RSGB HEADQUARTERS STATION WELCOMES GUEST OPS IN JULY

Guest operators are being invited to get on the air this July as part of station GR2HQ, the Radio Society of Great Britain's headquarters team in the IARU HF World Championship contest. With many of the station's regular operators involved instead this year in assisting with the World Radiosport Team Championship, opportunities are now available for visiting operators.

In a notice in the WRTC2026 groups.io discussion, Nick Totterdell, G4FAL, chairman of the RSGB HF Contest Committee, said that the invitation to join the headquarters team station is extended only to those radio operators who are not committed to supporting the WRTC during the contest period.

There is a good choice of locations throughout the UK. A maximum of 12 stations will be using the callsign GR2HQ in the IARU event from such locations in Wales, Scotland and England on the six contest bands.

Nick said that operating will be done in shifts at the various sites, most of which will be in members' homes. Some locations will also be operating "field-day" style.

Interested radio operators should send an email to contestclub at rsgbcc dot org. That's contestclub - one word - at rsgbcc dot org.