We’ve just released the fifth video in our ‘Useful practical skills for new licensees’ series. It focuses on creating an audio interface and Jenny, M6JUT learns how to connect her transceiver to her computer so she can make a data mode QSO. You can see this and the earlier videos on the RSGB website. We’re […]
The fourth video in our ‘Useful practical skills for new licensees’ series focuses on tuning a dipole with a NanoVNA. Lee, M7MUT has made his own aerial and Rob, M0VFC shows him how to use a NanoVNA to cut it to the correct length for use on 20 metres. We’re providing these video resources to […]
UPDATE 16.35 09/03/2021 There is now restored connectivity on the fibre connection and access to HQ resources, but we are waiting to learn more about the issue and whether the situation has fully stabilized before closing the incident. If you’re an email user trying to access Outlook Web App, that is now currently available. ———————————————– […]
The third video in our ‘Useful practical skills for new licensees’ series shows Rob, M0VFC teaching Lee, M7MUT how to solder a PL-259 plug onto a length of coax, ready to attach to an antenna. We’re providing these video resources to link with British Science Week and as part of our ‘Get on the air […]
The third video in our ‘Useful practical skills for new licensees’ series shows Rob, M0VFC teaching Lee, M7MUT how to solder a PL-259 plug onto a length of coax, ready to attach to an antenna. We’re providing these video resources to link with British Science Week and as part of our ‘Get on the air […]
Gavin’s presentation Have you ever thought about making more QSOs over a longer range on VHF? This talk will give you the background on how to achieve that through bouncing your signal off meteor trails. During the talk Gavin will show you how and why Meteor Scatter communications work: what software you should use, how […]
Today we’re releasing the first two videos in our new series. Fifteen-year-old Henry-James Robinson, M7HJR entered the 2020 RSGB Construction Competition with two Slim Jim antennas. In the first video he explains how he made them, why he chose to construct them and what he has made since. In our second video we move onto […]
We’re delighted that the 3,000th person has just passed their Foundation licence via remote invigilation! Congratulations to them and welcome to everyone who has become a radio amateur over the last year. There are lots of resources on our Beyond Exams web page – from things you can try, videos about practical skills to watch […]
2020 brought devastation across the world as we all faced the effects of the pandemic. The RSGB rose to the challenge of supporting radio amateurs in the UK and providing new ways for people to get started in, or come back to, amateur radio. The April 2021 RadCom will show in detail the work of […]
As part of our ‘Get on the air to care’ campaign, and to link with British Science Week, we’re launching a series of videos this week. Whether you’re a new Foundation, Intermediate or Full licence holder, the six videos will introduce you to some useful practical skills to help you make the most of your […]
