Archive for 2020

Could you write for children?

| August 7, 2020

Have you ever written a book for children in the 11 to 13 age range? The RSGB is looking for an author of a book aimed at Key Stage 3 school children. This is intended to be an appropriately illustrated technical book, so experience of working with an illustrator will be very useful. We already […]

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Daniel, M7DNL – 10 years old

| August 7, 2020
Daniel, M7DNL – 10 years old

Daniel says: “I often used to watch my Dad mess around with radios. When lockdown began he suggested it might be worth me getting my own amateur radio licence. I signed up for the Essex Ham online Foundation course and my Dad taught me quite a bit, too. I found memorising the different frequencies and […]

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David Trickett, M7ARZ

| August 7, 2020
David Trickett, M7ARZ

David took the Foundation exam via remote invigilation in June 2020. He said: “I found the whole process very easy to handle. My invigilator, Lawrence, explained everything to me in simple language and made things easy to follow. It was nice to be able to have a chat with him before the exam started as […]

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GB2RS News Script for 9 August 2020

| August 7, 2020

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 9 August 2020 (11-page/197KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link.

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Also in GB2RS this week…

| August 7, 2020

The RSGB has released two more 2019 Convention presentations on its YouTube channel. In I Can Hear It, Why Won’t It Decode? Neil Smith, G4DBN explains choosing the best digital mode for tropo DX at VHF and above. He also investigates multipath, scintillation, scatter modes and radio characteristics on signal coherence and decodability. In the […]

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Two more 2019 Convention videos on YouTube

| August 7, 2020

The RSGB has released two more 2019 Convention presentations on its YouTube channel. In I Can Hear It, Why Won’t It Decode? Neil Smith, G4DBN explains choosing the best digital mode for tropo DX at VHF and above—he also investigates multipath, scintillation, scatter modes and radio characteristics on signal coherence and decodability. In the second […]

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