New mock exam papers
The RSGB Exam Syllabus Review Group (ESRG) has published a new set of mock papers covering each of the...
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Planning Advisory Committee needs members
The RSGB Planning Advisory Committee would like additional volunteers to join its advisory panel. Volunteers deal with queries from...
RSGB National Radio Centre volunteers
The RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) welcomes thousands of people through its doors each month and we need to...
Exams and Syllabus Review Group (ESRG) vacancies
The RSGB is seeking to appoint additional members to the Exams and Syllabus Review Group (ESRG), formerly known as...
via HACKADAY: Measuring An Unknown Velocity Factor
When is the speed of light not the speed of light? Of course, that’s a…
via the RSGB: The Radio Communications Foundation is recruiting new Trustees
The Radio Communications Foundation (RCF) is a small charity dedicated to encouraging people to take up radio…
FO/JI1IKW Bora Bora. From DXNews.com
Hiro, JI1JKW will be active as FO/JI1JKW from Bora Bora Island, IOTA OC – 067, French Polynesia, 26 –...
via HACKADAY: Getting Started with Radio Astronomy
There are many facets to being a radio hobbyist, but if you’ve ever had the…
Global ‘time signals’ subtly shifted as the total solar eclipse reshaped Earth’s upper atmosphere, new data shows
During the historic April 8 total solar eclipse, a government radio station in Colorado started…
RSGB Board appoints Chair
The RSGB Board has met for the first time since the Society’s AGM, where three Directors were endorsed to...
Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club site agreement ends, and an urgent search for a new location is underway (California)
It’s not exactly cutting the cord, but the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club will now…
VP6DF Pitcairn. From DXNews.com
Dave, WJ2O will be active as VP6DF from Pitcairn Island, IOTA OC – 044, 30 May – 10 June...
via the RSGB: The new licence conditions – RSGB help and support
Following the introduction in February of the new Ofcom amateur radio licence conditions, the RSGB…
via HACKADAY: Crystal Radio Kit from the 1970s
If you read the December 1970 issue of Mechanix Illustrated, you’d be treated to ’s…
via the RSGB: Sharing your stories of amateur radio
Nigel Limb, M7FFU, had a motorbike accident in 2015 that left him with permanent brain…
Top Amateur Radio Websites – Issue 2416
Magnetic Loop Antenna Builds and Autotuning Advancements, Hostilog, Evolution of Car Radios: From Marconi to Motorola, Mastering Magnetic Loop...
Council denies ham radio tower extension (Arizona)
A Cottonwood man wanted to build a radio tower in the Sawmill housing development with…
Why Ham radio is still important (Philippines)
Are amateur radios, also called ham radios, still important these days? Apparently so! When cell…
via the RSGB: RSGB Board appoints its Chair
The RSGB Board has met for the first time since the Society’s AGM, where three…
Via AMSAT: ANS-112 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
In this edition: Nine US Schools Moved Forward in ARISS Selection Process AMSAT Thanks First…
Build Your Own Transmitting Air Variable Capacitors!
An “eHam Classic” by David Hammack, N4DFP
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1312 – Full Version
Release Date: April 20, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1312 – Truncated 1-hour version
This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
World Amateur Radio Day 2024: Date, Theme, History, and Significance
World Amateur Radio Day, also known as International Amateur Radio Day is celebrated on 18…
Bill Continelli, W2XOY of This Week in Amateur Radio, SK
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of one of our longtime…