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IARU Region 1 awards medals
IARU Region 1 has announced the recipients of the Region 1 Medals. They are six people who have each made a very significant contribution to the IARU Region 1’s work over the years. Hilary Claytonsmith, G4JKS, is an EMC Committee member and, until recently, its Secretary for nearly 25 years. She has been an IARU […]
Transatlantic Tests centenary
The early 1920s saw the dawn of international amateur radio. A series of significant milestones led, over some five years, from no amateur transmission ever having been heard on another continent, to intercontinental two-way communications becoming commonplace. The RSGB will commemorate these historic events by encouraging everyone to get on the air to make QSOs—focusing […]
First autumn series Tonight @ 8 streamed live
On Monday, 6 September 2021, the RSGB kicked off its autumn Tonight @ 8 webinar series with Gavin Nesbitt, MM1BXF giving an introduction to meteor scatter communications If you missed Gavin’s talk, or would like to see it again, this and previous Tonight @ 8 webinars can be found at rsgb.org/webinars.
Prof Cathryn Mitchell to headline Convention
The RSGB is delighted to announce that Professor Cathryn Mitchell, M0IBG has agreed to be the keynote speaker at the Online Convention on 9 October. Her talk, Radio technology and space science – a perfect partnership, will explore the connections between radio and space and will look at the many ways that everyone can get involved. […]
Newbury children to contact ISS
A group of children at the Mary Hare School for deaf children in Newbury will be talking to an astronaut aboard the International Space Station in October, using amateur radio equipment set up with the help of Newbury and District ARS. The children will each ask a question to the astronaut who will then answer […]
IARU responds to European Commission
The IARU Region 1 Political Relations Committee, PRC, has responded to two recent European Commission consultations to promote the amateur radio viewpoint. In the case of the consultation on ‘Designing mobile phones and tablets to be sustainable – ecodesign’ the PRC responded with a written submission. It is expected to set a precedent for all […]
