Author: Communications Manager

RSGB Board Chair, Stewart Bryant, G3YSX has accepted the resignation from the Board of Ian Shepherd, G4EVK and thanks him for his service to the Board in 2023.

Have you been to the RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC)? Would you like to encourage your family and friends to visit and find out more about amateur radio? We have created a promotional video that gives a whistle-stop tour of all the fantastic things at the NRC in just one minute. Find it on the […]

The RSGB Intruder Watch (IW) Service is looking for a volunteer to act as Coordinator when Richard Lamont, G4DYA retires from the role in September. The function of the IW Service is to monitor and receive reports of intrusions of non-amateur transmissions into amateur radio bands; to collate reports and alert Ofcom to persistent and regular intruders. […]

The RSGB Board met on 15 July and the key messages from that meeting are below: Cathy Clark, G1GQJ gave a presentation about RAYNET-UK The RSGB General Manager and the Communications Manager gave an update on arrangements for the Convention The Board discussed the Ofcom consultation and heard from the General Manager and the Communications […]

A reminder that the second of the RSGB’s special Tonight @ 8 events on the Ofcom Consultation will take place on Monday, 7 August 2023. This time, the focus will be on Foundation and Intermediate topics, including call sign and exam changes, as well as the Consultation clauses that might lead to new opportunities for […]

The 2023 Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) summer camp in Hungary begins this weekend, and lasts for a week. The four young people representing the RSGB are Alexander Du Rose, 2E0FMZ who is Team Leader; Henry-James Robinson, M7HJR; Hannah Lee, M7YYQ; and Jake Saul, M7JNS. They will be sharing news each day of the activities […]

As part of the RSGB’s commitment to encourage youngsters into amateur radio and to support lifelong learning, the Society is providing resources and creating coding activities for people to get involved in throughout the month of September 2023. From the BBC Micro:bit to Node-RED and GNU Radio, there are some great activities you could try yourself with your club, or […]

The Society has responded to an Ofcom consultation on licensing Enhanced Long-Range Navigation (eLoran) systems. This would use a new network of 400kW EIRP transmissions at ~90-110kHz to provide an alternative to GPS for Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT). The RSGB response focused on the high levels of out of band emissions that would affect […]

The RSGB is holding two special Tonight @ 8 events focused on the Ofcom amateur radio consultation. On Monday 31 July 2023, we will look at contests, operating and call sign policy, in an event that might be of particular interest to Full licensees. On Monday 7 August 2023, the focus will be on Foundation […]

Focus: contests, operating and call sign policy, in an event that might be of particular interest to Full licensees RSGB expert panel: RSGB General Manager Steve Thomas, M1ACB; RSGB Spectrum Chair Murray Niman, G6JYB; RSGB President Stewart Bryant, G3YSX Instead of the usual webinar-style, these events will be forums where, after a short introduction, a panel […]