New RSGB Operating Advisory Service Coordinator

Ian Suart, GM4AUP has been appointed as the RSGB’s first Operating Advisory Service Coordinator.

The Operating Advisory Service, OAS, has been established to help amateurs in various ways, especially those whose enjoyment is being hindered by the poor activities of others.

These include giving practical guidance to individual Members, delivering talks to clubs, and sharing their own OAS experiences with the national OAS team.

Working with him is a growing team of Regional Operating Advisors.

The aim is to have at least one Advisor in every Region, assisting the Region’s volunteer team with OAS’s developing expertise.

Please encourage any suitable candidate in your Region to apply for the Regional Operating Advisor role, by contacting Ian via email to oas@rsgb.org.uk

New IRA Youth Representative

Iceland's national amateur radio society, the IRA, have appointed Elin Sigurðardóttir TF2EQ as their new youth representative

The appointment was made at the IRA board meeting on 16th January 2019.

Elín will, among other things, handle relations with the Chair of the IARU Region 1 Youth Working Group, Lisa Leenders PA2LS.

Elín got her amateur license at university in 2016 and has worked part-time building charging stations for electric cars.

SYLRA interview with Elin Sigurðardóttir TF2EQ - https://www.sylra.is/index.php/yl-of-the-month/october

CEO Discusses ARRL Role

The new CEO of the ARRL, Howard Michel /WB2ITX spoke at the Ham Radio University event on 5th January 2019. The video below is worth watching to hear Howard’s thoughts on the role of the ARRL. The first 26 minutes are good, but the Q&A session that follows suffers from no audio coverage of the audience.