The RSGB is looking to recruit an RSGB Member to the voluntary position of Company Secretary. The position plays a key role in the Society’s governance and provides vital support in the running of Board meetings and the Annual General Meeting (AGM). Deadline for applications is Monday 24 April. If you feel you have the necessary skills […]
Applications are open to be part of the RSGB team going to the Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) summer camp in Hungary. The event will take place from 5 to 12 August 2023. This is a chance in a lifetime for young RSGB Members to represent their country and national society. You could be a […]
Mike’s presentation Node-RED is a visual programming language that is very powerful but surprisingly easy to use. The language has matured over recent years and has the potential to be a valuable tool for radio amateurs. In this talk, Mike will provide an introduction to Node-RED programming techniques. He will conclude with a live demonstration […]
The presentation Jack and Al collaborated to build the T41-EP, a 7 band, 20W, CW/SSB SDR transceiver and this presentation is chiefly about how they developed the high performance CW decoder. Jack and Al co-authored the Software Defined Radio Transceiver (2022) and Microcontroller Projects for Amateur Radio (2019) books and numerous articles and presentations. They are also […]
We have released two more 2022 Convention presentations for radio amateurs to enjoy. In “Antennas for an effective contest station” Lee Volante, M0MTN reviews many of the options available to the HF contester when making antenna choices. He considers how antenna type, height, location and available resources have to be balanced with the type of contest […]
Heather’s presentation In this talk she will cover an introduction to flying HABs (High Altitude Balloons), the radio systems involved, some science experiments she did on their flights, the recovery system she developed to help find the payload when it lands and, of course, lots of pictures from “almost” the edge of space. About Heather […]
As we all adjusted to more normal levels of activity after the restrictions of Covid, we were delighted that during 2022, radio amateurs and clubs started meeting more frequently and enjoying amateur radio together. The April RadCom will show in detail the work of the committees and other specialist volunteers, but here we bring you […]
The Regional Forum has nominated Jim Campbell, 2M0IAQ, to join the Nominations Committee as its representative. You can see the list of committee members on the website.
The workload of the Board and the number of remaining members is such that we thought it prudent to ask Ian Shepherd, G4EVK to re-join the Board as a co-opted Director until the AGM. After the AGM and the elections the Board will look at its membership and will likely make further co-options. The Company Secretary fulfils an important […]
Liam Robbins, G5LDR has been appointed as the new Youth Champion for the RSGB. He gained his Foundation Licence in 2021 and his Full Licence in late 2022. Liam’s volunteering experience includes being a Scout Leader for eight years and a motorsport Marshal for three years. He plans to encourage the use of amateur radio […]
