 to rsgb.org/awards.

The Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys is having a What Is My STEM Future? conference for Canterbury school pupils aged between 10 and 13. The event aims to give students a sense of what Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) is, and to help them plan for their futures. The conference programme includes four workshops, one of which will be on amateur radio and Morse. Under supervision, students will have the opportunity to operate the school’s amateur radio club callsign, G3OSL. Listen out between 10am and 1pm on Wednesday, 21 January 2026 when pupils will be active using CW on the 40 and 20m bands. Read more about the event on our School Zone pages at rsgb.org/school-zone.

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