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Instructors’ Newsletter May 2014
The May 2014 edition of the Instructors’ Newsletter is now available to read and download on the RSGB website. Instructors’ Newsletter, May 2014 edition (4-page/119KB PDF) In this edition— 2014-15 Advanced Exam Schedule Issue of formal results Conduct of Examinations booklet What if…? Syllabus areas needing examination items Paying for exams online Train the Trainers […]
RSGB AGM 2014 recording
A recording of this year’s RSGB AGM, held in Manchester on 12 April 2014, is now available for RSGB members to listen to and download at www.rsgb.org/main/about-us/rsgb-2014-agm. Please note you will need your RSGB membership login to access the recording.
Contest Committee proposes rule changes
As part of an initiative to consult with the contesting community over topics of mutual interest, the Contest Committee has published a white paper containing 18 proposals and suggestions for changes to the RSGB contest rules for 2015. Six of the proposals apply to both HF and VHF contests, eight apply to HF contest and […]
Cuban amateurs get 5MHz endorsement
Cuba’s Ministry of Communications has begun issuing licence endorsements for experimental operation on 60 metres, although use of the band is on a secondary basis. Its principal use will be during emergencies. Cubans who are granted an endorsement will be allowed to transmit between 5418 and 5430kHz on CW, SSB and PSK-31. They may only […]
Worked ALL bands speaker for Technical Dinner
The RSGB is pleased to announce that the Technical Dinner speaker at the RSGB Convention in October will be Brian Justin, WA1ZMS. Brian is the only amateur in the world to have logged a QSO on all amateur bands in his home country’s allocations from 160m through to 403GHz, including Experimental Licensing on 630m and […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
Several international special event stations will be on the air to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day as well as those in the UK detailed later in the news. More than 5,000 ships and 13,000 aircraft were involved at the time. In France, TM70JUN will be on the air from 6 to 20 June. Modes […]
