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Richard Horton, G4AOJ co-opted as Board Director
The RSGB Board is pleased to announce that Richard Horton, G4AOJ has been co-opted as a Board Director until the 2022 AGM. Many members will know Richard as he has served as the RSGB Honorary Treasurer since 2011. After obtaining a degree in Physics at Merton College, Oxford in 1973, Richard trained as a professional […]
New mock exam papers available
At a recent meeting of the Examination Standards Committee it was agreed that the current mock exam papers on the RSGB website should be replaced by a fresh set, with one mock exam paper per licence level. Unlike the previous mock papers which were based on example questions, these new papers are generated from the […]
146/147MHz NoV extension
Ofcom has agreed to the RSGB request to extend the 146/147MHz NoV for a further year. However, it is made available on a non-interference basis and applicants should note that as the band is increasingly used by other users, the NoV is subject to a 30-day notice period of change or withdrawal. Full licence holders […]
Bitx to SBitx – Tonight @ 8 streamed live
The latest in the autumn series of Tonight @ 8 webinars was streamed live on Monday, 1 November 2021 and featured Ashhar Farhan, VU2ESE with Bitx to SBitx – The Journey of this Exciting and Affordable Range of Transceivers. If you missed Ashhar’s talk or want to watch it again, it’s available now at rsgb.org/webinars […]
Supervised operation of Foundation candidates
We wish to retain the possibility for Foundation candidates to receive practical on-air training, under supervision, to illustrate the operating and licensing parts of the syllabus, although there is now no necessity to formally assess this. Before any Foundation student is allowed to operate a station under supervision, in accordance with Licence clause 3(3)(a), they […]
Clocks go back on Sunday, 31 October
Clocks in the UK will change to UTC or GMT on Sunday, 31 October 2021, and go back one hour at 02.00.
