News
Harold Kramer, WJ1B, former ARRL COO operates GB3RS
We were delighted to welcome former ARRL Chief Operating Officer, Harold Kramer, WJ1B and his wife Karen to the RSGB National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park this week. Harold took the opportunity to operate GB3RS to contact ARRL W1AW during his visit.
National Radio Centre Coronation celebrations
Over the Coronation weekend, the RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) at Bletchley Park ran a special event station, call sign GB2DAY. Running SSB on the 40m band, to give maximum opportunity for everyone to make a contact, over 500 stations were worked. There was a continuous pile-up of stations calling in from around the UK, […]
BBC Two programme secrets revealed
Last year, the RSGB was approached by the BBC to find experts to contribute to its planned series ‘The Secret Genius of Modern Life’. For episode one, which takes a look at the bank card, Neil Smith, G4DBN re-created the Great Seal Bug – a wooden seal, gifted to the US embassy in Moscow in […]
Board Director Co-option
The RSGB Board has made the following announcement: Under the Article 32 a co-opted Director must retire at the AGM following their co-option. Ian Shepherd, G4EVK had been co-opted prior to the 2023 AGM and so would normally have had to retire from the Board. The Articles provide that “in exceptional circumstances, to fulfil a […]
GB2RS News Script for 14 May 2023
Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 14 May 2023 (25-page/507KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link
RSGB Coronation activities still running
Although the Coronation itself has taken place, our Coronation activities run until the end of June 2023. After the successful Special Special Event Station run by Cray Valley Amateur Radio Society, the GB23C callsign is now open for individual radio amateurs and clubs to use. You can find out how to register via the GB23C […]
