RSGB Clubs & Training Website
The RSGB website now has a Clubs and Training section with a host of new features for those seeking club information, training and examination venues.
Those seeking information will simply enter their postcode and they will be able to see all the groups within a given range.
You can find the new page at http://www.rsgb.org/clubsandtraining.
News
GB2RS – The RSGB News Service
DXZone – Amateur Radio News (North American Site)
Southgate Amateur Radio Club news site
Rallies
NARSA – Northern Amateur Radio Societies Association. The North West Region’s largest Rally in Blackpool
RSGB Rallies Calendar – Calendar of Radio Rallies across the UK
Clubs, Societies & Regulation
The RSGB – Radio Society of Great Britain
The RSGB shop – RSGB Shop – for all your amateur radio books, RSGB membership etc.
ARRL – American Amateur Radio Relay League (equivalent to RSGB)
OfCom – Office of Comunications – UK amateur radio regulators
IARU – International Amateur Radio Union. We are in IARU Region 1.
Contests & Award Programs
Amateur Radio Contesting from your Backyard – Getting started guide
Summits On The Air – The ultimate “Summits-On-The-Air” – SOTA programme
Wainwrights On The Air – “Wainwrights-On-The-Air” award scheme (WOTA)
RSGB Contests – The RSGB Contesting Committees are responsible to the board for all aspects of HF and VHF contests
Worked All Britain – An awards program encouraging communication with and between British Amateur Radio Operators
Maidenhead Locator Squares – Information on the QRA locator square system
Modes and Operating
GQRP Club – devoted to low power communication
Just Learn Morse Code – Great Self-Teach Morse Code site
Propagation
WSPRnet – Propagation Map using the Weak Signal Propagation Mode
VOACAP – Professional-grade HF point-to-point propagation predictions
General Information
G1CCL – Dave’s Website
Hamlife – Amateur Radio lifestyle site by Icom
HamRadioTube – Ham Videos
Become a Storm Spotter from Home – Using Amateur Radio during Storm Spotting
Training
HamTests – Exam practice!
Repeaters
South Lakeland Repeater Group – Home of GB3LF & GB3LD
IRLP Node Status – IRLP Node listing by Country
Tools & Facilities
HRD Log – A great online Logging application from the makers of Ham Radio Deluxe
Haminfobar – Browser extension that adds lots of HAM stuff in an easy format
eQSL Cards – The electronic QSL service for radio amateurs
SDV Contest Logging – Contest logging program written by Paul O’Kane EI5DL
WSJT-X – An Amateur Radio Program for decoding weak signals
K1JT – Weak Signal Communications Software
Suppliers & Manufacturers
Antenna Engineering – “High Performance HF Vertical Antennas” (UK based company)
BHI – noise cancelling products
Elecraft – “Hands-on Ham radio” – maker of the K1, K2, K3, KX3 transceiver kits
Garex – A British manufacturing company
innovAntennas – “performance through innovation”
Junksale – Buy and Sell 2nd hand stuff
Kanga – supplier of amateur radio kits
Martin Lynch – ML&S – “The World’s Favourite Ham Store”
Kenwood Electronics – “Listen to the future”
linamp – Linear Amp UK
Moonraker – “supplier of radio communication antennas and associated products”
Nevada – Suppliers of amateur radio as well as musical equipment
Radioworld Communications – UK-based supplier
rfparts – US-based supplier of RF parts
Sandpiper Aerial Technology Ltd
Spiderbeam – “high performance light-weight antennas” from Germany
Vine Antennas Ltd – supplier of SteppIR antennas
Waters and Stanton – UK-based supplier of amateur radio
Westlake Electronics – “specialises in RF cables and connectors”
winradio – Suppliers of top line Software Defined Radio (SDR) – Excalibur
Yaesu UK Ltd – “Choice of the world’s top DX’ers”
RSGB Affiliated Clubs
Region 1: Scotland South and Western Isles
Ayr Amateur Radio Group – Ayrshire On The Airwaves
Kilmarnock and Loudoun Amateur Radio Club
Cockenzie & Port Seton Amateur Radio Club
Livingston & District Amateur RS