Archive for September, 2023

Glasgow University Wireless Society help local RSGB Member 

| September 7, 2023
Glasgow University Wireless Society help local RSGB Member 

RSGB member Jim, GM4NTL reached out to his local RSGB District Representative for some assistance in rebuilding his antenna ‘farm’ and reorganising his shack. RSGB District Representative 13 Michael, GM5AUG and his friends from Glasgow University Wireless Society (GUWS), Torin, MM1STK and Alzbeta, MM/OM1DP, travelled down to Sanquhar, near Glasgow, to assist.  While the team were […]

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RSGB Convention Buildathon

| September 7, 2023

The Buildathon has always been a popular feature of the RSGB Convention and this year it will be run as a drop-in session from 10.30am to 5pm on the Convention Saturday. There will be a range of Kanga kits to suits different levels of ability. As well as dropping in, you can also pre-book a […]

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RSGB President John McCullagh, GI4BWM quoted in BBC news feature

| September 5, 2023

RSGB President John McCullagh, GI4BWM is quoted today in a BBC News online feature about longwave radio. The RSGB was approached for comment and John gave a fuller interview to the BBC reporter. Read the piece online: Why affection remains for fading long wave radio – BBC News

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RSGB response to Ofcom amateur radio consultation

| September 4, 2023

The RSGB response to the Ofcom Consultation Updating the amateur radio licensing framework has been submitted and is published on our website Our response has been developed within the RSGB Spectrum Forum which draws on a wide range of internal RSGB experts, as well as a variety of external Special Interest Group representatives who are […]

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4 September 2023 – MINOS Contest Logging Software by Peter Burton, G3ZPB

| September 4, 2023

The presentation Peter will cover the following points in his presentation: An introduction to what MINOS does in terms of contest logging Additional features How to obtain the software and how to install it Setting it up for first use Hands-on using it in a contest Some additional contest features Installing Rig Control and Rotator […]

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RSGB Convention: DXCC card checking and Logbook of the World

| September 4, 2023

DXCC card checking and new user registrations for Logbook of the World will be available at the RSGB 2023 Convention. DXCC applications for card checking should be completed in advance online and payment made. The QSL cards and a printout of the completed application form are then given to the card checker on the day. Hand-filled application […]

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