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The RSGB is holding its 94th AGM at 12 noon (11:00UTC) on Saturday, 24 April 2021 The formal business of the AGM will include the results of the RSGB elections. You will also hear a review of 2020 from the current RSGB President Dave Wilson, M0OBW. Board Directors will answer questions that were submitted in […]

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On the 22nd of April, Hambleton ARS passed the 400th consecutive day of a net on 2m FM. It was started during the Covid-19 lockdown to keep members and amateurs in the area in touch and able to summon help or assistance if required. The net starts at 11am on the calling frequency and usually […]

This week, Radio 4’s programme, The Life Scientific, featured Professor Sir Martin Sweeting, G3YJO. He is the pioneer of microsatellites. He talked about his progress from UOSAT 1 via Cubesats to the Surrey Satellite Technology sale to Airbus. You can hear the interview online via BBC Sounds.

The Dayton Hamvention may have been cancelled for 2021, but the Contest University will still take place on the 20th of May. It will be held online, free of charge, via Zoom, starting at 1300UTC. Registration is open here

There is an IET webinar about amateur radio on the 12th of May starting at 7.30pm. You might be interested to see how the presenter, Phil Gould, presents the hobby to the audience. It is a free lecture, entitled To the other side of the world and beyond: An appreciation of amateur radio. Click here […]

The IARU Region 1 2021 Workshop delegates gathered virtually on April 21st to officially start the pre-work which will lead the MS to the next October workshop programme addressing the future of amateur radio. Over 100 delegates representing their MS …

Hastings Electronics and Radio Club has daily nets from 10am on 144.575MHz, plus twice-weekly Zoom nights on Wednesday. Monday sees a CW net from 8pm on 3.563MHz. herc.hastings@gmail.com Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society has a CW net on Sundays from 8pm on 144.060MHz. On Monday there’s a Morse class from 7.30pm around 3542kHz, followed at 8.15pm […]

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 secretary@tsgarc.uk On Sundays Trowbridge & District Amateur Radio Club has an open net at 8pm on 145.375MHz. For details, email secretary.tdarc@gmail.com Weston Super […]