The RSGB Legacy Fund, thanks to the generosity of donors, has significant financial resources available to encourage and develop amateur radio. The Legacy Committee (a subcommittee of the RSGB Board) considers proposals for grants to be given to projects from the RSGB Legacy Fund. The criteria for the award of grants was established some years […]
Unfortunately it will be necessary to close the RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) for a week, starting on Monday 21 March 2022. A number of NRC volunteers have COVID and we don’t have enough available volunteers to welcome the hundreds of people who visit each week. We hope to re-open the Centre on Monday, 28 […]
We’re delighted to be planning an in-person Convention again on the weekend of 7-9 October. We will also livestream some of the presentations in a new hybrid event format. Please share your suggestions for topics and speakers you’d like to hear at the event by completing our very short survey. The deadline for responses is Thursday […]
The RSGB Legacy Committee has agreed to fund a 50MHz beacon specifically to study meteor events above the UK. Unlike conventional propagation beacons, this will beam vertically up using circular polarisation. The 50MHz band is particularly suitable for observing meteors by radio as they create an ionised trail strongly reflective to radio at that frequency […]
The proceedings from the RSGB Board meeting on 15 January 2022 are now on our website
We are delighted to be planning an in-person RSGB Convention in October and we are looking forward to meeting up again. To provide a balance between the benefits of meeting in person and access to high-quality online content for those who can’t be there, we intend to livestream some of the presentations this year. We […]
Following two immensely successful online Conventions when the RSGB opened its full day of presentations to radio amateurs across the world as a response to Covid restrictions, the Society is looking forward to a different type of event this year. It wants to draw together the reach of an online event with the benefits of […]
In light of the red and amber weather warnings issued by the Met Office across the UK, Bletchley Park will be closed on Friday 18 February. You will also not be able to visit the RSGB National Radio Centre whilst Bletchley Park is closed. Bletchley Park hopes to open again on Saturday 19 February but […]
The RSGB’s Examinations Standards Committee and Exams and Syllabus Review Group have released the latest version of the Syllabus: Syllabus 2019 version 1.5 New regulations from Ofcom require all UK radio amateurs to comply with the international guidelines for limiting exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF). The updated syllabus includes learning points relating to these new […]
We have launched a new set of web pages to draw together the RSGB’s activities for Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. More activities are planned and we’ll be adding details to this web section over the coming weeks. To find the information all in one place, head over to www.rsgb.org/jubilee
