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Emergency nets in volcano disaster relief
Southern Chile’s Calbuco volcano erupted this week for the first time in more than 40 years, forcing the evacuation of an area of some 12 miles around the volcano. Approximately 5,000 residents have been relocated and ash, which measures nearly seven miles, has been reported from as far away as Argentina. IARU Region 2 reports […]
Kenyan amateurs gain 6m band
Following representations by the Amateur Radio Society of Kenya, the Communications Authority of Kenya has allocated 50 to 52MHz to the amateur service. Authorisation is on a Secondary, non-interference, basis and has been made possible by the migration of television services from analogue to digital. Permitted power is 150 watts DC input or 400 watts […]
Can you identify Portishead equipment?
A film production company is looking for help from radio amateurs, particularly those who had a career in the maritime industry. A large portion of their film’s props are themed around radios, transmitters, receivers and all the other equipment that is related to maritime radio. Portishead Radio Station is one of the sets that is […]
New Twitter name for RSGB
The RSGB’s Twitter name has been changed to @theRSGB. Follow us at that account for regular amateur radio news, images, events and Member offers. Take a look at the profile header picture and see the winning photo from our Twitter photo competition, submitted by Adam, MM0KFX. Congratulations to Adam and to the two runners-up, Vaughan, […]
RSGB Train the Trainers Days
RSGB Train the Trainers Days days are for you if you are delivering training for the amateur examinations and do not already have a professional educational background. The purpose is to give you some insights in how to prepare and deliver your material, to improve the learning skills of your class and hopefully inject some fun […]
RSGB’s New Twitter Name
From today, the RSGB’s new Twitter name is @theRSGB. We’ll be tweeting regularly so follow us for amateur radio news, images, events and Member offers. Congratulations to Adam Hutchison MM0KFX who won our Twitter photo competition, and to the two runners-up, Vaughan Ravenscroft, M0VRR and Charles Wilmott, M0OXO! Adam’s photo is our new Twitter profile […]
