{"id":42106,"date":"2025-08-29T15:20:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T14:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?p=42106"},"modified":"2025-08-29T15:24:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T14:24:14","slug":"rsgb-convention-draft-programme-released-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/blog\/news\/gb2rs\/headlines\/2025\/08\/29\/rsgb-convention-draft-programme-released-2\/","title":{"rendered":"RSGB Convention draft programme released"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you bought your ticket for this year&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/rsgb.org\/convention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RSGB Convention<\/strong><\/a> yet? The <a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/rsgb-convention-2025\/convention-programme-and-speaker-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>weekend\u2019s draft programme has just been released<\/strong><\/a> and details all the inspiring speakers that the Society has lined up for your enjoyment.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to improve your technical knowledge, make sure you put the presentation by <a href=\"http:\/\/rsgb.org\/sunday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Hans Summers, G0UPL<\/strong><\/a> from QRP Labs on your must-see list. Hans will introduce the concept of polar modulation SSB, along with the story of the practical implementation of polar modulation SSB in the QRP Labs QMX and QMX+ transceivers.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps you&#8217;d like to get some operating tips? In which case <a href=\"http:\/\/rsgb.org\/sunday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Walt Hudson, K4OGO<\/strong><\/a> is one to add to your weekend schedule. Walt, also known as &#8216;Salty Walt&#8217;, will discuss different types of antennas and his experience with them when operating portable.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to discover something new within amateur radio, then join <a href=\"http:\/\/rsgb.org\/saturday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kjetil Vinorum, LB4FH<\/strong><\/a> for a presentation on \u2018elmering\u2019 in an online world.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, <a href=\"http:\/\/rsgb.org\/saturday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mike Walker, VA3MW<\/strong><\/a> will present an exclusive look at the new Aurora transceiver from FlexRadio Systems and will showcase how the Aurora pushes the boundaries of software-defined radio.<\/p>\n<p>With a <a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/rsgb-convention-2025\/convention-programme-and-speaker-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>wide-ranging programme<\/strong><\/a> to spark your interest, three exciting workshops, the Special Interest Groups room, GB3HQ and much more, this year\u2019s Convention is one not to be missed. The event takes place between Friday 10 &#8211; Sunday 12 October at Kents Hill Conference Centre in Milton Keynes. Tickets are selling fast so to view the full draft programme and book go to <a href=\"http:\/\/rsgb.org\/convention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>rsgb.org\/convention<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you bought your ticket for this year&#8217;s RSGB Convention yet? The weekend\u2019s draft programme has just been released and details all the inspiring speakers that the Society has lined up for your enjoyment. If you want to improve your technical knowledge, make sure you put the presentation by Hans Summers, G0UPL from QRP Labs [&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-42106","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\/42106","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=42106"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42118,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42106\/revisions\/42118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}