Diversity and inclusion – a strategy for the RSGB During my recent visits to the UK Northern Rally and IARU meetings in Paris, one question stood out for me: “What is the RSGB doing about inclusion and diversity?” It was posed by members, international colleagues and observers alike. It is a timely and important topic […]
Diversity and inclusion – a strategy for the RSGB During my recent visits to the UK Northern Rally and IARU meetings in Paris, one question stood out for me: “What is the RSGB doing about inclusion and diversity?” It was posed by members, international colleagues and observers alike. It is a timely and important topic […]
We’re delighted to announce that our keynote speaker for the RSGB 2025 Convention will be Professor Lucie Green. Prof. Green is a Professor of Physics and a Royal Society University Research Fellow at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL) of the University College London (UCL). She has also presented many TV and radio programmes including […]
Set yourself a challenge this summer and get involved with awards chasing. The RSGB awards are open to everyone, whatever your age, licence level and personal interests. They encourage you to push yourself further, learn something new and can even help you to make tweaks to your station to maximise performance. If HF is your […]
At a recent meeting of the RSGB Regional Forum, the RSGB Regional Representatives elected George Crawford, MM0JNL as the Regional Forum Chair. George represents Scotland South and Western Isles as the Representative for Region 1. He got involved in amateur radio in 2020 and gained his Full licence by March 2021. George has also been […]
The RSGB has two awards that are aimed at young radio amateurs. The awards are a fun way to learn about different areas of amateur radio. We spoke with the RSGB Youth Champion (Scouts, Cadets & Guides), Sam McCutchion, M7UEL to find out what he enjoyed about the programme, and which awards he’ll be chasing next. […]
The next episode in the Tonight@8 series is on Monday 7 July. During the webinar Tony Hodge, M0TNI and Jason Dale, 2E0JIV will discuss their journey into amateur radio, what they enjoy about it and how they got involved in UK Bunkers on the Air. UKBOTA is a programme and awards scheme that encourages radio […]
Congratulations to Architaa, M7KKR who recently gained her Foundation licence. Architaa became curious about amateur radio having seen her dad, Krishnan, M0RSK, on the air. The Foundation course has also helped her work towards her Duke of Edinburgh award. Architaa says: “It was great to attend the two-day Foundation course at Cray Valley Radio Society. […]
The STEAMettes club at St Peter-in-Thanet CE Junior School in Kent is pleased to report that it has two newly licensed members. Thanks to funding from the Radio Communication Foundation (RCF), Coco, M7QSM (age nine) and Laurence, M7LBP (age 11) now have their Foundation licences. One of Coco’s first QSOs was using the Hilderstone Radio Society‘s […]
The Cornish Radio Amateur Club has been working with Hayle Academy on its Broad Horizons project. As part of the project students are able to select an activity that allows them to broaden and enrich their learning through extracurricular provision. The Cornish Radio Amateur Club developed six sessions that showed students the variety and range […]
