Archive for January, 2025
3 March 2025 – Antipodean Antenna Adventures by Bob Bower, GM4DLG
The presentation Bob’s one-man DXpedition to ZL, ZL7, VK9L, VK9N and VK7, which took place in January to March 2024, is currently being serialised in RadCom. The first part was published in the February issue, with parts two and three to follow in March and April. This Tonight@8 presentation complements these, and will include additional […]
COMPLETED: RSGB website essential maintenance
UPDATE 12:00 28/01/2025 Work to upgrade the RSGB website infrastructure has now been completed, with no major service disruption reported. Post-rollout troubleshooting is now in progress and an issue displaying items in the FAQ section, some missing images, and problems with some URL redirects are all being investigated and actioned. If you encounter any issues […]
What inspires young radio amateurs to get licensed?
If you are a young person and interested in becoming a radio amateur, read our interview with Henry, age 17, and hear how he got started.. Name: Henry Age: 17 Call sign: M0KUQ About me: I’m currently studying A-level Physics and Computer Science at Sixth Form. I enjoyed studying for the Foundation licence so much, […]
Be inspired by the RSGB National Radio Centre
The RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) receives thousands of visitors through its doors each week. For some it may only be a passing visit, but for others it’s an insight into a world they knew nothing about, and they leave wanting to know more. A family day out When Jake, aged 12, visited the […]
My amateur radio inspiration by Gerry Gee, 2E0FVC
My experience with radio first came during my work in the Police. One of my Sergeants, David Jelley who is now Silent Key, was a radio amateur and invited me to visit his home shack. Following sick leave from a work injury I was then placed in the local control room operating the radios, although it […]
