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Also in GB2RS this week…

Jamboree on the Air is taking place between Wednesday, 16 October and Friday, 18 October. It is the world’s largest radio Scout event and is a brilliant celebration of amateur radio among the groups within the Scout Association. It also promotes friendship and global citizenship. The RSGB Youth Vice-Chair and Youth Champion for Scouts, Sam […]

Rallies and Events News – 20 September 2026

The Broadcast Engineering Museum has an open day today, 20 September from 11am. The museum is located at 41 Capper Avenue, Hemswell Cliff, near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire DN21 5XS. The museum is home to one of the largest collections of historic broadcasting equipment in the world. For more information visit becg.org.uk/events National Hamfest, the UK’s largest amateur […]

Special Events News – 20 September 2026

Vendeen Radio Club, F6KUF is active as TM4GGR until Friday, 9 October. The special callsign’s suffix stands for ‘Golden Globe Race’, the single-handed, round-the-world sailing race that started from Les Sables-d’Olonne, on Sunday, 6 September. For more information, visit live.f6kuf.fr Huntingdonshire Amateur Radio Society will be running special event station GB2RMR on Sunday, 27 September […]

DX News – 20 September 2026

Kasimir, DL2SBY is active as S79/DL2SBY from Mahe, AF-024, in the Seychelles until tomorrow, 21 September. He is operating using CW, FT8 and SSB on the HF and 6m bands. QSL via Logbook of the World, OQRS or directly to Kasimir. Yuris, YL2GM and Eugene, EA5EL are active as KH8WW from Aunu’u Island, OC-045, in […]

Contest News – 20 September 2026

Today, 20 September the RSGB 70MHz Affiliated Societies Contest runs from 0900 to 1200UTC. Using all modes on the 4m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also today, 20 September the British Amateur Radio Teledata Group PSK63 Sprint runs from 1700 to 2100UTC. Using PSK63 on the 80 to 10m bands, […]