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‘Get on the air to care’ campaign wins international award

| December 4, 2020
‘Get on the air to care’ campaign wins international award

We’re delighted that this year’s Amateur Radio Newsline’s International Newsmaker of the Year Award has been presented to the ‘Get on the Air to Care’ project operated jointly by the Radio Society of Great Britain and the UK’s National Health Service. The idea was conceived by Paul Devlin, G1SMP who is a member of the […]

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RSGB GM interviewed in TX Factor Episode 27

| December 2, 2020
RSGB GM interviewed in TX Factor Episode 27

TX Factor Episode 27 has just been released – the only professionally-produced TV show dedicated to amateur radio. In an interview filmed in September, the RSGB’s General Manager Steve Thomas, M1ACB explains how the Society’s positive response to the lockdown helped to boost awareness and growth of amateur radio in the UK. He also stresses […]

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NHS charity auction for GOTA4C

| November 30, 2020
NHS charity auction for GOTA4C

We’re delighted to be running an NHS charity auction as part of our GOTA4C campaign. Roy Bailey, G0VFS, who is an active member of Trowbridge and District Amateur Radio Club, won the Lockdown Category in the RSGB’s Annual Construction competition. He offered to donate his beautifully-engineered VirusPerpleXed Bug CW Key to raise money for NHS […]

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GOTA4C construction competition

| November 27, 2020

As we approach this unusual Christmas, many radio amateurs will be warming up soldering irons and installing new development environments on computers – getting ready for projects they plan to tackle over the long winter break. The RSGB’s new GOTA4C construction competition is open to projects that have been carried out during the autumn 2020 […]

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RSGB October Board meeting proceedings

| November 27, 2020

The RSGB Board proceedings from its meeting on 17 October are now on our website. Key points were: Welcome to Emily Groves, M7MLE as the new Chair of the Legacy Committee Thanks to the team of volunteers, led by Murray Niman G6JYB, which had made a substantial contribution to the IARU conference debates An update […]

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Special nets and call signs during GOTA4C

| November 26, 2020

Antrim and District Amateur Radio Society plan to run a 2 metre FM net each evening from 19 December 2020 to 9 January 2021 between 1900 to 2000 hours. Listen out on or about 145.475, and they will be using the club call sign MN0GFE. They are keen to make contact with as many as […]

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