The outcome of the 2024 Board and Regional Team election process has been announced by the RSGB Company Secretary and Elections Officer, Stephen Purser, GW4SHF. These results come into force at the RSGB 2024 AGM and, until that time, the current Regional Representatives remain in their roles. The announcement also contains news of the Nominated […]
As previously announced, the amateur radio licence examinations will need to change to reflect the changes to the licence conditions announced by Ofcom. The scale of the licence changes will have a significant impact on Section 1 of the syllabus (licensing) and a small impact on Section 7 (operating). Ofcom is currently reviewing representations and […]
RSGB Region 5 covers the West Midlands area of England, from Staffordshire to the Welsh borders and down to Gloucestershire. The RSGB is looking for three volunteers to take up the roles of DR52 (Central and East Birmingham), DR53 (Shropshire, North Worcestershire and West Birmingham) and DR54 (Gloucestershire, Hereford and South Worcestershire). If you live […]
The RSGB’s next Tonight @ 8 live webinar is on Monday, 5 February 2024. Gwyn Griffiths, G3ZIL will present Propagation at HF: What Can we Learn Using Digital Modes WSPR and FST4W? Gwyn is an associate member of the RSGB Propagation Studies Committee and will present some new and exciting research. You can watch and ask […]
The RSGB is collecting resources to help you get involved with British Science Week, which runs from 8 to 17 March. The theme this year is ‘Time’. If you have any resources and are willing to share them, please send them in. The RSGB has provided some already, including an example risk assessment and some […]
The RSGB is being affected by higher-than-inflation increases across the exam processes. The Society is not passing this total increase onto candidates, but the RSGB Board has reviewed the amateur radio licence exam fees and has decided that there needs to be an increase from 1 May 2024. Foundation, Intermediate and Full exams will rise by £3 […]
Many of you will be aware that the RSGB has adopted four strategic priorities: Growth of amateur radio; membership of the RSGB; spectrum and licensing; and ensuring the continued financial stability of the Society. During the Discussion with the Board session at the RSGB Convention, we undertook to keep the membership informed on implementation of […]
As part of its British Science Week activities, the RSGB is organising two build-a-radio workshops at Bletchley Park on Sunday, 17 March 2024. Funded by the Radio Communications Foundation (RCF) these fun workshops are a great way for young people to try a practical amateur radio activity. They will build their own VHF FM broadcast […]
The RSGB has released a further three presentations from its 2023 Convention. In the first, Professor Simon Watts, G3XXH gives a fascinating presentation about VHF airborne radar and the design and performance of these early systems in World War II. The other two presentations focus on the World Radiosport Team Championship which the UK will […]
The deadline for nominations in the RSGB elections is Wednesday, 31 January 2024. If you would like to stand for the one elected Director role, or for any of the eight Regional Representative vacancies, you will need to complete the nomination process by 23:59 on Wednesday, 31 January 2024. Full details of the process can […]
