GIANT Health profiled the RSGB and NHS ‘Get on the air to care’ campaign in its recent newsletter. The company runs the biggest health tech event in Europe and has a global community of over 177,000. Get on the air to care – Using innovative channels in current times Amateur (ham) radio use in the […]
My dad is a radio amateur so I have watched him talk to people and I thought that looked interesting. I’m not at school due to COVID-19 and thought that it would be good to learn a skill instead of just doing schoolwork. Before I decided to do the online learning, I looked at “Alex’s […]
I guess my radio background may be different to many. As a child I wasn’t allowed to watch TV and in my early teens my dad bought me a bedside radio/clock/alarm which had MW and LW bands. It was fascinating listening to European stations at night. As I got older I progressed to a Sony ICF-2001D […]
I have always been interested in more technical hobbies and learning new skills. I was in a robot wars team at school, I’ve built solid fuel rockets a few times and I’ve enjoyed learning amateur astronomy. However, I had never tried radio before. I have never known anyone that has been into radio, and when […]
Pickering radio amateur Phil Catterall, G4OBK talked to his local paper, the Gazette & Herald, about how he has been enjoying amateur radio for 40 years.
Following the success of remote invigilation Foundation exams, the RSGB is pleased to expand that to include Intermediate level exams. From Monday 13 July the automated exam booking system will accept bookings for both Foundation and Intermediate level exams. Please note that the earliest available bookings for exams at either level are during the second […]
This week’s Tuesday night lecture series by Mid-Ulster ARC featured a talk by RSGB Region 8 Regional Representative Philip Hosey, MI0MSO and then a Q&A with RSGB GM Steve Thomas, M1ACB – have a listen!
On Wednesday 24 June Denby Dale Amateur Radio Society held one of its weekly online club talks that have been part of its way of keeping in touch during recent months. Dan Romanchik, KB6NU gave an interesting presentation on “Having Fun with Morse Code” Following that presentation, RSGB General Manager Steve Thomas, M1ACB talked about […]
During part of April and May, 2020 John Farrar, G3UCQ used the amateur radio call sign GB9NHS to say “Thank you” to the staff of the NHS for the work they are doing during the Covid-19 pandemic and to recognise the work done by hospital staff around the world. John’s YouTube video explains how amateur […]
The RSGB remote invigilation exams were mentioned by Donna Buck, M7DON (Exam Secretary for Worksop Amateur Radio Society and one of our wonderful team of invigilators) when requesting a song on her local radio station – a great way to get some publicity without doing a full radio interview! You can hear the brief exchange […]
