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Could your club host Train the Trainers?
The RSGB is in the process of organising Train the Trainers courses for this year. If your club would like to host one then please contact tec.chair@rsgb.org.uk. Further details and the list of requirements for hosting the course can be found at rsgb.org/train-the-trainers.
SOS Radio Week 2019
SOS Radio Week 2019 will take place between 0000UTC on 1 May 2019 to 2359UTC on 31 May 2019. Individual amateur radio operators and clubs are invited to register as official SOS Radio Week stations and operate during the month. Stations can be run under individual, club, or special event call signs, from home or […]
ARISS slow-scan TV weekend
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS), has planned another slow-scan television weekend. Transmissions will run until Sunday, 17 February 2019, at 1725UTC. SSTV images will be transmitted on 145.80MHz using SSTV-mode PD120. These can be received using equipment as simple as a 2m handheld radio, a scanner that covers that band, or even […]
New compostable RadCom wrapper
We are proud to announce that Members, both in the UK and overseas, will now be receiving their copy of RadCom in a compostable wrapper derived from potato starch. As a Society we are committed to reducing reliance on single-use plastic, and by introducing the new wrapper we are preventing over 250,000 plastic wrappers potentially […]
RSGB Company Secretary vacancy
Stephen Purser, GW4SHF, RSGB Company Secretary has advised the Board that after more than two years in the role he wishes to step down in the spring. Stephen has been instrumental in updating the legal documents relating to the Society and regularly advising the Board where governance changes are necessary. We wish Stephen well in […]
New IOTA first activation
A new Islands on the Air (IOTA) island, Inakari Island, EU192, is being activated by a small international team for the first time. It will be on the air until Monday, 11 February 2019 at 0600UTC. Kataja/Inakari Island was added to the official IOTA list last year. Martti, OH2BH; Nigel, G3TXF; Niko, OH2GEK and Gerben, […]
