On 5 October 2024, in her first official engagement as Girlguiding Patron, HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh joined 100 excited Brownies, Guides and Rangers in making a live amateur radio contact with the International Space Station. The event was organised by The Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) and Amateur Radio on the International Space […]
The latest episode of ICQ Podcast is available to listen to online and features RSGB Propagation Studies Committee Chair, Steve Nichols, G0KYA. During episode 441 Martin Butler, M1MRB talks to Steve about propagation and how the sunspot cycle has taken off to impact conditions positively. They also discuss Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation—also known as […]
The RSGB 2024 Convention weekend brought together hundreds in person and thousands via the livestreams. As well as the Convention 2024 in a Nutshell video released last week, the Society has now published two of the main presentations. The first is the keynote speech about the future of amateur radio licensing and education by Rafal […]
The centenary Friday 18 October 2024 marked 100 years since the first successful two-way trans-global communication that took place between radio amateurs in the UK and New Zealand. The contact was made between a North London school student Cecil Goyder, call sign 2SZ, and Frank Bell, call sign 4AA, who was a sheep farmer from […]
The RSGB 2024 Convention took place last weekend and brought together hundreds in person, as well as many more from across the globe who watched via the livestream. The Society is already receiving an overwhelming amount of positive feedback, but if you did attend the Convention and haven’t yet completed the feedback form, please do […]
This weekend is Jamboree on the Air, also known as JOTA. The event promotes friendship and global citizenship and is a brilliant celebration of amateur radio among the Scout Association. The Society has compiled a list of Scouting groups that are involved with the annual event and has shared it on its JOTA page. The […]
Following the recent appointment of two Youth Champions for schools and universities, the RSGB is keen to expand the team. The Society is looking for a Youth Champion for scouts, guides and cadets, and another to lead activities and create resources to support young people once they have gained their Foundation licence, motivating them to […]
The RSGB Convention will be in full swing this weekend. If you aren’t able to attend, the RSGB has a packed livestream for each day and those livestreams are available for anyone to view. Full of presentations, interviews and videos to inspire you, this is another way to enjoy your Convention, in your way. Either […]
This week marks the centenary of the world’s very first transglobal two-way radio communication. On 18 October 1924 Frank Bell, 4AA, from New Zealand, and Cecil Goyder, 2SZ, from North London, changed the way in which we communicate forever by making contact on the amateur bands. To commemorate this historic contact, special call signs will […]
The theme for the 2024 RSGB Convention is Your Convention, your way and the Society is providing a range of activities and presentations as well as different ways to get involved. There is still just time to buy your tickets in advance, but hurry as advance sales for attending the Convention or the dinners close […]
