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The RSGB Examination Standards Committee is pleased to announce the publication of an updated version of the Direct to Full syllabus. The significant changes from the previous version are the moving of some points between Section One on Licensing and Section Two on Operating. These changes bring the Direct to Full syllabus into line with the latest version of the three-part syllabus. You can find the updated syllabus and change documentation on the RSGB website.These changes come into effect from January 2026, so please choose the correct version of the syllabus for the date you plan to take your exam.

Four young RSGB members have spent the last week near Paris for this year’s Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) summer camp. The event was a huge success with activities that included group member Sophie, M7IJG asking a question to astronaut Mike Fincke, KE5AIT during the camp’s ARISS contact with the International Space Station. Hear more from the young radio amateurs by reading their blog at rsgb.org/yota-camp

RSGB members, and the wider amateur radio community, are invited to a Meet the President Day at the RSGB’s National Radio Centre (NRC) on Thursday, 28 August 2025. The Society’s President, Bob Beebe, GU4YOX, will be present throughout the day to welcome members, hear their views, and discuss the work of the Society in supporting and promoting amateur radio. RSGB members, don’t forget to download your free entry voucher to Bletchley Park at rsgb.org/bpvoucher.

The Maritime Radio Historical Society (MRHS) in the United States, in cooperation with the Cipher History Museum, has arranged to transmit an Enigma message via the maritime radio coast station KPH, near San Francisco. The transmission will take place on Saturday, 30 August 2025 at 2000UTC. KPH listeners, intercept operators. and code breakers everywhere are invited to try their hand at receiving the transmission and decrypting the message. For more information, including details of certificates that are available for decrypting the message, visit the MRHS events page.

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