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RadCom December feature on National Coding Week
Did you take part in National Coding Week this year? The RSGB had nine activities to inspire you to take part, including two new worksheets developed by the Society’s Outreach Team. Whether you took part by yourself, at a club night, or with friends and family, the RSGB would love to hear from you. To […]
Tonight@8: Aircraft Scatter, the Hitch-Hikers Guide
The next RSGB Tonight @ 8 live webinar is on Monday 7 October 2024 when Ian White, GM3SEK presents Aircraft Scatter, the Hitch-Hikers Guide. Aircraft scatter is about bouncing VHF and UHF radio signals off high-flying aircraft—effectively ‘hitching a ride’ with someone else’s plane to extend your everyday working range up to 800km. It may […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
grid.radio is a web application born out of the frustration that Rose, 2E0RXO and many others experienced during spontaneous, often unplanned, Parks on the Air activations. During busy moments, someone would inevitably ask for a Worked All Britain square or another reference that she wasn’t prepared for. There wasn’t a single, simple resource to quickly […]
RSGB 2024 Convention: still time to book
With just two weeks until the RSGB Convention, this year’s event is the place to go if you are interested in anything and everything to do with amateur radio. There will be a host of expert speakers presenting on topics ranging from sporadic E, and how to use AI to write amateur radio applications, to […]
RSGB to promote October JOTA activities
Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) is taking place 18 to 20 October 2024. The event promotes friendship and global citizenship, and is a brilliant celebration of amateur radio among the groups within the Scout Association. Some groups have already shared details of activities that will be taking place over the weekend, and the RSGB plans […]
Ofcom 2.3GHz band consultation: RSGB response
The RSGB has responded to a recent Ofcom Consultation, which would see new users sharing spectrum within the 2.3GHz amateur band. Whilst the new devices may be limited to indoor use, the RSGB has taken the opportunity to highlight concerns regarding the weak signal 2320MHz segment. In addition, the RSGB has also indicated its wish […]
