We have the sad task of informing you that Giles became a Silent Key earlier today. Only a few days ago he was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer. Sadly he lost the fight today. Our thoughts are with his partner, Heather, and with his family and friends.
The RSGB is offering a wide variety of amateur radio activities to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. From special event stations to an innovation competition, a radio tournament and an operating award, the Society hopes there is something for everyone. You can read an outline of each of the activities now and further […]
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 […]
