DATE: 22nd July 2023 |
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After
serving for nine years, the RSGB
Trophy Manager is
retiring and so we are looking for a new volunteer for this role.
The
position is part of the RSGB Volunteer
Leadership
Team, reporting to the Board.
Working
in close relationship with the three Contest Committees and the RSGB
General
Manager, the Trophy Manager looks after the RSGB
trophies,
arranges for their engraving and presentation to recipients, and
maintains the
trophies’ history.
Currently
the trophies are stored in a commercial storage facility, paid for by
the RSGB. This
facility can be close to your location, so you don’t need to live close
to RSGB
headquarters.
The
Trophy Manager needs to communicate clearly with trophy winners, trophy
donors
and RSGB staff and volunteers. You
will also need IT skills to prepare the required documents for trophy
engraving, maintain various trophy records, and prepare information for
use by
the RSGB.
You
will need to be adaptable, being both proactive and reactive, in order
to
manage the preparation of trophies for presentation
at the AGM and
the Convention. You
will need to attend both of those RSGB annual events.
If
you are interested in applying for the role or would like to find out
more,
please email gm.dept@rsgb.org.uk.
Ofcom
consultation – Updating the Amateur Radio Licensing
Framework
An Ofcom consultation
called Updating the
Amateur Radio Licensing Framework opened on Friday, 23 June
2023.
According
to Ofcom, the proposals set out in the consultation aim to “provide
greater
operating freedom for radio amateurs; and make the process of getting
and using
a licence simpler, clearer and more responsive.”
The
closing date for responses is 4 September 2023.
All
radio amateurs are strongly encouraged to read the
consultation on
Ofcom’s website.
You
can also find the consultation by visiting rsgb.org/licencereview where the
RSGB will provide guidance on how to respond to the consultation in due
course.
News from the RSGB HF Contest Committee
GR2HQ, the RSGB HQ entry for the IARU HF World Championship was active over the weekend of 8/9 July and this year’s performance in the contest was generally good. Plans for next year included encouraging more UK stations to call GR2HQ stations. Tim G4FJK will be the lead for the HFCC in 2024 for organising the GR2HQ HQ station, replacing Mike, G7TWC, who is leaving the committee.
The IOTA Contest is over the weekend of 29/30 July. This is the RSGB's most popular International contest and is a great opportunity to have significant fun on the HF Bands, working rarely activated island location.
News from the RSGB VHF Contest Committee
For logs submitted as entries to RSGB V/UHF contests that are coordinated with IARU Region 1 contests, there is now an option for your log to be automatically forwarded as an entry into the IARU Region 1 contest.
Minutes of Contesting Committees Meetings
The
minutes of RSGB Contesting Committees meetings are available here.
RSGB Contests in 2023
The full 2023 RSGB contest calendars and rules for all RSGB contests are available here (HF) and here (VHF)
Other
HF Contests in 2023
For
more data on a wide
range HF contests,
the websites of WA7BNM,
PG7V
and G8JYV are very useful sources of
information.
Another useful source of HF contest information is on the website of HB9DHG which can be reached by going to http://www.hb9dhg.ch, and selecting "Contest Calendar".
That's all for this edition of the Newsletter
73,
Ian Pawson G0FCT
Chair, RSGB Contest Support Committee
(csc.chair@rsgbcc.org)