Archive for 2018
News for England South-West – 14 October 2018
We start with news that the Bath Radio Classes team will be running an Intermediate course from 31 October. This will be their last under the current syllabus. Classes will be on Wednesday evenings, from 7 to 9pm, at the Scout HQ in central Bath. The cost will be about £80 including textbook, exam and […]
News for Wales – 14 October 2018
On Monday Llanelli Amateur Radio Society is having a DVD night. Further details from Steve, MW6CCG on 0787 849 4337. On Monday Marches Amateur Radio Society holds its North East Wales net from 9pm on 145.425MHz. For more information, email steven.bobby20@yahoo.co.uk. On Monday Wireless in Wales Amateur Radio Club is meeting for HF operating at […]
Website scheduled downtime
A third-party service provider has notified us that they will be conducting essential infrastructure maintenance on Monday, 15 October 2018. Work will begin at 22.00 and is predicted to last approximately three hours. During this time, the following RSGB online services will not be available— Membership Services Club Finder Events Planner Course and Exam Finder […]
Alexander Davidson Patterson (Barney) OBE FIEE, GI3KYP, RSGB Past President, 10th October 2018
Barney Patterson, GI3KYP / EI4BC died on October 10, 2018, peacefully, at home, surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Anne, beloved father of Alec, Janet, Hilary and Claire, and devoted Grandfather to all his grandchildren. He was a native of Delgany, Co Wicklow, and a long-time Belfast resident. A skilled and […]
Club of the Year winners announced
At the National Hamfest on 29 September 2018 the winners in the RSGB’s National Club of the Year 2017 competition were presented with their prizes. Once again, we thank Waters & Stanton for sponsoring this year’s event. There are two categories, large clubs with 25 members or over, and small clubs with under 25 members. […]
Jamboree on the Air looms large
Two million young people from around the world are expected to take part in this year’s Jamboree on the Air and Jamboree on the Internet (JOTA-JOTI). These take place from 19 to 21 October 2018 and are the world’s biggest Scouting event. Some 20,000 licensed amateur radio operators put 12,000 radio stations on the air. […]
