The theme of British Science Week this year is Time. Both time and the closely related concept of frequency, are of vital importance to radio communications. The RSGB has announced a new challenge for British Science Week linked to this theme. The challenge has categories for every age group and the winner of each group […]
RSGB Spectrum Forum meeting reports, and minutes from the a pair of online annual January 2024 meetings are below – deferred from the previous November due to WRC-23. Meeting-1: Ofcom / Band Plans – 13-Jan-2024 Provisional Changes – and Meeting Notes See also: RSGB Reply to the Ofcom Notice – 22-Jan-2024 Meeting-2: Annual […]
Following its meeting in January 2024, the RSGB Board has shared these key messages from that meeting: Board noted that 2,232 candidates had taken exams in 2023: 1,500 at Foundation, 416 at Intermediate, 289 at Full and 27 at Direct-to-Full level. The Society also issued 78 Foundation candidate numbers for successful cadet exam passes. The number […]
The provisional results for the last 2023 IARU R1 Marconi Memorial Contest 145 MHz held on November 4th/5th are available on the IARU Region 1 VHF & Up Contest Robot.
The complete Results Tale is visible at this link.
For a deep look, …
The provisional results for the last 2023 IARU R1 145 MHz Contest held on September 2nd/3rd are available on the IARU Region 1 VHF & Up Contest Robot.
The complete Results Table is visible at this link.
For a deep look, you can …
The outcome of the 2024 Board and Regional Team election process has been announced by the RSGB Company Secretary and Elections Officer, Stephen Purser, GW4SHF. These results come into force at the RSGB 2024 AGM and, until that time, the current Regional Representatives remain in their roles. The announcement also contains news of the Nominated […]
As previously announced, the amateur radio licence examinations will need to change to reflect the changes to the licence conditions announced by Ofcom. The scale of the licence changes will have a significant impact on Section 1 of the syllabus (licensing) and a small impact on Section 7 (operating). Ofcom is currently reviewing representations and […]
RSGB Region 5 covers the West Midlands area of England, from Staffordshire to the Welsh borders and down to Gloucestershire. The RSGB is looking for three volunteers to take up the roles of DR52 (Central and East Birmingham), DR53 (Shropshire, North Worcestershire and West Birmingham) and DR54 (Gloucestershire, Hereford and South Worcestershire). If you live […]
