RSSFront Page News

National Coding Week

| September 8, 2023

National Coding Week runs from 18 September but the RSGB is dedicating the whole of September to a focus on amateur radio and coding. There is a range of activity sheets on the RSGB website and we know of schools and amateur radio clubs that are getting involved. Whether you’d like to try the BBC:Microbit, […]

Continue Reading

RSGB Convention Buildathon

| September 7, 2023

The Buildathon has always been a popular feature of the RSGB Convention and this year it will be run as a drop-in session from 10.30am to 5pm on the Convention Saturday. There will be a range of Kanga kits to suits different levels of ability. As well as dropping in, you can also pre-book a […]

Continue Reading

RSGB President John McCullagh, GI4BWM quoted in BBC news feature

| September 5, 2023

RSGB President John McCullagh, GI4BWM is quoted today in a BBC News online feature about longwave radio. The RSGB was approached for comment and John gave a fuller interview to the BBC reporter. Read the piece online: Why affection remains for fading long wave radio – BBC News

Continue Reading

RSGB response to Ofcom amateur radio consultation

| September 4, 2023

The RSGB response to the Ofcom Consultation Updating the amateur radio licensing framework has been submitted and is published on our website Our response has been developed within the RSGB Spectrum Forum which draws on a wide range of internal RSGB experts, as well as a variety of external Special Interest Group representatives who are […]

Continue Reading

RSGB Convention: DXCC card checking and Logbook of the World

| September 4, 2023

DXCC card checking and new user registrations for Logbook of the World will be available at the RSGB 2023 Convention. DXCC applications for card checking should be completed in advance online and payment made. The QSL cards and a printout of the completed application form are then given to the card checker on the day. Hand-filled application […]

Continue Reading

Respond to Ofcom consultation before 4 September

| September 1, 2023

Time is running out to respond to the Ofcom consultation Updating the amateur radio licensing framework. The deadline is Monday, 4 September 2023. The RSGB will be sending its own formal response, but Ofcom is interested in the views of every radio amateur. This is the biggest review of amateur radio licencing and call sign […]

Continue Reading