The Examination Standards Committee is pleased to announce the latest syllabus revision for the amateur radio licence examinations. Following the valuable feedback from the tutor community, certain points have been clarified. There are no new learning points with this revision—version 1.4—but one very significant change is that the Intermediate practical assessment is to be discontinued […]
As part of its continuing Get on the air to care initiative, the RSGB has created a Facebook group to support new Foundation licensees who have taken their exam this year via remote invigilation, plus those returning to amateur radio after a number of years. For details on how to join the group, see rsgb.org/beyond-exams.
The Examinations Standards Committee (ESC) and the Examination and Syllabus Review Group (ESRG) have completed a review of Syllabus 2019 following feedback from the tutor community. This new release, V1.4 contains no new examinable items. The most significant changes have been re-grouping certain syllabus topics together, as well as some minor text amendments to make the […]
As part of its continuing ‘Get on the air to care’ initiative, the RSGB has created a Facebook group to support new Foundation licensees who have taken their exam via remote invigilation this year, as well as those returning to amateur radio after a number of years. It is designed as a safe space where […]
Professor Phillip Willis, M0PHI Phillip Willis, M0PHI has decided recently to stand down as a Board Director for personal reasons. Philip was a Nominated Director until April 2020 when he was co-opted to join the Board for a further period to continue his work with the Spectrum Forum and to assume a new responsibility for […]
VE day special events—amateurs commemorate wartime British spirit To read this edition, tap or click cover image News and Reports Around Your Region – Club events calendar 84 Around Your Region – Events roundup 89 New products 14 News 11 RSGB Matters 6 Special Interest Groups News 16 Regulars Advertisers’ index 93 Antennas, Mike Parkin, […]
Our fourth webinar in the Tonight @ 8 series, Getting Started on QO-100 with Dom Smith, M0BLF, is now streaming live. You can watch the live stream and ask questions on the RSGB YouTube channel or the special Tonight @ 8 channel on the BATC website; you can also watch it here on the RSGB website at rsgb.org/webinars.
YOTA online – Session #3“Subregional Camps”
Are you ready for the second YOTA online session already?Did you set your alarms to 30.07.2020 – 1800 UTC?
In this newest episode the team will present the main topic “YOTA Subregional Camps”.We will also have a prize draw …
Documents for the Virtual General Conference, to be held 11–16 October 2020 are available on our conference website at https://conf.iaru-r1.org/part‑1/documents/A few documents are still awaited and will hopefully be published soon. …
The news headlines:
Over 400 remote-invigilation Intermediate exams booked
July’s RadCom Basic’s free to all
Tokyo Ham Fair cancelled
GB2RS Script – HERE .
CLUB NEWS
During the COVID crisis a list of known club nets, and activities, is now being published on the West of Scotland Amateur Radio Society (WoSARS) web site. They have a table listing times and frequencies and this can be found at
https://wosars.club/radio-nets/
With the gradual easing of lockdown restrictions, we are now including meeting details where advised. However, this information should be regarded as optimistic, it is strongly advised that you to check with organisers well before travelling. Above all, please observe any national or local restrictions, including social distancing.
And as of Sunday 19/07/20 & Thursday 23/07/20:
“The Stirling Club resumes it’s normal Sunday &Thursday Club openings with the Shack and Meeting area socially distanced, and has a net on GB3FE Repeater on 145.6625 from 1000hrs (Sun) & 1900hrs (Thurs) for those unable to visit the club.”
And, as noted in last Sunday’s GB2RS the following:
CANCELLATION – Lomond Radio Club – Crianlarich Rally Sunday 2nd August cancelled.
CANCELLATION – the Cockenzie and Port Seaton Mini Rally/Junk Night on Friday 14th August has been cancelled.
CANCELLATION – GMDX Conventition – Bannockburn – 17th October, cancelled.
And new
CANCELLATION – Galashiels Rally 25th October (Confirmed)
