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Events mentioned here may be affected by fluctuating pandemic precautions. Please continue to observe all national or local restrictions that are in place. Today’s news has been compiled from information sent to radcom@rsgb.org.uk. If your club or event is not mentioned, please make sure you send details in good time for the 10am Thursday deadline. […]

Events mentioned here may be affected by fluctuating pandemic precautions. Please continue to observe all national or local restrictions that are in place. Braintree and District Amateur Radio Society has its net on Sundays from 8pm on 145.375MHz. For programme details see badars.co.uk. South Essex Amateur Radio Society has a daily net at 4pm on […]

WHAT IS THE JAMBOREE-ON-THE-AIR (JOTA)? As shared by JOTA/JOTI Jamboree:The JOTA is an annual event in which Scouts and Guides all over the world connect with each other by means of amateur radio. Short-wave radio signals carry their voices to …

Day four of the Virtual General Conference opened with the final meeting of Committee C4 (HF). Most of the meetings involved papers relating to band planning issues on the HF bands. Appointments were also considered and agreed for forwarding to …

IARU has been engaged with the European Commission Published Initiative on “Electromagnetic Compatibility — evaluation of the EU Rules” since its announcement in February 2020. This initiative has now reached the Published Consultation phase which provides an opportunity for individuals and others to …

The Region 1 Virtual General Conference continued today with three more sessions. The day started with a joint meeting of the Political Relations Committee (PRC) and the Spectrum and Regulatory Affairs Committee (SRLC). Between them, these two committees steer the …

The second full day of the Virtual General Conference opened with the first meeting of Committee C4 (HF). The meeting began with a review of the reports from the Committee Chair, the HF Beacon coordinator and the IARUMS coordinator.  Discussions …

IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH, formally opened the Region 1 VGC today. Speaking from Calgary, Tim reminded delegates that we faced unprecedented challenges today, which would likely result in much more of IARU’s work being virtual. He reminded the meeting …

Ofcom received 400 responses to their EMF consultation, 255 of which were from radio amateurs. Ofcom has addressed some respondent’s concerns, revised their proposals, and requested feedback. The RSGB will reply to Ofcom’s revised proposals and keep you updated on rsgb.org/emf. Ofcom intends to add a condition to all licences that allow more than 10W […]