RSSRSGB Notices

New searchable RadCom archive

| October 3, 2014
New searchable RadCom archive

The Society has today launched a new searchable RadCom archive for Members only The archive will initially contain 14 years of editions,  searchable by author and keywords. Search results for editions since October 2013 also come with hyperlinks to our digital editions so you can read the article online. We will be putting more editions […]

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IARU Region 1 Conference Report

| September 25, 2014
IARU Region 1 Conference Report

RSGB Delegates this week attended the 23rd International Amateur Radio Union General Conference in Bulgaria. National societies from 43 countries covering Europe, Scandinavia, Asia and Africa sent representatives to agree and coordinate activity to secure the future of amateur radio. Real progress was made at the meeting on a number of topics that are of […]

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RSGB IOTA – The Future

| September 24, 2014
RSGB IOTA – The Future

Islands on the Air (IOTA) celebrated its 50th anniversary as a premier DX programme in July 2014, under the care of the RSGB and the IOTA manager, Roger Balister G3KMA. The last fifty years has seen the programme grow to 2,500 active island chasers and approximately 15,000 more casual participants. It is perhaps second in […]

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WRC-15 Consultation Responses

| September 22, 2014
WRC-15 Consultation Responses

Responses to the recent Ofcom consultation on WRC-15 preparation by RSGB and affiliated groups including AMSAT-UK are now available on our WRC-15 Special Focus section. In addition to supporting Agenda Item 1.4 for a 5MHz allocation, the detailed responses cover amateur radio interests across several VHF and Microwave allocations. This includes amateur bands affected by other […]

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Legacy Sub-Committee

| September 4, 2014

The RSGB Legacy Fund exists due to the generosity of donors. The Legacy Sub-Committee, with its three trustees, works with the Board to consider proposals for its use. The scope for proposals is deliberately wide. Highest priority is given to projects focused on taking our hobby forward into the future. In particular we welcome proposals […]

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December is IARU YOTA Month

| August 15, 2014

December is IARU YOTA month and this year the RSGB has arranged for UK Clubs/Groups to use the special Callsign G14YOTA (and its Regional variations) on a rota basis. The application form is available to download from this webpage G14YOTA APPLICATION FORM. There are only 31 allocations so applicants are asked to give three choices of […]

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