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New RSGB volunteering film
Over 1,000 Members volunteer for the RSGB in a wide variety of roles. What motivates them and what do they get out of it? Find out from the RSGB’s new video at www.rsgb.org/volunteer-video—also on our YouTube channel. If you’d like an offline copy to show at your club, please contact us or download the video […]
World Thinking Day this weekend
World Thinking Day is taking place this weekend. This is when members of Girlguiding use amateur radio to try to contact other members throughout the world, as part of the celebrations of their founders’ birthdays. If you hear Thinking Day stations on the air, please give them a call.
Radio activity day for Arkwright Scholars
The Radio Communications Foundation (RCF) is to sponsor a radio activity day for Arkwright Scholars at the National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park. One of the aims of the RCF is to promote radio communications in the UK. Every year the Foundation sponsors two Arkwright Trust scholars. However, we noted that the Arkwright Trust has hundreds of other […]
Elections 2016 – Unopposed nominations
The closing date for nominations for directly elected Board Directors and Regional Managers has now passed. Presidential Election Nick Henwood, G3RWF, is elected unopposed for a two year term as his was the only nomination received. Board Elections There were two vacancies for directly elected Directors, and two nominations were received. Len Paget, GM0ONX (current […]
First school ham TV ISS link
The UK ARISS team achieved a world first at the Royal Masonic School for Girls, Rickmansworth on Thursday, by receiving live ATV video from the ISS during the contact. Using the HamTV transmitter, which has recently been commissioned on board the ISS, Tim Peake was the first astronaut to use this equipment during a two […]
Thinking Day next weekend
World Thinking Day will take place on 20 and 21 February. This is when members of Girlguiding use amateur radio to try to contact other members throughout the world as part of the celebrations of their founders’ birthdays. For further details and to add your station to the list of participants go to www.guides-on-the-air.co.uk or […]
