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Aeronautical mobile entry in the RSGB 144MHz FM contest – a UK first!
In what is believed to be a UK first, there was an aeronautical mobile entry in the RSGB 144MHz FM contest on 3 September. Nick Long, G4BIN and Amy Whitewick operated G4BIN/AM from Nick’s Beagle Pup aircraft. The aircraft has been fitted with monopole antenna tuned to 144MHz and a temporary mount for an IC-705. […]
Jonathan Machon, M7FQM: Foundation licence and beyond
Jonathan Machon, M7FQM has always held a keen interest in radio from scanning the bands to enjoying CB radio in the 1990s. However, due to severe vocal cord damage, which he incurred at birth, he felt afraid to make the move into amateur radio. A few years ago, whilst he was listening to 2m, he […]
Jim, ME7HEF – RSGB Discovery Logbook: Explorer
As a relatively new radio amateur, Jim, ME7HEF has found the Discovery Logbook to be just what he needed. As a person who enjoys having a clear path to follow Jim found the sheer breadth of the hobby made it a little difficult to know where to start, and the recently restructured Discovery Scheme has […]
Volunteers’ Week – Roger Cooke, G3LDI
Roger Cooke, G3LDI has been the RSGB GB2CW Coordinator since December 2006. His role is to organise and certify the circa 24 volunteers to the GB2CW Morse tuition service. Roger says, “I think Morse is the very basis of radio communication and through it I have made hundreds of friends around the world. I enjoy […]
Volunteers’ Week – Nathan Nuttall, 2M0OCC
Nathan Nuttall, 2M0OCC became a District Representative (DR) for Stirling, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire (DR17) in late 2020. In April 2024, Nathan also became a member of the RSGB Board and is the Board Director responsible for Beyond Exams, Accessibility Liaison, Awards and Special Interest Groups (SIG). His experience as a DR has given him the […]
Volunteers’ Week – Jon Matthews, G6ASK
Each week over 100 volunteers join together to deliver the GB2RS news broadcast. In August 2021, Jon Matthews, G6ASK joined this team. He began by reading the news each week on VHF, and then in July 2022 he joined the HF Team and does every third Sunday in rotation with two other volunteers. In the […]
