The RSGB Youth team has created a new award aimed at younger people but it is also open to anyone to try. Called the Radio Surfer Award, it encourages experimentation with all types of radio communications. There is a list of possible activities, each with a points value, and all you have to do is […]
Voting for the RSGB elections is now open. On our AGM and election web pages you will find: The Calling Notice for the AGM Details of the Resolutions Candidate statements for the two people to be endorsed as Nominated Directors Candidate statements for the two people standing for RSGB President Candidate statements for the five […]
Trevor Griffiths, G7PEE and his friend and fellow club member Peter Smythe, M0JVY started the club net on 23 March in response to the Covid crisis. 145.375 Mhz was chosen as it was the preferred frequency of the T&DARC for its regular Sunday evening net hosted by David Pow, G6POW. Initially it was just Trevor […]
At the start of lockdown, four radio amateurs at Leyland and District Amateur Radio (LADAR) started a weekly net to keep in touch as they couldn’t meet as usual. The first net was on 18 March 2020 and was so well-received it started running biweekly. To keep things interesting, the group introduced some on-air games […]
The sixth and final video in our ‘Useful practical skills for new licensees’ series focuses on CAT (computer-aided transceiver) control which allows your computer to control your radio – for example by changing the frequency. It can also link in with your logging software. Rob, M0VFC teaches Dave, M7WUT how to create a CAT interface. […]
Ofcom has just published its specific advice to radio amateurs about the new EMF Licence condition. What you need to know as an amateur radio user The FAQ-type document attempts to address common questions that Ofcom (and the RSGB) have seen radio amateurs ask since the original announcement on 1 March. It contains some worked […]
We’ve just released the fifth video in our ‘Useful practical skills for new licensees’ series. It focuses on creating an audio interface and Jenny, M6JUT learns how to connect her transceiver to her computer so she can make a data mode QSO. You can see this and the earlier videos on the RSGB website. We’re […]
The fourth video in our ‘Useful practical skills for new licensees’ series focuses on tuning a dipole with a NanoVNA. Lee, M7MUT has made his own aerial and Rob, M0VFC shows him how to use a NanoVNA to cut it to the correct length for use on 20 metres. We’re providing these video resources to […]
The third video in our ‘Useful practical skills for new licensees’ series shows Rob, M0VFC teaching Lee, M7MUT how to solder a PL-259 plug onto a length of coax, ready to attach to an antenna. We’re providing these video resources to link with British Science Week and as part of our ‘Get on the air […]
The third video in our ‘Useful practical skills for new licensees’ series shows Rob, M0VFC teaching Lee, M7MUT how to solder a PL-259 plug onto a length of coax, ready to attach to an antenna. We’re providing these video resources to link with British Science Week and as part of our ‘Get on the air […]
