John McCullagh, GI4BWM (RSGB President), Stewart Bryant, G3YSX (Board Chair) and Steve Thomas, M1ACB (General Manager) were interviewed by ICQ Podcast’s Martin Butler, M1MRB/W9ICQ over the weekend at HAM Radio, Friedrichshafen. They discussed the Ofcom consultation, Updating the Amateur Radio Licensing Framework, which opened on Friday (23 June). You can watch the interview at: www.icqpodcast.com/…/uk-amateur-radio-licence… […]
An Ofcom consultation Updating the Amateur Radio Licensing Framework opened on Friday, 23 June 2023. According to Ofcom, the proposals set out in the consultation aim to “provide greater operating freedom for radio amateurs; and make the process of getting and using a licence simpler, clearer and more responsive.” The closing date for responses is […]
Ben’s presentation Ben will briefly explain the definition of portable operating and give reasons why portable operating has its benefits. He’ll go on to explain a little about his adventures which mainly include SOTA, working DX and contesting…all by operating portable. Ben will run through everything that is packed away in his rucksack to enable […]
Introduction 2022 marks the centenary of the British Broadcasting Corporation and whilst it is well known for its programme making and public service broadcasting, the BBC has also been responsible for introducing a wide range of technological innovations such as CEEFAX, RDS and VERA, Britain’s first videotape recorder. David’s presentation On this Tonight@8 webinar David […]
Congratulations to the lucky winners of the RSGB DXpedition Fund raffle which was held at the end of the RSGB 2022 Convention: Icom IC-705 (donated by Icom UK) – Dominic Smith, M0BLF Yaesu FT-891 (donated by Yaesu UK) – Terry Chipperfield, G3VFC AnyTone Dual Band Transceiver (donated by ML&S) – Martin Atherton, G3ZAY BHI Inline […]
Today at the RSGB Convention we presented two prestigious trophies for achievement in the field of DX. Ian Justice, M0RNH was awarded the G5RP Shield, for the greatest progress in DX made by an RSGB member resident in the UK during the year. Keith Evans, G3VKW won the ROTAB Trophy for outstanding and consistent DX […]
The annual maintenance of the tower supporting the SteppIR beam and multiband dipole at the RSGB National Radio Centre will take place this Wednesday and Thursday (28 & 29 Sept.) In compliance with EMF and safety requirements, GB3RS will not be transmitting on either the HF or LF amateur bands. The GB7PB repeater will also […]
Daimon’s presentation Have you ever considered operating whilst on holiday? In this presentation, Daimon will cover the things you might wish to consider if taking a small HF station with you, either at home or abroad. From family, licensing, mode and other considerations, Daimon will focus on some practical examples of antennas and small stations […]
BBC Radio Wales recently invited callers to join in on an amateur radio feature. The wide-ranging discussion included conversations with 8-year-old Isabella and her dad Matt, M0LMK talking about their recent ISS contact, as well as with Jeffrey from Swansea ARC (1:54:40) and Glyn, GW0ANA from Barry ARS (2:12:26). Listen on BBC Sounds from 1:38:10 […]
What did you get up to on Day 7? We headed to Dubovac castle to operate Castles on the Air (COTA). On the way, we were given a tour of Karlovac city and then climbed up to the castle. We operated from the top of the hill in the castle grounds for most of the […]
