{"id":47950,"date":"2026-05-15T15:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?p=47950"},"modified":"2026-05-15T15:37:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:37:48","slug":"which-rsgb-convention-workshop-will-you-take-part-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/blog\/news\/gb2rs\/headlines\/2026\/05\/15\/which-rsgb-convention-workshop-will-you-take-part-in\/","title":{"rendered":"RSGB Convention workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The RSGB is running a practical and thought-provoking <a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/about-us\/rsgb-convention\/rsgb-2026-convention-workshops\/rsgb-2026-convention-workshop-ai-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>workshop<\/strong><\/a> for radio amateurs, makers, and home constructors, who want to understand what AI really is, what it is good at, where it can go wrong and why it matters.<\/p>\n<p>The session will run during the <a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/about-us\/rsgb-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RSGB Convention<\/strong><\/a> on both Saturday, 10 October and Sunday, 11 October 2026.<\/p>\n<p>It will feature real examples from personal projects and will show how large language models can act as useful thinking partners for learning, writing, coding and building.<\/p>\n<p>At only \u00a315 for a two hour session, this is an opportunity not to be missed.<\/p>\n<p>We are running an additional <a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/about-us\/rsgb-convention\/rsgb-2026-convention-workshops\/rsgb-2026-convention-nanovna-essentials-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>workshop<\/strong> <\/a>on Friday, 9 October 2026.<\/p>\n<p>In this six hour workshop you will learn how to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/nanovna.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NanoVNA<\/strong><\/a> effectively, understand its practical limitations and apply it confidently in your shack.<\/p>\n<p>You will also learn to calibrate the device correctly and complete hands-on exercises using your own NanoVNA.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/rsgbstore.uk\/acatalog\/Online_Catalogue_Join_the_RSGB_22.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RSGB members<\/strong><\/a>-only workshop costs \u00a350 and includes lunch and refreshments.<\/p>\n<p>Both workshops are filled on a first-come, first-served basis and are limited to 20 people per session, so <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickettailor.com\/events\/radiosocietyofgreatbritain\/2048785\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">book now<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The RSGB is running a practical and thought-provoking workshop for radio amateurs, makers, and home constructors, who want to understand what AI really is, what it is good at, where it can go wrong and why it matters. The session will run during the RSGB Convention on both Saturday, 10 October and Sunday, 11 October [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20395,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[274,47,55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47950","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\/47950","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\/20395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47950"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47994,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47950\/revisions\/47994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}