Girlguiding groups will be celebrating World Thinking Day on the Air this weekend so listen out for them and encourage the young operators. To highlight the opportunities for young people to get involved in amateur radio activities, this week the RSGB has published two new videos that celebrate the fantastic ISS contact and STEM day […]
Don’t forget to submit your entry to the RSGB Construction Competition by Saturday 1 March. You’ll need to email a short description of your entry and up to four photographs. It is also recommended to send a link to a video that demonstrates your entry working. The judges will be considering entries in six categories: […]
Between January to March 2024 Bob Bower, GM4DLG took on a one-man antipodean adventure. The DXpedition is currently being serialised in RadCom, and on Monday 3 March, he will be delivering a Tonight@8 presentation to complement these features. The trip was eight weeks long and covered 27 activations from 11 sites on six islands. Bob operated on […]
Despite continuing challenges nationally and across the world during 2024, the amateur radio community stayed strong and the RSGB supported it. The RSGB General Manager Steve Thomas, M1ACB wrote his annual feature A Year in Numbers for the March 2025 RadCom and shared some great things to celebrate, in which RSGB HQ staff often led […]
Following its meeting in January, the RSGB Board has shared these key messages: 2024 Membership: At the end of 2024 the total number of RSGB members stood at 20,401 which is a nett fall of 153 members or 0.74% in the year. However membership is slightly higher than it was in 2014. As the budget assumption […]
The 2025 Band Plans can be found in the March edition of RadCom. These incorporate further VHF and UHF changes in response to the increased demand that has been prompted by the new Ofcom Amateur Licence; and a few from the 2023 IARU Region-1 General Conference. The band plans are also available on the RSGB […]
Alex, M0MHM, now aged 12, and his Dad, Jakub, M0KUK, were on a shopping trip together when his Dad started teaching Alex the phonetic alphabet. This activity wasn’t planned, or structured, it was merely father and son enjoying some time together. However, in doing this, Alex’s interest in amateur radio was sparked. Following this, Alex […]
Anytone AT-D168UV review To read this edition, tap or click cover image Regulars Advertisers’ index 85 Airband News, David Smith 70 Antennas, Steve Ireland, VK6VZ/G3ZZD and Kevin Smith, VK6LW/VK6T/G4EHF 18 ATV, Dave Crump, G8GKQ 16 Contest Calendar, Ian Pawson, G0FCT 71 Contesting, John Warburton, G4IRN 54 GHz bands, Dr John Worsnop, G4BAO 60 HF, John […]
Nominations in the RSGB elections have closed. For some roles a single nomination was received, and the candidate is therefore elected unopposed and will take up their role at the end of the RSGB AGM in April 2025. These include the roles of President and also Regional Representatives in Regions 1, 4, 7, 8, 10, […]
Taking amateur radio to a new audience As a radio amateur I consider myself to be in a very privileged position as a licence holder. The licence offers me almost endless opportunities to tinker – and that’s what I very much like to […]
