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December YOTA Month – get involved!

| October 11, 2024

YOTA (Youngsters on the Air) Month is just around the corner, and the RSGB is looking for volunteers to host the GB24YOTA call sign throughout the month of December. As in previous years, we are looking for schools, clubs, guide and scout groups and also individuals to host young radio amateurs whilst they operate with […]

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RSGB Board – August 2024 key messages

| October 9, 2024

Following its meeting in August, the RSGB Board has shared these key messages: Board noted that the Society was probably the most active publisher of amateur radio books in the world.  In 2023 the Society had introduced more than 30 new products, including 24 RSGB books and other merchandise, had invoiced 13,000 items across 255 […]

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7 October – Aircraft Scatter, the Hitch-Hikers Guide by Ian White, GM3SEK

| October 8, 2024

The presentation Aircraft scatter is about bouncing our VHF/UHF radio signals off high-flying aircraft; hitching a ride with someone else’s plane to extend our everyday working range out to 700-800km. This sounds rather technical, but aircraft scatter is actually very easy; here in north-west Europe there are so many planes in the sky that aircraft […]

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2 September – Meteor Beacon Project update by Brian Coleman, G4NNS

| October 7, 2024

The presentation The first phase of this project was completed in May 2022 when the UK meteor beacon GB3MBA went on the air from the Sherwood Observatory of the Mansfield and Sutton Astronomical Society, enabling studies of meteor events over the UK using simple equipment and making possible a range of STEM projects featuring radio […]

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HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh joins 100 Girlguiding members in live ISS contact

| October 3, 2024

The Radio Society of Great Britain and ARISS, in conjunction with Girlguiding Surrey West and Brooklands Museum including the Innovation Academy, have been collaborating on a special ISS contact due to take place on Saturday 5 October. Girlguiding Patron, HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh will attend the contact as part of a visit to promote […]

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Important update: NRC open as usual

| September 24, 2024

We are delighted to announce that the RSGB National Radio Centre is open again today after the unexpected closure yesterday. The volunteers look forward to welcoming you!

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