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Volunteers’ Week – Mark Jones, G0MGX
![Volunteers’ Week – Mark Jones, G0MGX Volunteers’ Week – Mark Jones, G0MGX](https://rsgb.org/main/files/2024/05/mark_jones-1024x683.jpg)
Mark Jones, G0MGX joined the RSGB Board as a Director in February 2024. He is the Board member responsible for Morse Certification, Strategy, GB2CW and Intruder Watch (IW), as well as the RSGB Construction Competition. He says that since becoming a volunteer, he has enjoyed gaining a better understanding of all the diverse activities, groups […]
Volunteers’ Week profile – Lindsay Pennell, GI3KME
![Volunteers’ Week profile – Lindsay Pennell, GI3KME Volunteers’ Week profile – Lindsay Pennell, GI3KME](https://rsgb.org/main/files/2023/06/Lindsay-Pennell-G8PMA.jpg)
The RSGB QSL Bureau processes more than 1.5 million cards each year, both incoming and outgoing, making it one of the busiest QSL sorting facilities in the world. Lindsay Pennell, GI3KME is one the volunteers who is part of this process, and is the QSL Bureau sub-manager for the G1, G2 and G3G-L groups of […]
Contesting: Stephen Kopetsch, M0RTI / M0X
![Contesting: Stephen Kopetsch, M0RTI / M0X Contesting: Stephen Kopetsch, M0RTI / M0X](http://rsgb.org/main/files/2024/04/m0rti_m0x-150x68.jpg)
If you aren’t familiar with the contesting element of amateur radio, it can be described as a competition to see who can contact the most stations in a set period of time on certain bands and within specific rules. It is highly addictive and can draw in amateurs from around the world. Each week the […]
Tony, G0KXW – helped by RSGB Planning Advisory Committee
![Tony, G0KXW – helped by RSGB Planning Advisory Committee Tony, G0KXW – helped by RSGB Planning Advisory Committee](https://rsgb.org/main/files/2024/04/Tony-G0KXW-antenna-cropped-photo-1024x1016.jpg)
In May 2021, Tony, G0KXW contacted the RSGB Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) for advice regarding a written letter of complaint he had received from Warrington Borough Council. The letter concerned an antenna he had erected in his garden two months prior, which was a hustler 6btv ground mounted antenna. It had an end fed onto the gable […]
Jack Joyce, M7OFM – RSGB Youth (Bronze) Award
![Jack Joyce, M7OFM – RSGB Youth (Bronze) Award Jack Joyce, M7OFM – RSGB Youth (Bronze) Award](http://rsgb.org/main/files/2024/04/Jack-Joyce-M7OFM-certificate-100x150.jpg)
Jack Joyce, M7OFM, known as JJ, is 17 years old and is a third-generation radio amateur following in the footsteps of his parents and Grandad. Recently JJ, who has complex additional needs, decided he wanted to have a go at achieving the RSGB Youth (Bronze) Award. JJ had been busy making contacts on FT8, and […]
Andrew, 2E1BRT
![Andrew, 2E1BRT Andrew, 2E1BRT](http://rsgb.org/main/files/2024/04/Andrew-Cooper-2E1BRT-50MHz-award-150x107.jpg)
In 2021, we shared details of Andrew, 2E1BRT and his interest in chasing awards. Almost three years on, we thought we would get an update on how Andrew is progressing. Having completed the RSGB 6m Countries Award and the IARU R1 Mixed Band Award in 2021 he had a blank sheet to commence the next […]