Archive for 2020
News for England South-East – 26 July 2020
With the gradual easing of lockdown restrictions, we are now including meeting details where we have been given them. However, we strongly advise you to check with organisers well before travelling. Above all, please observe any national or local restrictions, including social distancing. Peterborough and District Amateur Radio Club has daily 2 @ 2 nets […]
News for England South-West – 26 June 2020
With the gradual easing of lockdown restrictions, we are now including meeting details where we have been given them. However, we strongly advise you to check with organisers well before travelling. Above all, please observe any national or local restrictions, including social distancing. Isle of Avalon Amateur Radio Club has a net every evening from […]
News for Wales – 26 June 2020
Blackwood and District Amateur Radio Society has an open net on Sundays from noon around 3.703MHz. Friday sees an open net from 7pm on 144.575MHz FM. Live streams of both are at www.mw0mwz.co.uk/liveshack.php. Details from Rob, MW0CVT, via email to mw0cvt@sky.com. Carmarthen Amateur Radio Society has a new weekly net on GB3FG between 8 and […]
27 July 2020 – Getting Started on QO-100 by Dom Smith, M0BLF
Dom’s presentation Dom’s lockdown project was to complete a set up for the QO-100 amateur satellite, which is now just over a year old. QO-100, also known by its commercial name Es’Hail 2, is the first geostationary amateur satellite. It provides constant and reliable coverage for amateur voice, data and television QSOs over the whole […]
GIANT Health talks about ‘Get on the air to care’
GIANT Health profiled the RSGB and NHS ‘Get on the air to care’ campaign in its recent newsletter. The company runs the biggest health tech event in Europe and has a global community of over 177,000. Get on the air to care – Using innovative channels in current times Amateur (ham) radio use in the […]
Over one thousand online exams passed
The RSGB is delighted to announce that recently the 1,000th person has passed the Foundation exam via remote invigilation. Congratulations to them and everyone else who has joined amateur radio via this exam process. To celebrate, the Society has launched a new web page to share the stories of just some of these successful candidates. […]
