The RSGB Board is pleased to announce that, following its meeting on 22 August 2026, Graham Smith, G4NMD has been appointed Chair of the Board. This appointment forms part of a planned and orderly leadership transition agreed by the Board. Stewart Bryant, G3YSX, who has served as Chair since 2023 with distinction, fully supports the […]
The presentation Amateur radio has always been about making, experimenting, creating, and investigating. The hobby has never been in such a good place for the availability of tools, supplies, and connections to enable entirely new fields being available from home. A quick guide to what is available to the average home user, from SMT components […]
The provisional results of the 70 MHz CW/SSB Contest are available on the IARU R1 VHF+ Contest Robot:
We evaluated 48 different logs coming from 14 different countries.The winner in the Single Op. category is HA8MV with 32 QSOs and …
The provisional results of the 70 MHz CW/SSB Contest are available on the IARU R1 VHF+ Contest Robot:
We evaluated 48 different logs coming from 14 different countries.The winner in the Single Op. category is HA8MV with 32 QSOs and …
The provisional results of the 50 MHz CW/SSB Contest are available on the IARU R1 VHF+ Contest Robot:
We evaluated 525 different logs coming from 38 different countries.The winner in the Single Op. category is ED5R with 735 QSOs and …
The provisional results of the 50 MHz CW/SSB Contest are available on the IARU R1 VHF+ Contest Robot:
We evaluated 525 different logs coming from 38 different countries.The winner in the Single Op. category is ED5R with 735 QSOs and …
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The RSGB has released the full draft programme for its Convention, which takes place from 9 to 11 October 2026 at Kents Hill Park Conference Centre in Milton Keynes. The programme includes details of the inspiring lectures that have been lined up for your enjoyment. They have been organised into three engaging streams: Learn, Connect […]
In the USA, the FCC has released a further proposal for new commercial satellite allocations that overlap existing amateur spectrum. This time the 900MHz, 2.4GHz and 5.7GHz bands are the topic. The ARRL has already made an initial response. Further information and links for this are available via rsgb.org/spectrum-forum. This follows the unwelcome FCC authorisation […]
Do you enjoy amateur radio construction? Or perhaps you enjoy trying out new and emerging technology? Each month RSGB Board Director Mark Jones, G0MGX writes a RadCom column called Experimenters’ Corner which focuses on a new aspect of experimenting within amateur radio. He has also been giving a brief introduction to each column in a […]
