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Tokyo Ham Fair cancelled
JARL, the Japanese national society, has announced the Tokyo Ham Fair—due to be held on 31 October 2020 and 1 November 2020—has been cancelled due to coronavirus. In 2019, 42,000 people are reported to have visited the event that usually takes place in August, it was moved to later in 2020 because of the expected […]
Next Tonight @ 8 webinar on Monday
The RSGB’s Tonight @ 8 webinars continue on Monday, 27 July 2020 with a presentation by Dom Smith, M0BLF Getting Started on QO-100. You can watch the live stream and ask questions on the RSGB YouTube channel or the special Tonight @ 8 channel on the BATC website. The webinar series takes a break in […]
Over one thousand online exams passed
The RSGB is delighted to announce that recently the 1,000th person has passed the Foundation exam via remote invigilation. Congratulations to them and everyone else who has joined amateur radio via this exam process. To celebrate, the Society has launched a new web page to share the stories of just some of these successful candidates. […]
Ofcom publishes EMF consultation responses
Ofcom has published the responses to the EMF consultation on their website. The RSGB would like to thank the 255 of you who took the time to respond either individually or on behalf of your organisation. The majority of all responders were against the proposals. Now that ICNIRP guidelines 2020 have been published, the RSGB […]
COVID-19 cancels National Hamfest
It is with much regret that the organisers of the National Hamfest have cancelled the 2020 event. This was due to be held on Friday, the 25th, and Saturday, 26 September 2020. In consideration of their primary responsibilities to the health and welfare of volunteers, traders and visitors they have decided that this cancellation is […]
Third Tonight @ 8 webinar streamed
Our third live webinar in the Tonight @ 8 series, How to check with VDSL RFI with John Rogers, M0JAV, was streamed live between 20.15 and 21.21 on Monday, 13 July 2020. A recording of John’s webinar with additional information is now available on the RSGB website Or, you can watch it on YouTube Find […]
