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Film award for members of Aberdeen Amateur Radio Society
A short film produced by members of Aberdeen Amateur Radio Society has won a top award at the 2023 Doric Film Festival. The film was joint winner in the groups category of the prestigious festival that showcases the distinctive Doric language and culture, most closely associated with north-east Scotland. The film includes a specially written […]
International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend
A reminder now that International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend is coming up soon. The event is usually held on the third weekend of August which in 2023 is 19 and 20 August. It is one of the most popular amateur radio events in the calendar, and in past years there have been more than 500 […]
Could you be an NRC volunteer?
There is so much happening at the RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) that it needs to expand its team of volunteers! If you can volunteer at weekends, you will be particularly welcome. The NRC has a fabulous set-up, and full training on using the GB3RS radio station will be given. You will be joining a […]
Tonight @ 8 – Receiving Antennas are Different
The next RSGB Tonight @ 8 live webinar takes place at 20.00 on Monday, 3 July 2023, with Eric P. Nichols, KL7AJ presenting Receiving Antennas are Different. Eric—who has written numerous amateur radio and electronics articles over the past 30 years—says that almost every ham radio station can benefit from a separate receiving antenna. Effective […]
High-altitude balloon launch
The team from hi-impact, based on the Wirral, is planning another high-altitude balloon launch. This time, working alongside staff and pupils from West Kirby School and College, they will launch a high-altitude balloon at 11am on 11 July 2023 from their usual location in Cilcewydd, near Welshpool in Wales. They will be running a HABduino […]
Alexanderson Day
This Sunday, 2 July 2023, is Alexanderson Day, and the Alexander Association plans to activate the Grimeton VLF transmitter. The transmitter is located in Sweden and is the only remaining example of an early radio transmitter known as an Alexanderson Alternator. To find out more, visit the Alexander Association website.
