The RSGB is delighted to announce the appointment of two new volunteer Youth Champion roles. Chris Aitken, MM0WIC will be the RSGB’s School Youth Champion and Rhys Williams, M0WGY/AJ6XD will be the University Youth Champion. Chris is a Computing Science teacher at Wick High School, Caithness. Since 2023, Chris has been running the Wick High […]
Apologies for the issue below – a setting is wrong and this video will be available again soon! The presentation Many know that during WWII radio amateurs were drafted into the military specifically for their radio skills. But what was their experience like as they started to work for MI6 and the mysterious Radio Security […]
The Radio Society of Great Britain and ARISS, in conjunction with Girlguiding Surrey West and Brooklands Museum including the Innovation Academy, have been collaborating on a special ISS contact due to take place on Saturday 5 October. Girlguiding Patron, HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh will attend the contact as part of a visit to promote […]
If you are thinking of taking an amateur radio exam before Christmas, there are two important dates you need to be aware of The last date you can take an exam at a club, whether online or on paper, is Friday 13 December If you want to take an exam online at home, the last […]
We are delighted to announce that the RSGB National Radio Centre is open again today after the unexpected closure yesterday. The volunteers look forward to welcoming you!
We are sorry to announce that the RSGB National Radio Centre will be closed temporarily today due to weather-related equipment damage. We apologise for the inconvenience this will cause anyone who was planning to visit today, but it is due to circumstances outside our control. Please keep checking our website for updates.
Do you work with young people at a school, or perhaps with a youth group such as the Scouts, Guides or Cadets? Are you looking for an activity that provides hands-on learning opportunities for them? The RSGB National Radio Centre currently has availability for two private evening visits in December 2024 as part of the […]
The RSGB Convention is just three weeks away and there is a fantastic programme planned Whatever your amateur radio interests or experience there will be something for you. In addition to the presentations, you could take part in a workshop to learn more about microcontroller programming—spaces are limited so book soon if you want to […]
The RSGB Beyond Exams (BE) Coordinator Mark Burrows, 2E0SBM will be at the National Hamfest and is looking to chat with anyone about the RSGB Brickworks and Discovery Schemes. The BE team members are keen to know: How you think the Brickworks scheme is working for your club How you’re getting on with the Discovery […]
Currently 97 percent of amateur radio licence examinations are sat online using the TestReach platform, either at home under remote supervision, or in a club setting. Following the implementation of Syllabus v1.6 on 1 September 2024, the new examination question bank will only be maintained online. Generating paper exams will involve significant additional work for […]
