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Commonwealth Contest questionnaire
Since the RSGB Commonwealth Contest in March 2024, a small group—including representatives from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK—has been discussing possible changes that might be made to encourage more participation in the contest in future years. The reason for these discussions was to consider some suggestions from the RSGB HF Contest Committee, but […]
Tonight @ 8 – Designing PCBs using KiCAD
The latest Tonight @ 8 webinar is on Monday, 13 May 2024, when Mike Willis, G0MJW will be giving an introduction to designing printed circuit boards using the popular open source KiCAD package. The presentation covers the basics in real time, starting with a circuit sketch, going through the process of converting that into a […]
RSGB insurance update
RSGB club insurance, and beacon and repeater insurance have now been renewed for the year to April 2025. Club insurance certificates can be downloaded from the RSGB website and you will need to log in to obtain your certificate. Beacon and repeater insurance certificates are available for an admin fee of £15 from the RSGB shop. Please allow […]
RSGB Legacy Committee appoints Chair
The RSGB Board is pleased to announce it has approved the appointment of Richard Horton, G4AOJ to the role of Legacy Committee Chair. The RSGB Legacy Fund, thanks to the generosity of donors, has significant financial resources available to encourage and develop amateur radio. The Legacy Committee—which is a sub-Committee of the RSGB Board—considers proposals […]
SOS Radio Week now underway
SOS Radio Week is underway. It is an annual event that takes place throughout the month of May to celebrate the work of the volunteers from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), independent lifeboats, and National Coastwatch stations around the British Isles. Between them, members of these organisations save many lives in danger along and […]
New mock exam papers
The RSGB Exam Syllabus Review Group (ESRG) has published a new set of mock papers covering each of the amateur radio licence exams, from Foundation through to Direct to Full. These papers are in addition to those already available. They are each marked as ‘mock exam paper 3’ and you can find them on the […]





