Archive for 2020

News for Wales – 16 February 2020

| February 14, 2020

Just a reminder that all UK amateurs are required to revalidate their licence with Ofcom at least every five years. If it has been a while since you did that, go to ofcom.org.uk/manage-your-licence or email spectrum.licensing@ofcom.org.uk. The process doesn’t take very long. This Sunday and next Sunday, Carmarthen Amateur Radio Society Club has a net […]

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Greg Fenton, M0ODZ joins the ESRG

| February 11, 2020

The RSGB’s Examinations and Syllabus Review Group (ESRG) is delighted to announce the appointment of Greg Fenton, M0ODZ to the group. Greg has had a life-long interest in amateur radio and in more recent years he also became involved with Makerspace in Newcastle. After gaining his Full licence he started to take part in amateur […]

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Second mock exam paper for the Full licence

| February 11, 2020

A second mock exam paper for the Full licence has been added to the website today, so there are now two for each licence level. You can see all the mock exam papers online.  

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RadCom Basics February 2020, No. 5

| February 11, 2020

The February 2020 edition of RadCom Basics is now available for RSGB Members to download In this edition— An introduction to 6m Radio rallies The counterpoise To read these articles now, go to rsgb.org/radcom-basics You’ll also find an index to this and previous editions, plus back copies.        

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RadCom Basics November 2019, No. 14

| February 11, 2020
RadCom Basics November 2019, No. 14

In this edition… Welcome to the latest edition from Lee, G4EJB, RadCom Basics editor Readers’ comments, article updates and a new index of recent articles; with Christmas in mind, I take a look at the RSGB Shop and all it has to offer What is software-defined radio? Software-defined Radio (SDR) is arguably one of the […]

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Build a radio at Bletchley Park

| February 7, 2020

The RSGB invites young people, and an accompanying adult if the child is under 16 years, to join them at the National Radio Centre (NRC) at Bletchley Park for a fun and hands-on workshop where they can learn more about radio and electronics on 14 March 2020. The workshop offers a short introduction to wireless […]

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