Following its meeting in August, the RSGB Board has shared these key messages: Board noted that the Society was probably the most active publisher of amateur radio books in the world. In 2023 the Society had introduced more than 30 new products, including 24 RSGB books and other merchandise, had invoiced 13,000 items across 255 […]
The RSGB is delighted to announce the appointment of two new volunteer Youth Champion roles. Chris Aitken, MM0WIC will be the RSGB’s School Youth Champion and Rhys Williams, M0WGY/AJ6XD will be the University Youth Champion. Chris is a Computing Science teacher at Wick High School, Caithness. Since 2023, Chris has been running the Wick High […]
Carlos, CO2JC the IARU Region 2 Emergency Communications Co-Ordinator has relayed two messages requesting clear frequencies for our colleagues responding to Hurricane Milton in the Caribbean.
Due to the proximity of Hurricane Milton to Mexican territory, the Mexican Federation of …
The presentation Many know that during WWII radio amateurs were drafted into the military specifically for their radio skills. But what was their experience like as they started to work for MI6 and the mysterious Radio Security Service (RSS)? This presentation looks at the experience of Scouser Harry Griffiths, G2DFH and his move to the […]
Alen Ruvic E71AR,Emergency Communications Co-Ordinator for Bosnia reports amateur radio is active in responding to severe flooding and landslides which have struck his country on 4th October.
He asks radio amateurs to avoid operating on 3.612 and 7.150MHz on HF …
grid.radio is a web application born out of the frustration that Rose, 2E0RXO and many others experienced during spontaneous, often unplanned, Parks on the Air activations. During busy moments, someone would inevitably ask for a Worked All Britain square or another reference that she wasn’t prepared for. There wasn’t a single, simple resource to quickly […]
The 49th Welsh Radio Rally is taking place today, the 6 October, at Llanwern High School, Hartridge Farm Road in Newport. Traders can gain access from 7am and the doors are open for visitors from 9.30am. The entrance fee is £3 per person and free parking is available. For more information email Mike Rackham, GW4JKV […]
Special callsign PH80LIB will be in use from various locations until the 10 November to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of southern Netherlands in the autumn of 1944. Activity will be on the 80 to 10m bands using SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via the Bureau. See QRZ.com for more information. OR100LGE […]
