Also in GB2RS this week…
If you run a radio club for young people, make sure you take advantage of RSGB affiliation. There are plenty of great reasons, the best one being that it’s free. Benefits include RadCom in the post with RadCom Basics and RadCom Plus available via the RSGB app; promotion of the club’s activities; special book discounts; use of the RSGB QSL Bureau; and access to RSGB affiliated club contests. You can read why Heritage School Electronics and Radio Club chose to affiliate to the RSGB by visiting our affiliation for school and university clubs page.
Tuesday, 31 March 2026 is the deadline to send us your British Science Week reports. Whether you operated a special event station, organised a club activity, supported a local youth group, or held any other type of event, we would love to hear from you. Reports will be included in a special feature in the June and July 2026 editions of RadCom. Send your activity summary—with separate high-resolution photograph or video files—to bsw.reports@rsgb.org.uk. If you were one of the lucky groups to have been given FM radio receiver kits and Morse code tutor kits, the deadline for reports is the same. Groups involved in this activity have been sent a separate email detailing the process and what needs to be included.
Airfields, aerodromes, radar stations, and landing strips are among the sites that will be activated by radio amateurs as part of this year’s Airfields on the Air activity. The event takes place mainly over the weekends of 4-5 and 11-12 April 2026. Amateurs can operate using CW, data modes and SSB on the HF, VHF and UHF bands. Certificates will be available for radio amateurs and shortwave listeners who work or hear a minimum of five registered special event stations. To find out more visit rafars.org.
The March 2026 edition of RadCom Basics is now available in the RSGB mobile and web app for members to enjoy. RadCom Basics is aimed at newcomers to amateur radio, and those who enjoy refreshing their skills and knowledge. This new-look edition includes articles on getting into amateur radio, radio theory, and understanding oscilloscope probes and signal-generator leads. The full collection of RadCom Basics back issues can be found in the RSGB app or at rsgb.org/radcom.
Because of the Easter holidays, the submission deadline for GB2RS News on Sunday, 5 April 2026 is 10am on Wednesday, 1 April 2026. Please send details of all your news and events to radcom@rsgb.org.uk.
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