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District Representative changes

| February 10, 2023

Two volunteers have stepped back from roles with the Region 8 team: Sara McGarvey, 2I0SSW from the role of District Representative 84 (Belfast) Dave Parkinson, 2I0SJV from the role of District Representative 85 (Co. Fermanagh and Co. Armagh) The RSGB would like to thank them both for the time they have given as part of […]

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Special RSL for Coronation celebrations

| February 9, 2023

We are delighted to announce that, as part of our Coronation celebration activities, Ofcom has approved R as the optional Coronation regional secondary locator prefix for all radio amateurs. You will be able to use this for the whole of May and June 2023. More information will be reported closer to the date of the […]

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RSGB feature in The Times

| February 3, 2023

We are delighted to see the feature in The Times this morning about amateur radio. Heather Parsons, the RSGB Comms Manager, has spent the last week liaising with Rhys Blakely, the Science Correspondent, and coordinating the interviewees. It has been a great opportunity to highlight amateur radio and the RSGB in the mainstream media. An external […]

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UK Meteor Beacon Project presentation released

| February 3, 2023

The RSGB has just released another presentation from its 2022 Convention. Brian Coleman, G4NNS talks about The UK Meteor Beacon Project which is a collaborative project between the amateur radio and radio astronomy communities. The aim is to collect data on meteor events over the UK and phase one was to establish a transmit beacon. […]

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RSGB supports British Science Week

| February 3, 2023

British Science Week, run by the British Science Association, is an annual event celebrating science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). It provides a platform to support teachers, STEM professionals and the public in delivering STEM activities and events across the UK. This year’s theme is Connections, which lends itself perfectly to wireless communication and amateur […]

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6 February 2023 – QRP operating by Anthony Luscre, K8ZT

| January 31, 2023

Anthony’s presentation Anthony will discuss what QRP Operating is, how he got started and why you might want to give it a try. He will discuss a wide variety of QRP operating styles, take a look at some equipment used, and activities QRPers are involved in. He will discuss the unique opportunity it provides for […]

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