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This message is addressed to the new generation of emerging engineers and scientists who are interested to take up a new technical hobby. Opportunities for taking radio amateur training are offered at rsgb.org/main/clubs-training/for-students/online-training-resources-for-students. Following the training, a short, online, multiple-choice exam can lead to a transmitting licence, …
The RCF again sponsored events to encourage young people to build radio receivers as part of British Science Week 2020. The RCF-funded Spaxton medium wave radio kits from Walford Electronics and they were used at three events, two at Bletchley Park and one …
The RCF is working with the RSGB’s National Radio Centre, Bletchley Park and the Smallpeice Trust in monitoring the coronavirus situation. A decision will be made in mid-April on whether the May Connect Day will go ahead as planned, or if it needs …
On Wednesday, 7 August 2019 the RCF are sponsoring their fifth event for Arkwright Scholars. Sixteen A-level students who have won engineering scholarships will be going through the Foundation Practical Assessments and sitting the exam all in a single day. The event is …
On Saturday, 30 March 2019 we ran our fourth RCF Arkwright Connect Day at the RSGB National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park, when chosen young people get the chance to complete their Foundation licence in just one day. More about the event, and …
By way of a follow-up to the In Focus feature in the June 2016 Practical Wireless, Steve Hartley, G0FUW has an update on the RCF’s activities. Download Practical Wireless article (2-page/297KB PDF) With thanks to Don Field at Practical Wireless.
Radio Frequency (RF) engineering and communications are an important part of the electronics sector in the UK, however the decline in numbers of young people taking an interest in radio communications has created a specific skills shortage. The Radio Communications Foundation (RCF) and …
The winners of the RCF scholarships were Harry Gibson, Samir Sardana and George Downing. The awards were presented by RAF Group Captain Tony Keeling, Air Marshal Julian Young and Air Vice Marshal Ross Paterson at an awards ceremony organized by the Smallpeice Trust. …
Engineering is a diverse discipline and there are many different career options out there for young people. Hosting a Connect Day provides the chance for Arkwright Scholars to explore potential future career paths in an exciting and hands-on way. Long-time sponsor The Radio …
By Peter Barnes, M0SWN (President, Swansea Radio Society) When I started my first semester at Swansea University, naturally one of my first questions was is there a radio club? Little was I to know that this question would lead me down a long …
