Using repeaters We look at how to access repeaters, the benefits of using repeaters, and operating practice when using them In this edition… 4 How to get on 40 metres with a small suburban garden: Part 1 A look at two antenna designs used successfully to operate on 40 metres from a typical semi-urban postage-stamp […]
Using repeaters We look at how to access repeaters, the benefits of using repeaters, and operating practice when using them In this edition… 4 How to get on 40 metres with a small suburban garden: Part 1 A look at two antenna designs used successfully to operate on 40 metres from a typical semi-urban postage-stamp […]
The presentation Bob’s one-man DXpedition to ZL, ZL7, VK9L, VK9N and VK7, which took place in January to March 2024, is currently being serialised in RadCom. The first part was published in the February issue, with parts two and three to follow in March and April. This Tonight@8 presentation complements these, and will include additional […]
UPDATE 11:30 27/01/2025 Our web development team have updated us on possible downtime and other possible user issues on the RSGB website later today. The site may be offline during DNS updates for up to 20 minutes, and the downtime event could occur at any time between 16.00 this afternoon and 12.00 tomorrow. The site’s […]
The RSGB is looking for an Assistant Editor to join the team that produces its suite of RadCom publications. The successful candidate will be involved in everything from magazine production and sub-editing, to writing articles and planning content. You will be a core part of the editorial team, working closely with (and being managed by) […]
The RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) receives thousands of visitors through its doors each week. For some it may only be a passing visit, but for others it’s an insight into a world they knew nothing about, and they leave wanting to know more. A family day out When Jake, aged 12, visited the NRC […]
My experience with radio first came during my work in the Police. One of my Sergeants, David Jelley who is now Silent Key, was a radio amateur and invited me to visit his home shack. Following sick leave from a work injury I was then placed in the local control room operating the radios, although it […]
A number of childhood experiences have stuck with me and inspired me to take up the hobby. I have a memory of rummaging through a box of Morse keys in a tent with my Dad, which I think may have been at a Drayton Manor Park Radio Rally. I also used to watch The Forest […]
