Archive for March, 2021

RSGB update interview on ICQ Podcast

| March 30, 2021

The latest episode of ICQ Podcast features an in-depth interview with three senior RSGB representatives: Board Director John Rogers, M0JAV; ESC Chair Tony Kent, G8PBH; and GM Steve Thomas, M1ACB. Listen to an explanation about the new EMF licence regulations, an update on exams, an overview of the RSGB highlights of last year and a […]

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RadCom April 2021, Vol. 97, No. 4

| March 29, 2021
RadCom April 2021, Vol. 97, No. 4

Icom IC-705 – QRP multiband multimode portable reviewed by Peter Hart, G3SJX To read this edition, tap or click cover image News and Reports Around Your Region – Club events calendar 90 Around Your Region – Events roundup 94 How to vote 23 New products 16 News 12 RSGB 2020 committee reports 54 RSGB 2021 […]

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Lee, M0RLE

| March 26, 2021

Lee, M0RLE started a net at the beginning of the first lockdown. It is every Monday evening on GB3RF and GB3PF and usually attracts over 20 people. He has been working most of lockdown, but has kept the net going. He has also been contacting people if they miss the net to check that they […]

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GB2RS News Script for 28 March 2021

| March 26, 2021

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 28 March 2021 (13-page/232KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link.

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Ham Radio Friedrichshafen cancelled

| March 26, 2021

The in-person Ham Radio international amateur radio exhibition held in Friedrichshafen, Germany, has once again been cancelled. With the Covid-19 pandemic maintaining a firm grip on world events, the venue has been forced to postpone the event until 2022. The dates for 2022 will be the 24th to 26th of June. Details of any online […]

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Resuming examinations in clubs

| March 26, 2021

The RSGB remote invigilation exams have been a great success during the Covid-19 pandemic. Over 3,100 candidates have made the first step into the hobby by obtaining a Foundation pass, nearly 950 have progressed to the Intermediate exam and over 330 to the Full licence. However, the UK Government’s roadmap to exiting the Covid-19 restrictions […]

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