Two new RSGB activities for National Coding Week

National Coding Week takes place during the third week of September and the RSGB is dedicating the whole of the month to amateur radio and coding activities.

This year, the Society has created two new activities for you to try. Both build on worksheets it shared in previous years, however, you don’t have to have done those first.

Python Pocket Morse activity

The Python Pocket Morse activity has been developed by the RSGB Maker Champion Tom Wardill, 2E0JJI and is a low-cost opportunity to learn some Morse and programming together. The exercise will cover using a BBC Micro:bit V2 and the ‘more advanced’ Python programming instead of the previous block programming mode. It is intended as a gentle introduction to both Python and small computer programming and can be done without any previous knowledge of the micro:bit. You can download the full instructions via the activity web page.

LoRa Balloon Challenge

The other new activity is the LoRa balloon challenge. As well as the manual which guides you through the process of building your own LoRa tracker and seeing how far your signal can reach, the Society has released a video in which Fraser, MM0EFI demonstrates the process. Find both on the RSGB website.