Archive for 2022
1970 Yaesu FT101 transceiver donated to NRC
Paul Riley has proudly donated a 1970s’ era Yaesu FT101 transceiver to the RSGB National Radio Centre. It belonged to his late father Ken Riley, G3JAS. It will form part of the ‘Time-Line’ display which illustrates the development of wireless communication from the earliest days through to modern equipment. Paul and his wife made the […]
RSGB Commonwealth Games activities
The Commonwealth Games will be held in Birmingham later this summer. It will see around 4,500 athletes from 72 nations and territories, compete in 19 sports across 14 competition venues. The RSGB has just published news of the various activities it is planning to link with the Games. You can get involved in one of […]
Platinum Jubilee activities
It isn’t long now until the RSGB’s Platinum Jubilee activities kick off. There is a wide range of things to be part of, from using the /70 suffix to creating something for the Innovation 70 competition or having a go at the WSPR 70 fun challenge. There is also still time to activate one of […]
2021 – a year in numbers
Despite the restrictions implemented in the UK to respond to the changing landscape of Covid, the RSGB continued to support radio amateurs in the UK. In line with the Society’s strategic goal to have an active and thriving radio amateur community, the RSGB provided high-quality information and resources to help people to get started in, or […]
Nancy Bone, G7UUR 5th May 2022
It is with great regret I announce that Nancy Bone, G7UUR, the co-founder and long-time secretary of the Angel of the North ARC became Silent Key on Thursday the 5th of May 2022. Nancy, a stalwart lady, had trained as a solicitor and dedicated her life to help the neglected, the abused and the underprivileged. […]
John Birkett, G8OPP 30th April 2022
John owned one of the last surplus electronics shops at 25 The Strait, Lincoln called simply J Birkett. Opened in 1960, John supplied generations of radio amateurs with hard to get radio components. If you visited the shop you could find a vast range of new and secondhand equipment, including vintage/military/commercial/amateur radios, wireless and test […]
