As part of the celebrations of the centenary of the International Amateur Radio Union, the RSGB will be activating the call sign GB0IARU during the month of April 2025. If you would like to be an activator, you need to be an RSGB member with a Full licence, as UK licence conditions only allow Full […]
British Science Week began on Friday 7 March and will continue until Sunday 16 March. The annual celebration presents radio amateurs with the opportunity to showcase the hobby to new audiences. Crowthorne and Wokingham Men’s Shed will be operating as G8EYM during the forthcoming week. Organisers who would like to set up skeds with other […]
Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI) is holding its 8th annual workshop in New Jersey, USA on 14 to 15 March 2025. This year’s workshop features nearly 50 presentations, four tutorials, as well as a keynote address by the ARRL‘s Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R. RSGB Propagation Studies Committee (PSC) associate member Prof. Gwyn Griffiths, G3ZIL will […]
The RSGB remote invigilation team will be taking a break over the Easter weekend. You will be able to book to take an exam on Friday 18 April or Saturday 19 April, but no exam slots will be available on Sunday 20 April or Monday 21 April. Exam bookings will resume as normal after that.
The presentation April’s Tonight@8 features Nick Wood, M0NTV with his presentation ‘40m on a glue stick’. Nick will show you how to use a regular glue stick housing in a rather novel way to form the basis of a variable tuning inductor in a home made 40m receiver. About Nick Tbc Watch live Tonight@8 webinars […]
Tony, M0SHG took just eight months to go from studying for his Foundation licence to passing his Full licence exam. Now aged 66 and having missed a significant portion of his formal education, Tony has said this was no mean feat. The support of his local club, Cray Valley Radio Society, was instrumental in helping […]
Don’t forget to submit your entry to the RSGB Construction Competition by Saturday 1 March. You’ll need to email a short description of your entry and up to four photographs. It is also recommended to send a link to a video that demonstrates your entry working. The judges will be considering entries in six categories: […]
Between January to March 2024 Bob Bower, GM4DLG took on a one-man antipodean adventure. The DXpedition is currently being serialised in RadCom, and on Monday 3 March, he will be delivering a Tonight@8 presentation to complement these features. The trip was eight weeks long and covered 27 activations from 11 sites on six islands. Bob operated on […]
The 2025 Band Plans can be found in the March edition of RadCom. These incorporate further VHF and UHF changes in response to the increased demand that has been prompted by the new Ofcom Amateur Licence; and a few from the 2023 IARU Region-1 General Conference. The band plans are also available on the RSGB […]
Alex, M0MHM, now aged 12, and his Dad, Jakub, M0KUK, were on a shopping trip together when his Dad started teaching Alex the phonetic alphabet. This activity wasn’t planned, or structured, it was merely father and son enjoying some time together. However, in doing this, Alex’s interest in amateur radio was sparked. Following this, Alex […]
