The RSGB National Radio Centre will re-open to visitors from Monday 31 January and will be open seven days a week. Visitors will be encouraged to wear face masks although this will not be mandatory. The number of people accessing the radio room will be limited and, for the time being, visiting radio amateurs will […]
Cray Valley Radio Society will run its next face-to-face Foundation training course on the 5th and 12th of February, in London SE9. For details, go to the website and select the training tab. Dave, G8ZZK, 0773 954 9822 Bracknell Amateur Radio Club has a net via GB3BN from 5pm today and next Sunday. On Wednesday […]
Radio Operators Cornwall is the newest amateur radio club to be established in Cornwall. It has the club callsign G8ROC and aims promote activity, support all amateurs and newcomers to the hobby, whilst working with existing clubs to build a better radio community. Activities will include TX hunts, HF/VHF/UHF portable events, talks, demos and more. […]
Carmarthen ARS has nets via GB3FG on Tuesday and Thursday from 8pm and via GB3CM on Wednesdays from 7.30pm. Sundays see an 80m SSB net from 2.30pm. Contact Andy, GW0JLX on 0776 828 2880. On Tuesday 25 January Rhondda Amateur Radio Society FM net at 6.30pm on GB3BC if active, then QSY to 2m simplex […]
Ofcom has kindly agreed to an RSGB request that radio amateurs licensed by Ofcom may celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen by using the special RSL ‘Q’. This will be available for use throughout June 2022 and will require a Notice of Variation that will be available via our website shortly. The Society is […]
José Francisco de Almeida, CT4AN, IARUMS Coordinator from REP (Rede dos Emissores Portugueses; Portugal), informed that ANACOM (Portuguese Communications Authority) acts to eradicate interference and the abuse of several frequencies, including deeply protecting the amateur bands. https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1713864
“ANACOM, the Portuguese …
Yaesu FT-5DE – C4FM + analogue dual bander reviewed To read this edition, tap or click cover image News and Reports Around Your Region – Club events calendar 84 Around Your Region – Events roundup 88 New products 14 News 12 RSGB Band Plan 2022 44 RSGB Honour Roll 34 RSGB Matters 6 Special Interest […]
Our Tonight@8 spring programme is on the website and we have a great line-up of talks. Heather Lomond, M0HMO inspired everyone this month with a presentation on software construction. We finish in April with a presentation by BBC journalist Laurie Margolis, G3UML on how amateur radio helped to break the story of the Falklands War. […]
Are you a member of a university amateur radio club? Would you like to find one to join? Or are you keen to revive or even start a new one? The RSGB has created a web page to help university radio amateurs contact each other. You could also use the page if you’re interested in learning […]
Mike Adcock, G8CMU, formerly GW8CMU, passed away on 17 November 2021, following a routine operation in hospital. Mike was a volunteer for the Society, having been a member of the RSGB VHF Committee and then progressing to Chairman of the VHF Committee in the 1990s. He was well known by the VHF/UHF fraternity, particularly by […]
