Convention 2021 programme

RSGB Convention 2021 begins at 08.45 on Saturday 9 October
Watch live at rsgb.org/convention or youtube.com/TheRSGB

Programme of events

08:45	President’s welcome and introduction Stewart Bryant, G3YSX
09:00	Keynote address Professor Cathryn Mitchell, M0IBG The talk will explore the connections between radio and space and will look at the many ways that everyone can get involved. Radio science is fundamental to space exploration but also to many aspects of our lives. From satnavs to mobile phones to wifi we usually take radio for granted but we all know the frustration when it does not work as well as we expect! We need experts who are trained in the theory, practical problem solvers who are willing and able to fix problems and also experimenters who discover practical improvements that challenge our understanding.

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10:00	Soldering: skills, ideas and tips Dan McGraw, M0WUT	Arctic IOTA trip to Prins Karls Forland island Allan Batievsky, EA3HSO
11:00	Portable skills and approaches Michael Sansom, G0POT	Software Defined Radio Andrew Barron, ZL3DW
12:00	Having fun with electronics, coding and amateur radio John Hislop, G7OHO and the STEAMettes	Radio War Dr David Abrutat
13:00	Solar cycle 25 Steve Nichols, G0KYA	Precision microwave engineering: the fun of making your own components Neil Smith, G4DBN
14:00	SOTA, POTA, and IOTA, QRP DXpedition fun! Ray Novak, N9JA	An obsession with antennas Callum McCormick, M0MCX
15:00	Club Log for absolute beginners Michael Wells, G7VJR	VP8PJ 2020 – DX-pedition to the South Orkney Islands Gene Spinelli, K5GS
16:00	Intro to ham radio satellites Sean Kutzko, KX9X	DXpeditions on VHF – How to be successful at the other end of the pile-up Bernd Mischlewski, DF2ZC