RSGB Honorary Officers

		RSGB Honorary Officers and Managers help organise and run particular areas of interest within the hobby.
AROS - Amateur Radio Observation Service
IEE Liaison Officer
Intruder Watch Co-ordinator
IOTA Manager
GB2CW Manager
GB2RS Manager
HF Awards Manager
HF Manager
Microwave Manager
RSGB Trophies
VHF Awards Manager
VHF Manager

AROS - Amateur Radio Observation Service

The Amateur Radio Observation Service is an advisory and reporting service of the RSGB which is intended to assist radio amateurs and others who may be affected by problems which occur within the amateur bands or which develop on other frequencies as a result of amateur transmissions.

The service investigates reports of licence infringements, or instances of poor operating practice which might bring the Amateur Service into disrepute. Reports, complaints and associated supplementary information are accepted from any source and the contents of each communication is regarded as confidential material.

The source of any report or supplementary information is not disclosed without the permission of the originator. The originator of any report or complaint should be prepared to respond to further enquiries.

Requests for further details may be made to the originator and in addition, independent verification on an individual case basis may be supplied by AROS Observers. A report to AROS should contain details of the alleged infringement and should include: dates, times, modes, details of what was heard supported, if possible, by a tape recording. The originator should also state where he/she considers the 'offender' to have infringed the terms of the licence or where the 'offender' has acted in a manner contrary to codes of operational practice which have been agreed nationally or internationally. The identity of the 'offender' or his/her location, where this is known positively, should be included. However, reports where the identity or the location of the offender is not known, or not known with certainty, are still of value and are required.

After investigation and where there is evidence of deliberate malpractice or malicious abuse of amateur radio facilities, a formal report may be made to the appropriate authorities. This report will contain sufficient detail and evidence to enable further investigations to be made and the authorities may take such action as is appropriate. However, AROS prefers to settle problems great or small within the Amateur Service. Problems arising are referred to the authorities as a last resort.

Please send reports to: AROS, PO Box 113, Potters Bar, Herts, EN6 3ZY. e-mail: aros@rsgb.org.uk

IEE Liaison Officer

The Liaison Officer to the IEE is Professor PH Saul, G8EUX.

Intruder Watch Co-ordinator

The RSGB Monitoring System, more popularly known as the Intruder Watch, forms part of the IARU Monitoring System. As such it submits reports of non-amateur transmissions heard on the exclusive HF amateur bands to both the RA Monitoring Station at Baldcock and the IARU Region 1.

Intruders removed from the 14MHz band as a direct result of Intruder Watch reports being acted on by Baidock include two Russian broadcast station harmonics and a French military data transmission. On 18MHz the list includes an Argentine weather fax, military stations in Somalia and India, and diplomatic stations located at foreign embassy stations in Paris, Ankara and New Dehli.

Other non-data categories of intruding signals include CW, broadcast stations, speech, and over-the-horizon radar (OTHR). Any report should include as much information as possible, but preferably frequency, date, time (UTC), mode of transmission, any identification signal or callsign, language used, text (where appropriate), and beam heading where possible. For data transmissions a 'zero beat' f requency will be accurate enough for monitors without decoders. This information can then be passed on to a suitably equipped monitor for further investigation.

Most information received by the co-ordinator arrives from regular monitors, but occasional reports are also welcome from anyone who finds what may be an intruding signal on one of our exclusive amateur bands. All reports are welcome and will be acknowledged.

Intruder Watch information should be sent to: Chris Cummings, G4BOH, QTHR. e-mail: iw@rsgb.org.uk

IOTA Manager

The IOTA Manager is Roger Balister, G3KMA, email: iota.manager@rsgb.org.uk

GB2RS Manager

After many years of negotiations with the Post Office, the RSGB was authorised to broadcast the first news bulletin at
10.00am on Sunday 25 September 1955. This broadcast was on 3600kHz from the home of Frank Hicks-Arnold, G6MB, in Walton-on-Thames, using the special callsign GB2RS. Broadcasts have continued on Sundays ever since, and the Society now has around 145 volunteer news readers who take it in turns to operate some 100 separate schedules every Sunday. These go out in nine different amateur frequency bands, and can be heard throughout the UK and in parts of Western Europe.

Listeners in Western Europe should try listening for the transmissions on 7150kHz or after dark on 1990kHz. At 09.00 to
10.00am the broadcasts on 3640kHz and 3650kHz may also be heard in countries bordering the North Sea and the English Channel. A new experimental National broadcast has also been introduced on 5403.5kHz using USB at 12.30hrs. For those in Southern England there are two ATV news transmissions in the 1.3GHz band.

The organisation of the GB2RS news service and the network of news readers is the responsibility of the GB2RS News Manager.

The GB2RS News Manager is Gordon Adams, G3LEQ , e-mail: gb2rs@<no spam>boltblue.com (please remove the <no spam> from the address before sending any e-mail)

HF Awards Manager

John Dunnington, G3LZQ, PO Box 36, Brough, East Yorkshire, HU15 2WX, England or e-mail hf.awards@rsgb.org.uk

HF Awards website (external website)

HF Manager

The role of the HF Manager is to advise the Board on the development of amateur interests at frequencies below 30 MHz and on all international aspects of HF. Also to ensure that all HF matters within the Society are properly coordinated.

Monitors technical and operational developments; to encourage the flow of design and operating information within the UK and also between the UK and other countries; to assist in developing common licence conditions, operating standards and safety philosophies.

The HF Manager is John Gould, G3WKL, e-mail: hf.manager@rsgb.org.uk

Microwave Manager

The role of the Microwave Manager is to advise the Board on the development of amateur interests at frequencies above 1GHz and on all international aspects of microwaves. Also to ensure that all microwave matters within the Society are properly coordinated.

The Microwave Manager is Murray Niman, G6JYB, e-mail: mw.manager@rsgb.org.uk

RSGB Trophies

The Society is fortunate to have a large number of trophies. Many of these are awarded to winners of various contests, whilst others give public recognition to some particular aspect of Society work. They are presented at a number of RSGB events, typically at the HF and the RSGB AGM. Click here to see more information on the trophies which the RSGB award.

For enquiries or more information please contact the Trophies Manager at: trophy@rsgb.org.uk

VHF Awards Manager

VHF Awards website (external website)

VHF Manager

The role of the VHF Manager is to advise the Board on the development of amateur interests at frequencies above 30 MHz and on all international aspects of VHF. Also to ensure that all VHF matters within the Society are properly coordinated.

The VHF Manager is David Butler, G4ASR, e-mail: vhf.manager@rsgb.org.uk

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