{"id":46140,"date":"2026-03-06T14:26:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T14:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?p=46140"},"modified":"2026-03-06T15:18:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:18:24","slug":"also-in-gb2rs-this-week-510","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/blog\/news\/gb2rs\/headlines\/2026\/03\/06\/also-in-gb2rs-this-week-510\/","title":{"rendered":"Also in GB2RS this week&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Full and Direct-to-Full exam handouts\u2014references EX309 and EX320\u2014have been updated with immediate effect, so their 5MHz band plans now align with the <a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/bandplans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>main RSGB band plan<\/strong><\/a> which was updated in January 2026. The new editions can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/exam-forms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>rsgb.org\/exam-forms<\/strong><\/a>. The changes highlight that caution must be exercised to avoid out-of-band operation, as well as the fact the band is for Full Licensees only. This follows Ofcom monitoring and warnings to errant operators.<\/p>\n<p>To encourage activity on the 2m band, the 145 Alive team has introduced 145 Alive 50. The trial period for this initiative runs until 18 April 2026. The rules are simple. Call CQ on the calling channel and have at least one QSO per day on the 2m band. Record your contacts and send your log for 50 or more days\u2014in ADIF format\u2014to the 145 Alive team at <strong>145aliveuk@gmail.com<\/strong>. Electronic certificates will be supplied to successful applicants. 145 Alive needs net controllers for its next event on Saturday, 18 April 2026. Stations will be on the air from 12am to 3pm. The event predominantly features FM, but some SSB stations will also be operating. If you or your group would like to run a net, email <strong>145aliveuk@gmail.com<\/strong> and remember to include your name, callsign, location, and Maidenhead locator.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, 8 March 2026, the <a href=\"https:\/\/vmars.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Vintage and Military Amateur Radio Society<\/strong><\/a> (VMARS) is attending the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.audiojumble.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Audiojumble<\/strong><\/a> event at K2 Crawley, Pease Pottage Hill, Crawley, RH11 9BQ. The VMARS display and information stand will be of interest to those who enjoy historic equipment, including vacuum tubes. Everyone is welcome to drop by, and will be made very welcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Full and Direct-to-Full exam handouts\u2014references EX309 and EX320\u2014have been updated with immediate effect, so their 5MHz band plans now align with the main RSGB band plan which was updated in January 2026. The new editions can be found at rsgb.org\/exam-forms. The changes highlight that caution must be exercised to avoid out-of-band operation, as well [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-headlines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46140"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46146,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46140\/revisions\/46146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}