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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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Important update: NRC closed today

| September 23, 2024

We are sorry to announce that the RSGB National Radio Centre will be closed temporarily today due to weather-related equipment damage. We apologise for the inconvenience this will cause anyone who was planning to visit today, but it is due to circumstances outside our control. Please keep checking our website for updates.

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RSGB Convention just three weeks away

| September 20, 2024

The RSGB Convention is just three weeks away and there is a fantastic programme planned Whatever your amateur radio interests or experience there will be something for you. In addition to the presentations, you could take part in a workshop to learn more about microcontroller programming—spaces are limited so book soon if you want to […]

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