As part of its commitment to outreach and the growth of amateur radio, the RSGB has released a presentation from its 2023 Convention, called Taking Amateur Radio into Schools. Lyall Smith, GM4XID; Chris Leviston, M0KPW; and Simon Harris, G4WQG, share their experiences of inspiring school pupils to explore and have fun with amateur radio. Lyall […]
Following a really productive contest forum at the RSGB Convention, and a number of suggestions generated by the committee or raised in discussions with contesters, the VHF Contest Committee would like feedback to help finalise the VHF contest rules for next year. The survey doesn’t have many questions so it shouldn’t take more than a […]
The World Radio Conference (WRC-23) opens on Monday, 20 November 2023. Over the coming four weeks a wide variety of agenda items will be considered, of which the 23cm band is a high priority item for amateur radio. IARU volunteers have worked hard over the past four years in preparation, and the RSGB will be […]
RSGB National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park will be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. There will be reduced hours on New Year’s Eve when the Centre will be closing at 2pm. Following the seasonal closures the RSGB National Radio Centre will also be closed for essential maintenance works […]
Following four years of preparation, the ITU 2023 World Radio Conference (WRC-23) is at hand. RSGB is attending as part of the Ofcom UK delegation, whilst other volunteers are supporting IARU and other national delegations. WRC-23 takes place over four weeks from Monday 20 November, to Friday 16 December at the World Trade Centre in […]
On February 3 and 4, 2024, the FOSDEM conference will again be held in Brussels.
What exactly is FOSDEM again?
FOSDEM (“Free and OpenSource Developers European Meeting”) is the largest conference for developers of open source software and open source …
The IARUMS Region 1 Newsletter October 2023 is now available.Click on the link to read it! …
The RSGB QSL Bureau is pleased to advise that a replacement QSL sub-manager is now in place for the M1, M3, M5, M6 and M7 QSL sub-groups. Ann Eastwood, M7ERT has kindly volunteered to take on all five busy groups. Members can again send second class stamped, C5-sized collection envelopes to the new address. Contact details […]
Tap or click either link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script New .docx version – GB2RS News Script for 12 November 2023 (22-page/389KB Microsoft Word document) Traditional .doc version – GB2RS News Script for 12 November 2023 (22-page/502KB Microsoft Word document) Note to all GB2RS News Readers – change to GB2RS news script […]
Essex CW Amateur Radio Club’s activity week runs from Monday 13 November to Sunday 19 November 2023. This is a friendly non-contest style event to encourage both experienced and new Morse operators. Slow speed operators are especially welcome. Whilst the objective is to contact as many radio amateurs as possible in a week, it is […]
