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Get involved with the GR2HQ challenge
The IARU HF Championship contest begins in less than a week and the RSGB Contest Committee is encouraging both individuals and clubs to get involved. During the contest, Headquarter Stations represent their countries, with the RSGB’s station GR2HQ being run by a network of about a dozen stations around the UK and islands. Get involved […]
RSGB appoints a new CW Champion
RSGB Board Director Mark Jones, G0MGX is delighted to announce that Laura Robertson, MM7BFL has agreed to take on the volunteer role of the RSGB CW Champion. Laura will head up the RSGB’s Morse-related activities and become an advocate for the use of CW. In her role Laura will also help the Society to take […]
Revalidate your licence
When was the last time you revalidated your licence? Ofcom notes that whilst it is a requirement to revalidate your licence every five years, it is recommended to do it annually. Put a reminder in your diary to revalidate your licence soon, as Ofcom has stated that it intends to implement phases two and three […]
Student gains Foundation licence
Congratulations to Architaa, M7KKR who recently gained her Foundation licence. Architaa became curious about amateur radio having seen her dad, Krishnan, M0RSK, on the air. The Foundation course has also helped her work towards her Duke of Edinburgh award. Architaa says: “It was great to attend the two-day Foundation course at Cray Valley Radio Society. […]
Two newly licensed STEAMettes
The STEAMettes club at St Peter-in-Thanet CE Junior School in Kent is pleased to report that it has two newly licensed members. Thanks to funding from the Radio Communication Foundation (RCF), Coco, M7QSM (age nine) and Laurence, M7LBP (age 11) now have their Foundation licences. One of Coco’s first QSOs was using the Hilderstone Radio Society‘s […]
Hayle Academy gives pupils opportunity to learn about amateur radio
The Cornish Radio Amateur Club has been working with Hayle Academy on its Broad Horizons project. As part of the project students are able to select an activity that allows them to broaden and enrich their learning through extracurricular provision. The Cornish Radio Amateur Club developed six sessions that showed students the variety and range […]
