On Monday, 22 April 2024 the RSGB Membership Services portal will be offline for essential maintenance between 12.00 and 12.30. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience caused by these essential works. This post will be updated during the work to keep you updated on progress. If there are any issues or over-runs we will […]
Kenwood TH-D75 review To read this edition, tap or click cover image Regulars Advertisers’ index 85 Antennas, Tony Preedy 18 ATV, Dave Crump, G8GKQ 16 Contest Calendar, Ian Pawson, G0FCT 42 Contesting, Nick Totterdell, G4FAL 60 GHz bands, Dr John Worsnop, G4BAO 58 HF, Daimon Tilley, G4USI 56 Members’ ads 86 Propagation predictions, Gwyn Williams, […]
After a long time, IARU R1 ARDF WG finally decided the organization of the 6th IARU ARDF Youth World Championship to take place in Moldova. We are greatful that FRRM/ARM is able to arrange the event in short time.
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The Exams and Syllabus Review Group (ESRG) met four times during March. It has released these key messages from those meetings: We have been concentrating on v1.6 of the syllabus. It was sent to the Exam Standards Committee (ESC) for comments and we have spent the last month sorting through those and addressing them We have been […]
Ofcom has released a video about changes to the UK amateur radio framework, covering licensing and callsign changes. It also gives some insight into the forthcoming Phase 2 and Phase 3 of the changes for callsigns and special event stations.
World Amateur Radio Day is celebrated each year on the 18 April. The theme for 2024 is A Century of Connections: Celebrating 100 Years of Amateur Radio Innovation, Community and Advocacy. The global event covers all of the IARU regions and runs from 0000UTC on Thursday, 18 April 2024 to 0000UTC on Friday, 19 April […]
Tap or click the link below to download this week’s news script News script for 14 April 2024 (MS Word document)
During May, the RSGB’s Photo Friday feature on social media will highlight radio amateurs who are taking advantage of the new licence conditions. You could be an individual who is discovering different things to enjoy with the new power levels, or who is encouraging friends and family to get on the air under your supervision. […]
Special event station 5P0WARD will be active from Denmark on the 18 April to mark World Amateur Radio Day. QSL via Logbook of the World or via OZ1ACB. For more information, including details of awards that are available, visit QRZ.com Special callsign ER30ARM is active to celebrate the 30th of anniversary of the Amateur Radio […]
Willy, ON4AVT is active as 6W7/ON4AVT from Warang, Senegal until the 16 April. He operates using mainly FT8 on the 80 to 10m bands. He will also be QRV on the QO-100 satellite. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS. Bernhard, DL2GAC is active as H44MS from Malaita, OC-047 in the Solomon Islands until the 25 April. He […]
