{"id":34510,"date":"2024-05-20T14:26:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T13:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?page_id=34510"},"modified":"2026-01-21T12:16:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T12:16:18","slug":"logbook-explorer-getting-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/beyond-exams-building-experience\/logbook-explorer-getting-started\/","title":{"rendered":"RSGB Logbook: Explorer"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34511 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2024\/04\/rsgb_logbook_explorer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2024\/04\/rsgb_logbook_explorer.png 500w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2024\/04\/rsgb_logbook_explorer-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2024\/04\/rsgb_logbook_explorer-150x80.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h1 id=\"logbook\"><strong>Explorer Award<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h4><strong>Our Learning Team has created a new Discovery scheme:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><strong>Few requirements<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong>Straight to the point<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong>Simple-to-follow programme<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Our goal is to produce a fun, easy to follow, interesting scheme that helps community members discover new aspects of the hobby.<\/h4>\n<blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.services\/\/public\/beyondexams\/RSGB_logbookpdfv7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Download <em>RSGB Logbook: Explorer<\/em> PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>By listening to the community and talking with existing groups within the hobby we are pleased to announce that we will be working together with established, popular programmes to help amateurs discover new ways of enjoying the hobby with the guidance and support of well-proven, fun, and exciting organisations.<\/h4>\n<h4>This scheme is a rolling programme so the team can adjust and improve the process as time goes on with the excellent input from the community.<\/h4>\n<h4>We would also like to widen the groups included in the plan so if you enjoy being part of the hobby we have not included yet then please get in touch and let us know!<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-style: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2018\/10\/300px_fine_dotted_line-300x3.png\" alt=\"300px_fine_dotted_line\" width=\"300\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>To start off we will be working with:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/parksontheair.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parks On The Air<\/a> (POTA)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bunkersontheair.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bunkers On The Air<\/a> (BOTA)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sota.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summits On The Air<\/a> (SOTA)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wab.intermip.net\/default.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Worked All Britain<\/a> (WAB)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/operating\/amateur-radio-awards\/rsgb-hf-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RSGB Awards HF<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/operating\/amateur-radio-awards\/vhfuhf-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RSGB Awards VHF\/UHF<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-style: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2018\/10\/300px_fine_dotted_line-300x3.png\" alt=\"300px_fine_dotted_line\" width=\"300\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>About the scheme<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"FirstParagraph\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The RSGB Logbook: Explorer is designed to give you a taste of several existing groups within the hobby <\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"FirstParagraph\">\n<h4><span lang=\"EN-US\">These groups are well-established and are supportive of participants <\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"FirstParagraph\">\n<h4><span lang=\"EN-US\">Each group created their part of the RSGB scheme using their experience and knowledge <\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"FirstParagraph\">\n<h4><span lang=\"EN-US\">They are designed to be fun and enable you to have a taster of each aspect of the hobby<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"FirstParagraph\">\n<h4><span lang=\"EN-US\">Participants can work alone or as a group<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-style: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2018\/10\/300px_fine_dotted_line-300x3.png\" alt=\"300px_fine_dotted_line\" width=\"300\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><strong>Your information is secure<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Download and print out the <a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.services\/\/public\/beyondexams\/RSGB_logbookpdfv7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>RSGB Logbook: Explorer<\/em> PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Read the introduction in the PDF<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Each section has an introduction to help you understand the plan<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>As you come across links in the plan click on the link and it sends you to the corresponding page on the RSGB website to read further about that section<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Please leave feedback on our <a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/beyond-exams-building-experience\/logbook-explorer-getting-started\/your-feedback\/\"><strong>feedback page<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Your feedback is greatly appreciated and will be used to help the Learning Team to keep the programmes fun and paced appropriately.<\/h4>\n<h4>We hope you enjoy the Logbook scheme!<\/h4>\n<h3><strong><em>Good luck!<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explorer Award Our Learning Team has created a new Discovery scheme: Few requirements Straight to the point Simple-to-follow programme Our goal is to produce a fun, easy to follow, interesting scheme that helps community members discover new aspects of the hobby. 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