Also in GB2RS this week…

If you’re an RSGB member, and planning a trip this spring, why not include a visit to one of the Society’s partner museums? Whether you’re heading to West Wales, Cornwall, Suffolk, Dorset, West Sussex or Milton Keynes, you will be able to save between 20 and 50 percent on standard admission prices. Visit rsgb.org/partner-museums for your personalised discount voucher. RSGB members also receive free entry to Bletchley Park, which includes the RSGB National Radio Centre.

Time is running out to apply to be part of the RSGB team that will be going to Austria for this year’s Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) summer camp. This fantastic opportunity is for radio amateurs aged between 16 and 30. The programme includes activities such as experimenting with underground propagation, Summits on the Air, Caves on the Air, as well as having the chance to ascend a 2,000m summit in a cable car and make a long-distance VHF/UHF QSO with your handheld. All in the incredible surroundings of the Austrian Alps. The deadline to apply for this exciting opportunity is Friday, 1 May 2026. Get involved by going to our YOTA Austria 2026 page.

UKBOTA’s Historic Counties event will be running throughout May 2026 for both activators and hunters. Stations will be on the air to celebrate the unique historic structure of the UK. More details can be found at ukbota.net/HC26.

Did you know that GB2RS News can be viewed on air and via the web as a television stream? Join Alison, G8ROG each Sunday at 9am UK time for a live broadcast of the GB2RS News. Kindly hosted by the British Amateur Television Club (BATC), go to batc.org.uk/live/gb2rs to watch the show. Alongside Alison’s live presentation, you can view additional text and pictures relating to each news item. The transmission is also relayed via GB3HV in Hampshire using digital ATV. If you enjoy watching GB2RS as well as listening, there is a live digital ATV broadcast from Clive, G3GJA via the Hull 23cm repeater GB3EY at 10am UK time. If you are not in range of the repeater itself, you can still watch the broadcast—again courtesy of the BATC website—at batc.org.uk/live/gb3ey.

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