Archive for October, 2024

Exam shutdown over the festive season

| October 25, 2024

If you are thinking of taking an amateur radio exam before Christmas, there are two important dates you need to be aware of The last date you can take an exam at a club, whether online or on paper, is Friday 13 December If you want to take an exam online at home, the last […]

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Re-enactment of Goyder-Bell contact as part of centenary celebrations

| October 24, 2024
Re-enactment of Goyder-Bell contact as part of centenary celebrations

The centenary Friday 18 October 2024 marked 100 years since the first successful two-way trans-global communication that took place between radio amateurs in the UK and New Zealand. The contact was made between a North London school student Cecil Goyder, call sign 2SZ, and Frank Bell, call sign 4AA, who was a sheep farmer from […]

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2 December – Basic modelling and antennas for portable HF by Tim Hier, G5TIM

| October 23, 2024

The presentation tbc     About Tim tbc

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RSGB Board – October 2024 key messages

| October 23, 2024

Following its meeting in October, the RSGB Board has shared these key messages: Appointment of Youth Champions: Chris Aitken, MM0WIC was appointed as RSGB School Youth Champion and Rhys Williams M0WGY/AJ6XD as the University Youth Champion. Board welcomed them to their new roles and looked forward to receiving reports of their activities and initiatives Board noted […]

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Could you join the RSGB Youth Champion team?

| October 22, 2024

The RSGB has just appointed Chris Aitken, MM0WIC as the RSGB School Youth Champion and Rhys Williams, M0WGY/AJ6XD as the University Youth Champion. But the Society needs two more Youth Champions to join the team… Do you have what it takes to engage with young people, supporting them on their amateur radio journey? The role […]

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RESOLVED – RSGB Shop offline for essential maintenance

| October 21, 2024
RESOLVED – RSGB Shop offline for essential maintenance

UPDATE 11:18 21/10/2024 The issue with the RSGB Shop has now been resolved, and you may go back to the site to make your orders. Again our apologies for any inconvenience caused by the website issue this morning. The RSGB Shop is offline for essential maintenance this morning. The hosting provider is currently investigating an […]

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