On Wednesday 30 December the GB3RS station was active again for a second day from the NRC to support the RSGB’s GOTA4C campaign. The RSGB NRC Coordinator Martyn, G0GMB started the day with SSB QSOs on 80m, so as to encompass the regular morning NRC NET. Over 50 stations were logged calling in but by […]
Don’t forget the second series of the Christmas Hope QSO Parties – details of the times and modes are below: Christmas HQP Series 2 Monday 4 January 9:30-11:00 RTTY Tuesday 5 January 11:00-12:30 Phone Wednesday 6 January 12:30-14:00 FT4 Thursday 7 January 14:00-15:30 CW Monday 11 January 9:30-11:00 FT4 Tuesday 12 January 11:00-12:30 CW Wednesday […]
Alan’s presentation Alan will give an introduction to what a VNA is, the fundamentals of VNA operation and terminology, what it’s good for. Then he will go into the NanoVNA specifically – a bit about the design, calibration, operation and typical use cases. All of this is followed by the limitations of the NanoVNA compared […]
Steve’s presentation Steve, G0KYA looks at the new tools available like Predtest, Proppy and Propquest and how we can use these. He also covers how they assist in preparing the propagation reports in RadCom and general. About Steve Steve Nichols, G0KYA is the Chair of the RSGB’s Propagation Studies Committee. He has been licensed since […]
Neil’s presentation Starting Out on the Microwave Bands provides basic information needed to understand the microwave bands and how to become operational on them. Topics covered include: What are the microwave bands? Propagation properties and microwave beacons What classes of licence can use which microwave bands? Equipment requirements including antennas and transverters Examples of typical […]
I became interested in amateur radio as my Dad is licensed – his call sign is G0REN. I took my Foundation exam in September 2020 when I was still nine-years-old and am delighted that I passed! At the moment I’m trying to make VHF contacts on a handheld but I’d like to try HF SSTV […]
The Board has appointed Steve Richards, G4HPE as the new RSGB GB2RS Manager. A long-time GB2RS newsreader himself, Steve has had a lifelong BBC career in broadcasting. He will start his new role in the New Year, and can be contacted by email on gb2rs.manager@rsgb.org.uk.
The latest ICQ Podcast (episode 340) contains an update on the RSGB’s Get on the air for Christmas campaign as well as a wider look at amateur radio construction. The chat with Board Director Stewart Bryant, G3YSX; Construction Competition Lockdown Category winner Roy Bailey, G0VFS; and RSGB Communications Manager Heather Parsons starts at 1:18:15 in […]
The RSGB/NHS campaign Get on the air for Christmas was profiled in the December 2020 edition of the Emergency Services Times (EST). The publication is circulated in hard copy to every emergency services base in the country as well as 7,500 individual leaders. Read EST article Get on the air to care #GOTA4C (1-page/122KB PDF) […]
As part of the RSGB and NHS campaign ‘Get on the air for Christmas’ the NHS amateur radio station GB1NHS will be on the air on Sunday 20 December from the Midlands. Due to changes in the Tier restrictions announced by the Government on 19 December, it is no longer possible for it to be […]
