{"id":35650,"date":"2024-10-24T12:45:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T11:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?page_id=35650"},"modified":"2026-03-19T09:50:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T09:50:50","slug":"buildathons-and-workshops","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/buildathons-and-workshops\/","title":{"rendered":"Buildathons and workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Practical activities, like buildathons and workshops, are a fantastic way to\u00a0engage new audiences<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0to help retain people in the hobby.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Many people, young and old, learn more easily when actually taking part in something, especially when there are volunteers on hand to provide support and share the fun!<\/h4>\n

Whether it\u2019s for young people with an interest in STEM subjects or experienced radio amateurs looking to develop their skills, hands-on activities give people the opportunity to build or develop something they can take away with them.<\/h4>\n
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Interested in organising a buildathon? Take a look at our guide <\/a>to planning one.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Want the slides from our RSGB 2024\u00a0Convention microprocessor workshop? Head to our MCU page<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n

No buildathons or workshops happening near you? Want to try something practical on your own? Take a look at our Practical Skills videos<\/a><\/strong> that guide you through a variety of techniques that will help you as you enjoy and learn more about amateur radio.<\/h4>\n

Fancy having a go at building your own HR QRP VSWR\/power meter<\/strong>? RSGB members, head to November 2024’s RadCom<\/a><\/strong> feature and discover more!<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Practical activities, like buildathons and workshops, are a fantastic way to\u00a0engage new audiences\u00a0and\u00a0to help retain people in the hobby. Many people, young and old, learn more easily when actually taking part in something, especially when there are volunteers on hand to provide support and share the fun! Whether it\u2019s for young people with an interest […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20373,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-35650","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20373"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35650"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46502,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35650\/revisions\/46502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}