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The Future of IOTA
The RSGB Islands on the Air (IOTA) programme celebrated its 50th anniversary as a premier DX programme in July 2014. The last fifty years have seen the programme grow to 2,500 active island chasers and approximately 15,000 more casual participants. It is perhaps second in scale and scope to the DXCC award; indeed, many would […]
146-147 MHz NoVs Extension
Ofcom has agreed that Full licence holders, including those with Club or Reciprocal licences, may continue to have temporary access to 146-147MHz for a further 12 months when the existing NoVs expire on the 31st of October. A new NoV must be applied for via the RSGB website. One change on the new NoV is […]
5MHz newsletter available
The 14th edition of The 5MHz Newsletter is now available for free download in pdf format from http://tinyurl.com/ockn2ea and it can also be found on the RSGB 5MHz page. The 5th birthday edition includes news on the CEPT European Common Proposal for an amateur 5MHz secondary allocation for WRC15, allocations in Hungary, Oman, The Netherlands […]
Speak to young people during JOTA
Next weekend is the 58th Jamboree on the Air. It is the largest Scouting event in the world and in 2014 over 1.3 million Scouts participated across 157 countries. In the UK, over 60 call signs have been registered for the event with many radios clubs helping out. If you hear these stations on the […]
5MHz newsletter available
The 14th edition of The 5MHz Newsletter is now available for free download in pdf format from http://tinyurl.com/ockn2ea and it can also be found on the RSGB 5MHz page. The 5th birthday edition includes news on the CEPT European Common Proposal for an amateur 5MHz secondary allocation for WRC15, allocations in Hungary, Oman, The Netherlands […]
Exams changed on 1 October
On the 1 October, the new UK licence rules started to be examined. Updates to the Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced training books have been published in Books Extra on the RSGB website. The revised exam reference data booklets and sample exam papers have also been made available in Training on the RSGB website. These should […]
