RSGB Notices
Examinations Group Chair, Alan Betts, G0HIQ retires
Alan Betts, G0HIQ has recently chosen to step down from his long-standing and much-valued role as Chair of the Examination Group. He will continue as part of the Group and to contribute to the examination system in numerous ways, not least being the lead tutor at his local amateur radio group. Alan first became involved […]
International Amateur Radio Union
We all know about the importance of the radio spectrum in modern life – or should do! The amateur radio service has to compete with many other users and potential users. The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), of which the RSGB is a member, provides a vital strong voice in negotiations about such important […]
Tony Kent G8PBH RSGB ESC Chair
Appointment of Prof. Anthony (Tony) Kent, G8PBH to Chair of the Examinations Standards Committee Tony obtained his callsign, G8PBH, in 1978 and has been active on the bands continuously since. His interests in that time have included home construction, mobile and portable operation and, most recently, DX chasing. His favourite band is 6 m and, […]
Paul Whatton G4DCV RSGB TEC Chair
Paul Whatton, G4DCV has been appointed as Chair of the RSGB’s Training and Education Committee (TEC). Paul previously held the post of Vice Chair within TEC and is the Project Leader for the Train the Trainers scheme, which recently trained its 200th tutor. First licensed in 1972 as G8FUR, Paul is a member of Windmill […]
A sense of scale and proportion
The new RSGB Strategy is reaching down to a lower level of detail now. The purpose, values, goals and priorities launched at the AGM in April are being used by all parts of the RSGB, staff and volunteers, to help shape our activities for the next five years. There are just 11 full-time and 3 […]
Consultation on VHF-UHF UKAC scoring schemes 2017
The consultation on VHF-UHF UK Activity Contest future scoring schemes is now available (25-page/3.1MB PDF). Online voting on this consultation will be available between 29 July and 20 August. RSGB Members who are active VHF/UHF contesters are encouraged to read the consultation document and vote. Briefing note from the UKAC workshop on 3 June 2017
