GB2RS News

This weekend is Railways on the Air and many clubs will be operating special event stations from railway related sites around the country. It celebrates the anniversary of the first steam-powered passenger railway that took place on 27 September 1825—the first passenger train ran on a line in the north-east of England from Darlington to Stockton. Bishop Auckland ARC coordinates this event. You can find a list of the participating call s...

The RSGB’s Planning Advisory Committee is launching its latest Planning Guide for Members at the National Hamfest on Friday, 28 September 2018. Now in its ninth edition and edited by PAC Chairman John Mattocks, G4TEQ, this popular guide draws on John’s many years as a professional planning inspector and the work of the RSGB Planning Advisory Committee. The guide has been updated to reflect recent changes in the planning system and inclu...

The Operating Advisory Service (OAS) is an RSGB volunteer-run service that provides guidance to licensed radio amateurs in the UK and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. It helps promote good practice, and advises on how to manage problematic behaviour and poor operating practice on the amateur bands. The initial OAS pages are now on the RSGB website at rsgb.org/oas—more to follow soon.

Reg Woolley, G8VHI is looking for an additional newsreader to help when he is unavailable due to his work shift pattern. His newsreading covers the Midlands area and he uses both 2m and 70cm. If you are interested, please drop an email to gb2rs@rsgb.org.uk. The National Hamfest takes place in Newark on the 28th and 29th of September at the George Stephenson Pavilion, Newark & Nottingham Showground, Lincoln Road, Winthorpe, Newark NG...