On the 18 October 1922, the Marconi Company and other equipment manufacturers formed the British Broadcasting Company, which became the British Broadcasting Corporation six years later. To mark this momentous date exactly 100 years on, members of the BBC Amateur Radio Group have been invited by Arqiva to operate for the day at the Daventry […]
At the 2022 AMSAT-UK Colloquium on Saturday 8 October 2022, a new narrowband transponder bandplan for the QO-100 geostationary amateur satellite was announced. Among other changes, AMSAT has allocated a new ‘broadcast’ spot frequency which is intended for the news services of amateur radio organisations. The RSGB’s news service GB2RS has been transmitted via QO-100 […]
RSGB VHF National Field Day – A five-band contest primarily for portable stations To read this edition, tap or click cover image News and Reports Around Your Region – Club events calendar 85 Around Your Region – Events roundup 89 Croatia 2022, the YOTA Summer Camp 32 GB70W, Danny Shurmer, GW7BZR and Brian Davies, […]
The Online Radio Club has a virtual radio club night at 7.30pm every Thursday via Zoom. It is suitable for all radio enthusiasts regardless of individual skill level. Go to the website for the meeting link. Ham Radio Network has a talk on the theme of An Evening with… on Monday. See the website for […]
On 7 to 9 October 2022, the RSGB held its first hybrid Convention which had speakers, attendees and livestream-watchers from across the world. The keynote presentation by IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH/G4HUA was very thought-provoking. In it he highlighted the threats to amateur radio as well as the importance of embracing modern techniques, whilst also […]
The Online Radio Club has a virtual radio club night at 7.30pm every Thursday via Zoom. It is suitable for all radio enthusiasts regardless of individual skill level. Go to the website for the meeting link. Ham Radio Network has a talk on the theme of An Evening with… on Monday. Visit the website for […]
The Online Radio Club has a virtual radio club night at 7.30pm every Thursday via Zoom. It is suitable for all radio enthusiasts regardless of individual skill level. Go to the website for the meeting link. Ham Radio Network has a talk on the theme of An Evening with… on Monday. Visit the website for […]
Congratulations to the lucky winners of the RSGB DXpedition Fund raffle which was held at the end of the RSGB 2022 Convention: Icom IC-705 (donated by Icom UK) – Dominic Smith, M0BLF Yaesu FT-891 (donated by Yaesu UK) – Terry Chipperfield, G3VFC AnyTone Dual Band Transceiver (donated by ML&S) – Martin Atherton, G3ZAY BHI Inline […]
Today at the RSGB Convention we presented two prestigious trophies for achievement in the field of DX. Ian Justice, M0RNH was awarded the G5RP Shield, for the greatest progress in DX made by an RSGB member resident in the UK during the year. Keith Evans, G3VKW won the ROTAB Trophy for outstanding and consistent DX […]
We’ve had to move Saturday’s Convention 2022 livestream to a new place – we’re sorry for any inconvenience. Head over to our new YouTube link to watch us live now!
