School Zone stories
Meldrum Academy
Jim Campbell, 2M0IAQ, RSGB Regional Representative for Region 2 recently gave a talk to youngsters at Meldrum Academy, Aberdeenshire. Covering the benefits of Morse Code, basic radio theory and how to build circuits using a soldering iron, Jim enthused the Physics students who were learning about sine waves. With excellent feedback from the school, he […]
Mallaig High School
Mallaig High School’s radio club took to the airwaves, operating club call sign GM5MHS for this year’s British Science Week. They had QSOs with a number of Irish and G stations. Aberdeen Amateur Radio Society members were very supportive and the school’s Foundation exam candidates thoroughly enjoyed communicating with everyone on HF.
British Science Week outreach at schools and colleges
British Science Week 2023 saw clubs across the country bring amateur radio to schools and colleges. Often, RSGB volunteers were involved in leading these activities. You can read more in the June RadCom about the activities that these clubs ran at schools during the week: Bishop Auckland Radio Amateurs’ Club created activities for Staindrop Church […]
