Following the introduction of the Direct to Full syllabus in July, bookings for the Direct to Full exam will begin in January 2023. You will be able to make a booking from Wednesday 11 January and the first exam slot will be on Saturday 21 January. You can only do the exam online but you […]
The RSGB Board has reviewed the amateur radio licence exam fees and has decided that there needs to be an increase from 1 April 2023. This is the first time in over ten years that the exam fees have risen and the new fees are still well below the cumulative rate of inflation since 2011. […]
The IARUMS Region 1 Newsletter November 2022 is now available.Click on the link to read it! …
The RSGB HQ email system encountered a technical fault between the afternoon of Tuesday, 13 December and the morning of Wednesday 14 December. If you emailed the RSGB during this period, it is likely that your message was not received and will need to be resent. To help, the RadCom team will extend the GB2RS […]
The RSGB’s Examinations and Syllabus Review Group (ESRG) is delighted to announce the appointment of John Hislop, G7OHO to the group. John is a retired physics teacher and has been licensed since 1992. During his teaching career, he taught the Novice and Foundation Licences to many youngsters during after-school clubs and set up radio stations […]
UPDATE – 19/12/2022 09:40 The majority of RSGB email accounts affected by last week’s mail routing issue should now be working as expected. To mitigate the issue, all accounts confirmed as active have now been migrated to Office 365. Please read the advice below before you access your email again – If you already use […]
At the end of September 2022, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), proposed that Australia’s amateur radio operators move to a class-based licensing scheme in July 2023, opening a consultation period that closed at the end of November 2022. The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) has replied to the ACMA proposals with a comprehensive […]
The RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) at Bletchley Park is pleased to announce that it will be hosting GB22YOTA on Saturday, 17 December 2022. Any young amateurs, or those who are interested to learn more about amateur radio, are welcome. The NRC is located within the grounds of the Bletchley Park museum, and entry details […]
The RSGB is looking for volunteers for two new roles—RSGB Lecture Chair and RSGB Social Diversity Officer. The deadline for applications is Monday, 16 January 2023. Full details of both roles, including how to apply, can be found at rsgb.org/volunteers. Does your school or college run an amateur radio club? Or are you interested in […]
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