RSSRSGB Notices

New video from Propagation Studies Committee

| January 29, 2021

The RSGB’s Propagation Studies Committee has a number of online tools available to help you work out the best band and time to make a contact. A video explaining these propagation tools has been added to the propagation pages on the RSGB website.

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RadCom Basics January 2021, No. 20

| January 26, 2021

The January 2021 edition of RadCom Basics is now available for Members to download. RadCom Basics is a bi-monthly digital publication that explores key aspects of amateur radio in a straightforward and accessible way. To read this edition, and previous editions, go to rsgb.org/radcom-basics. In this edition— Welcome to the latest edition by Lee, G4EJB, Editor […]

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Enter Construction Competition

| January 22, 2021

Have you entered the RSGB’s ‘Get on the air to care’ construction competition? The deadline is 1 February. Send a short description of your project to gm.dept@rsgb.org.uk and include a few photographs, a video if possible and any related circuit diagrams.

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RSGB EMC Committee publishes EMF calculator

| January 15, 2021

The RSGB’s EMC Committee (EMCC) has updated the EMF web page which contains information on the new licence requirement to assess EM Fields. Most notably, as agreed with Ofcom last month, the EMCC has published its calculator, which incorporates the Ofcom calculator but adds a front end specifically for radio amateurs. This calculator will be updated […]

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RSGB NRC volunteers recognised

| January 11, 2021

Despite the RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) being closed to visitors since March, a lot of work has gone on to install or upgrade the radio station set-up and the supporting PC applications in the radio room. The NRC 80m NET has also run continuously every weekday and a slow Morse training session has been […]

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GB2RS News Manager appointed

| December 23, 2020

The Board has appointed Steve Richards, G4HPE as the new RSGB GB2RS Manager. A long-time GB2RS newsreader himself, Steve has had a lifelong BBC career in broadcasting. He will start his new role in the New Year, and can be contacted by email on gb2rs.manager@rsgb.org.uk.

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