George Washington's Birthday Special Event

The Mount Vernon Amateur Radio Club (MVARC) will be active this weekend under callsign K4US to celebrate George Washington's birthday. The club will be on the air from the greenhouse of the Mount Vernon Estate. This is a limited engagement with the club being on the air between 10 AM and 3 PM Eastern Time on Saturday, and between 8:30 AM and 11 AM Sunday. Listen for K4US on SSB and CW. QSL cards are available.

K4US on QRZ - https://www.qrz.com/db/K4US

GB70RS

The RSGB’s weekly news broadcast GB2RS is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. As part of the celebrations, special callsign GB70RS is active throughout the year. The call sign is being operated by radio amateurs who help to deliver GB2RS each week and could include Newsreaders and RSGB Headquarters staff. You can listen out for operators on all modes and all bands, with activity taking place at any time, although you are particularly likely to hear them before and after the GB2RS broadcasts.

GB70RS on QRZ.com- https://www.qrz.com/db/GB70RS

RSGB is the Official British Science Week partner

The RSGB is delighted to announce that it is an official partner for British Science Week 2025, run by the British Science Association.

The RSGB Outreach Team worked with the RSGB Comms Team to offer an amateur radio-related activity, and this will feature in the British Science Week Community Pack. This links with the Society’s strategic priority of Growth and its desire to reach new audiences. The Society is very excited that amateur radio will be featured for the first time in this important national STEM campaign.

Full details of the RSGB activity will be shared during the next week when all the packs are officially launched. This year’s event runs 7-16 March with the theme of “Change and adapt”.

It is not just for young people and the RSGB has a range of additional activity ideas you could try with your community, friends and family too. The RSGB hopes its ideas and resources will encourage you to get out there and inspire others. Find out more via the RSGB British Science Week page and look out for further announcements this week.

If you have an idea or a plan to get people involved, or would like some advice and support, please contact the RSGB British Science Week Coordinator, Ian Neal, M0KEO via bsw@rsgb.org.uk

More Information - https://rsgb.org/main/blog/news/gb2rs/headlines/2025/01/17/the-rsgb-is-an-official-partner-for-british-science-week-2025/