Signal strength – what does your S-meter actually indicate? To read this edition, tap or click cover image News and Reports Annual RSGB Trophy Presentations 56 Around Your Region – Club events calendar 84 Around Your Region – Events roundup 88 New products 15 News 12 RSGB Matters 6 Special Interest Groups News 16 Regulars […]
Some of the RSGB’s GB2RS web pages have been updated recently and the Society has launched a video to explain more about the news service. The RSGB is always keen to find additional newsreaders so do get in touch if you’d like to join the team. To see the video, find out more about GB2RS […]
Hastings Electronics and Radio Club has daily nets from 10am on 144.575MHz, plus a Zoom night on Wednesday. Monday sees a CW net from 8pm on 3.563MHz. For info, click here On Sundays Burnham Beeches Radio Club has a net from 10.30am starting on 145.500MHz and moving to 145.275MHz as well as Zoom. Monday sees […]
South Bristol Amateur Radio Club has a club net on Sundays on GB3WR from 7.30pm. Details from Andy, G7KNA, on 0783 869 5471. Thornbury & South Gloucestershire ARC has a daily net on GB3ZB from 10.30am. Wednesday sees a Zoom meeting from 8pm. On Friday there’s a net on 145.450MHz from 8pm. For details, email […]
Carmarthen Amateur Radio Society has an 80m SSB net from 2.30pm every Sunday. There’s a 2m FM open net from 8pm every Tuesday and Thursday via GB3FG. On Wednesdays there’s an FM or Fusion net from 7.30pm via GB3CM, which may still be operating at low power. Contact Andy, GW0JLX, on 0776 828 2880. Newport […]
The RSGB National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park re-opened today in line with the lifting of lockdown restrictions. Lee Dowling from Watford was the first visitor of the day. Lee uses webSDR receivers and enjoys amateur cryptology. Andrew and Marguerite Selby from Kings Langley were the second people to arrive and soon there was a […]
The RSGB’s amateur radio survey has now closed. Over 1,000 people took the time to reply and we are very grateful for their responses. Once the data has been reviewed it will be used initially for the IARU Region 1 workshop alongside that from other countries in the IARU region. However, we will also publish […]
The latest ICQ Podcast (episode 351) includes a discussion with RSGB President Stewart Bryant, G3YSX. Stewart talks about the recent RSGB/IARU amateur radio survey and also more generally about the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to amateur radio in the UK. The interview begins at 51:43
We have received the very sad news that Phillip Brooks, G4NZQ passed away on the morning of 26 May 2021. Philip was a long-standing RSGB volunteer in a wide variety of roles, up to and including the Board. More details when we know them. Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time.
