News
NRC volunteer Krassi passes Foundation licence
Krassi – a new RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) volunteer – passed her Foundation Licence and gained her M7YAY call sign last week. She made her first HF SSB QSO with YO3FBD from the NRC’s GB3RS station on 20m using the Flex6500 and SteppIR. Congratulations Krassi and thank you for volunteering at the NRC!
RadCom Basics – September 2021 edition out now
We are pleased to announce the September 2021 edition of RadCom Basics is now available at rsgb.org/radcom-basics This month we have a timely reminder about Ofcom ICNIRP compliance and where to find information; a brief look at teams on the RSGB website, in particular, Beyond Exams; and correspondence with RadCom Basics readers, as well as— […]
Roger Gill, 2E0GHR, 24th September 2021
Roger and I became firm friends very soon after I joined Torbay Amateur Radio Society in 2016, just after I’d taken over running the training team. Initially, he was a little hesitant to accede to my request and join the team, telling me that he knew very little about amateur radio and electronics in particular! […]
GB2RS News Script for 26 September 2021
Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 26 September 2021 (17-page/423KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link
RSGB Convention on 9 October
There is less than two weeks to go before the RSGB Online Convention on the 9th of October. There will be two live streams of talks available all day with a Q&A session at the end of each talk. After the event, on the RSGB YouTube channel, you can view the lectures as many times […]
Transatlantic centenary events
The RSGB and the ARRL in the USA, are jointly celebrating the achievement of transatlantic communications by radio amateurs 100 years ago. In December 1921, the ARRL sent Paul Godley, who held the US callsign 2ZE, as their representative to listen for amateur signals from North America during the Second Transatlantic Tests. Godley set up […]