GB2RS News

Next Friday and Saturday it’s the National Hamfest, held at the Newark Showground, Newark NG24 2NY. On Saturday, the 28th, the National Club of the Year finalists will be announced. The competition, which is sponsored by Waters and Stanton, announced the regional finalists at the AGM in April 2019. Other activities to look forward to over the weekend is a Buildathon for the new constructor, national and international trade stands, a bri...

The RSGB 2019 Convention takes place in Milton Keynes from 11 to 13 October 2019. It is kindly sponsored by Martin Lynch & Sons. The provisional programme of lectures and workshops is at rsgb.org/convention. The talk Hints and Tips to Get the Most Out of Digital Modes including FT-8 by Gavin Nesbit, M1BXF is aimed at those who are new to, or are thinking of trying, machine-generated modes such as FT-8, particularly on VHF. And for s...

The weekend of 28 and 29 September 2019 is the 1940s weekend at Bletchley Park. The RSGB National Radio Centre will be open all weekend to Bletchley Park visitors and, supporting the 1940s weekend, they will host the special event station GB1SOE. RSGB Members can gain free access to the Bletchley Park museum by downloading and printing the entry voucher from the RSGB website—to get your voucher log into your Membership Services account ...

Since its inception in 1998 the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (ILLW) has been held on the third full weekend in August. Next year, 2020, that weekend is host to the 75th anniversary of the cessation of hostilities in the Pacific region. The organisers of the ILLW event have therefore decided it would be appropriate to temporarily move it to the following weekend, 22 and 23 August 2020. Waters and Stanton has announced that ...