{"id":32834,"date":"2023-08-25T15:46:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T14:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?p=32834"},"modified":"2023-08-25T15:49:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T14:49:25","slug":"rsgb-2023-convention-speakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/blog\/news\/gb2rs\/headlines\/2023\/08\/25\/rsgb-2023-convention-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"RSGB 2023 Convention speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/convention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RSGB 2023 Convention<\/strong><\/a> is just seven weeks away and the Society is delighted that AMSAT will be holding its Colloquium during the event again.<\/p>\n<p>The RSGB\u2019s programme includes a fantastic range of expert speakers and amateur radio topics. You\u2019ll hear behind-the-scenes stories about the Rockall DXpedition 2023 and the Bouvet 3Y0J DXpedition; Cathy Clarke, G1GQJ will share the history of <a href=\"http:\/\/raynet-uk.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RAYNET<\/strong><\/a> and its importance in the modern world; and there are presentations on aircraft scatter, PCB Building and also working FM satellites on a budget.<\/p>\n<p>Following the exciting news that the UK will be the hosts for the <a href=\"https:\/\/wrtc.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>World Radiosport Team Championship<\/strong><\/a> in 2026, you\u2019ll hear from competitors and referees who took part in the 2022 Championship and gain an insight into the preparations for the 2026 event.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time, the Convention will also have a clear focus on outreach and practical activities as the RSGB provides opportunities for individuals and clubs to \u2018have a go\u2019 and be inspired to try new things in their local areas. These are just some of the many highlights and the RSGB will be publishing full details in the October 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/publications-archives\/radcom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>RadCom<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Keep an eye on our <a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/convention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Convention web pages<\/strong><\/a> for more details over the next couple of weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the RSGB is delighted to announce that Keith Hotchkiss, G0FEA has been appointed as the RSGB\u2019s volunteer Lecture Coordinator for the 2023 Convention. Keith will be working with General Manager and Convention Chair Steve Thomas, M1ACB and the rest of the Convention team to create another fantastic event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The RSGB 2023 Convention is just seven weeks away and the Society is delighted that AMSAT will be holding its Colloquium during the event again. The RSGB\u2019s programme includes a fantastic range of expert speakers and amateur radio topics. You\u2019ll hear behind-the-scenes stories about the Rockall DXpedition 2023 and the Bouvet 3Y0J DXpedition; Cathy Clarke, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20358,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[274,47,55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-front-page-news","category-headlines","category-rsgb-notices"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20358"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32834"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32834\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}