Archive for 2025

Submit your RSGB Construction Competition entry

| February 14, 2025

Don’t forget to submit your entry to the RSGB Construction Competition by Saturday 1 March. You’ll need to email a short description of your entry and up to four photographs. It is also recommended to send a link to a video that demonstrates your entry working. More details on submitting your application can be found […]

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Become an RSGB District Representative

| February 14, 2025

If you are passionate about amateur radio and have some spare time to support fellow radio amateurs, why not become an RSGB District Representative? There are currently 12 vacancies across the United Kingdom, including in Belfast, Cambridgeshire and Lancashire. To find out if there is a vacancy in your region view the full vacancy description, […]

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The British ARDF Championships return in 2025

| February 14, 2025

The RSGB ARDF Committee is pleased to announce the return of the British ARDF Championships in 2025. The Championships will be held as a three-day festival in early April 2025. Entries open on 1 March and will remain open right up until the event itself. Further information and updates can be found via the event […]

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Operating on 5MHz

| February 14, 2025

We encourage all radio amateurs to take care on 5MHz. The UK still has no access to the full WRC-15 allocation, and despite requests this seems unlikely to change in the foreseeable future. Whilst the UK is fortunate to have more generous licence conditions, it is imperative that these are not put at risk by […]

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In the media: Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club

| February 14, 2025
In the media: Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club

In July 2024, Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club was featured in the BBC Northern Ireland news online, on the radio and on the television. We spoke with club member Jamie, 2I0FVX to learn how this came about, and how other clubs could do the same. How did the BBC find out about the story? The […]

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In the media: Furness Amateur Radio Society

| February 14, 2025
In the media: Furness Amateur Radio Society

During 2024 local media outlets shared a number of news articles about Furness Amateur Radio Society (FARS). We spoke with Graham Postlethwaite, M0POS, who manages publicity for FARS, to understand how he has built a successful relationship with the local media. How did you build a relationship with the local media? Our local media experience […]

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