RSGB Friendship on the air Award
The Friendship on the Air Award is designed to celebrate the friendship of amateur radio over the airwaves. The main purpose is to contact other people in a friendly and non-competitive way, connecting with them rather than simply making a quick QSO and moving on.
Hunts ARS Club Identifier = HUNT
More information click link below:
https://rsgb.org/main/operating/amateur-radio-awards/friendship-on-the-air-award/
The Friendship on the Air Award is designed to celebrate the friendship of amateur radio over the airwaves. The main purpose is to contact other people in a friendly and non-competitive way, connecting with them rather than simply making a quick QSO and moving on.
Hunts ARS Club Identifier = HUNT
More information click link below:
https://rsgb.org/main/operating/amateur-radio-awards/friendship-on-the-air-award/
Ofcom - Important Message About Your Radio Licence
Ofcom have writing to all licence holders to make you aware of some important changes that they are proposing to make to your Wireless Telegraphy Act licence(s) issued by Ofcom.
They have put all the relevant information about the proposal including the General Notice on a dedicated EMF webpage Here you will find details of the licence variation process alongside the background to the changes and lots of FAQs to help you understand what their proposal means for you.
1. https://rsgb.org/main/technical/emc/emf-exposure/
2. ofcom.org.uk/emf.
3. RSGB/Ofcom EMF Calculator Demonstration https://youtu.be/z9NYlQwbCZQ
They have put all the relevant information about the proposal including the General Notice on a dedicated EMF webpage Here you will find details of the licence variation process alongside the background to the changes and lots of FAQs to help you understand what their proposal means for you.
1. https://rsgb.org/main/technical/emc/emf-exposure/
2. ofcom.org.uk/emf.
3. RSGB/Ofcom EMF Calculator Demonstration https://youtu.be/z9NYlQwbCZQ
RSGB Direct-to-Full Consultation 2021
The RSGB's Examinations Standards Committee has launched a consultation to a new, "Direct to Full" licence exam. It would run in parallel with the existing three-tier system. The RSGB is encouraging everyone to take part and give their views. Hundreds of people have done so already so do give your feed back before the consultation closes on Sunday 14th March. The background to the consultation, as well as links to the proposed syllabus and the survery are on the RSGB Website:
www.rsgb.org/direct-to-full
Addition info: https://www.essexham.co.uk/direct-to-full.html
The RSGB's Examinations Standards Committee has launched a consultation to a new, "Direct to Full" licence exam. It would run in parallel with the existing three-tier system. The RSGB is encouraging everyone to take part and give their views. Hundreds of people have done so already so do give your feed back before the consultation closes on Sunday 14th March. The background to the consultation, as well as links to the proposed syllabus and the survery are on the RSGB Website:
www.rsgb.org/direct-to-full
Addition info: https://www.essexham.co.uk/direct-to-full.html
VDSL reporting
In many areas of the UK, all of the HF amateur bands up to and including 20m are being blighted by interference from VDSL. This is the most widespread means of providing residential broadband internet services in the UK. Ofcom, which is responsible for investigating radio interference, says that it receives, on average, only six (6) complaints per year on the topic and won’t take any significant action.
The RSGB President has written a letter in the May edition of RadCom (which will be landing on doorsteps from 15th April) asking every radio amateur who suffers from VDSL interference to submit a complaint to Ofcom so that we can demonstrate the size of the problem.
In addition to the full RadCom feature by the RSGB’s EMC Committee, RSGB have created a special web page that outlines the process for identifying and reporting your VDSL issues and also offers guidance and software to help you do so. The web page will be live soon so do please take time to look:
www.rsgb.org/vdsl-reporting
Heather Parsons
Communications Manager
Radio Society of Great Britain
In many areas of the UK, all of the HF amateur bands up to and including 20m are being blighted by interference from VDSL. This is the most widespread means of providing residential broadband internet services in the UK. Ofcom, which is responsible for investigating radio interference, says that it receives, on average, only six (6) complaints per year on the topic and won’t take any significant action.
The RSGB President has written a letter in the May edition of RadCom (which will be landing on doorsteps from 15th April) asking every radio amateur who suffers from VDSL interference to submit a complaint to Ofcom so that we can demonstrate the size of the problem.
In addition to the full RadCom feature by the RSGB’s EMC Committee, RSGB have created a special web page that outlines the process for identifying and reporting your VDSL issues and also offers guidance and software to help you do so. The web page will be live soon so do please take time to look:
www.rsgb.org/vdsl-reporting
Heather Parsons
Communications Manager
Radio Society of Great Britain
Get on the Air to Care”
Incredible video message of support for “Get on the air to care” from Tony Hadley (former lead singer in Spandau Ballet). Gone live on RSGB website
https://rsgb.org/main/blog/news/gb2rs/headlines/2020/04/22/tony-hadley-video-message-to-support-gota2c/
Interview on BBC 3 Counties Radio with Steve Thomas, General Manager RSGB ( at 1:24 mins in)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p088bpbc
The Radio Society of Great Britain, working in partnership with the NHS, is launching a new campaign called “Get on the air to care” to support the emotional health and well being of 75,000 licensed UK radio amateurs – just some of the 3,000,000 worldwide.
Paul Devlin, NHS England Emergency Care Improvement Support Team and RSGB District Representative, says: “Now, more than ever, we need to optimise all modes of communication to help reduce loneliness and isolation within communities. Amateur radio provides a wonderful, unprecedented opportunity to help make this a reality”.
Our new “Get on the air to care” web page includes our launch video so go to www.rsgb.org/gota2c and take a look.
As you get involved in “Get on the air to care” by being more active on the radio, please share your photos, video clips and news with us via comms@rsgb.org.uk and also on social media using the hashtag #GOTA2C
GB1NHS, the UK's National Health Service radio communications station will be on the air as part of this campaign so listen out for it!
Heather Parsons
Communications Manager
Radio Society of Great Britain
Incredible video message of support for “Get on the air to care” from Tony Hadley (former lead singer in Spandau Ballet). Gone live on RSGB website
https://rsgb.org/main/blog/news/gb2rs/headlines/2020/04/22/tony-hadley-video-message-to-support-gota2c/
Interview on BBC 3 Counties Radio with Steve Thomas, General Manager RSGB ( at 1:24 mins in)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p088bpbc
The Radio Society of Great Britain, working in partnership with the NHS, is launching a new campaign called “Get on the air to care” to support the emotional health and well being of 75,000 licensed UK radio amateurs – just some of the 3,000,000 worldwide.
Paul Devlin, NHS England Emergency Care Improvement Support Team and RSGB District Representative, says: “Now, more than ever, we need to optimise all modes of communication to help reduce loneliness and isolation within communities. Amateur radio provides a wonderful, unprecedented opportunity to help make this a reality”.
Our new “Get on the air to care” web page includes our launch video so go to www.rsgb.org/gota2c and take a look.
As you get involved in “Get on the air to care” by being more active on the radio, please share your photos, video clips and news with us via comms@rsgb.org.uk and also on social media using the hashtag #GOTA2C
GB1NHS, the UK's National Health Service radio communications station will be on the air as part of this campaign so listen out for it!
Heather Parsons
Communications Manager
Radio Society of Great Britain
