The RSGB YouTube channel now has two videos to help radio amateurs understand the Ofcom EMF licence changes. In the first video, EMC Chair John Rogers, M0JAV explains how to use the EMF calculator. The second video is the live webinar he did as part of the RSGB AGM and which is now available separately.
Last year, through the RSGB and NHS ‘Get on the air to care’ media campaign, it is likely that over 35 million people heard news and stories about amateur radio. You now have a chance to tell the RSGB what you think should happen next. As part of a wider IARU workshop, the Society is […]
The ARRL is reporting that the IEEE Committee on Man and Radiation has issued an invitation to its free webinar, RF Exposure in the Time of Conspiracies. The 1-hour event is set to get under way at 1800UTC on Wednesday the 12th of May. The committee is a group of experts on health and safety […]
SOS Radio Week is an annual event that sees many amateur radio stations get on the air throughout the month of May. The aim is to raise awareness of the voluntary work of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and National Coastwatch Institution. For further details of the event, click here The RSGB’s Tonight @ 8 […]
Adrien, F4IHM will be active again as 5UAIHM between the 10th of May and the 15th of June from Niamey, Niger. He will operate CW on the 40 and 20m bands. QSL via F4IHM, direct or bureau. This year’s International DX Convention will be a virtual two-day meeting to be held on the 15th and […]
Thornbury & South Gloucestershire ARC has a daily net on GB3ZB from 10.30am. Wednesday sees a Zoom meeting from 8pm. On Friday there’s a net on 145.450MHz from 8pm. For details, email secretary@tsgarc.uk On Sundays Trowbridge & District Amateur Radio Club has an open net at 8pm on 145.375MHz. For details, email secretary.tdarc@gmail.com. Weston Super […]
Carmarthen Amateur Radio Society has an 80m SSB net from 2.30pm every Sunday. There’s a 2m FM open net from 8pm every Tuesday and Thursday via GB3FG. On Wednesdays there’s an FM or Fusion net from 7.30pm via GB3CM, which may still be operating at low power. Contact Andy, GW0JLX, on 0776 828 2880. Newport […]
The RSGB’s Examinations and Syllabus Review Group (ESRG) has just updated the two Full licence mock exam papers. In addition, there are now worked answer pdfs for these papers so you can see the correct answer for each question and the reasoning behind it. These mock papers are provided by the ESRG as a training […]
Following approval by delegates at the Virtual General Conference in October 2020, proposals to amend the Region 1 Constitution were put to a vote of all Member Societies in December 2020. The changes principally covered two areas:
Introduction of the …
The news headlines:
- RSGB AGM appointments
- Club, Beacon and Repeater insurance renewed
- Help survey amateur radio
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Two Scottish awards were presented at RSGB AGM last week:
The Jock Kyle Memorial Trophy was awarded to the GMDX group for services to amateur radio.
And, The Jack Wylie Trophy was awarded to Billy MacFarlane, GM6DX for his GM6DX training resource and the candidates he has mentored and tutored.
A listing of all known nets in Scotland, collated by RSGB Regional Rep Tony, MM0TMZ in association with Jack, GM4COX and the West of Scotland ARS and published at www.wosars.club/radio-nets.
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G3YSX President of the Society RSGB, Club Insurance and Beacon and Repeater Insurance, GB2RS can now also be heard via the QO-100 amateur radio satellite, SOS Radio Week, University of the Third Age, RSGB award of Life Vice President, Dave Wilson M0OBW, VP8ZMS RAF station at Mount Pleasant Falkland Islands, HL1IWD/4, Guernsey Amateur Radio Society will be using GB5LIB,
