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Henry was licenced in 1966 and was operational from Spennymoor, County Durham. He became an enthusiastic member of Raynet soon afterwards, initially with Mid Severn Valley Raynet Group, then Solihull and Chelmsley Wood Raynet Group around 1979, and Wes…
Copied off GM13 Forum. Also checkout QRZ.com. Roy – GM4VKI 11:43 #1838 It is with tears in my eys to report the my best mate Dave GM3WIL passed away last night due to a massive heart attack. RIP Pal. Roy GM4VKI Reply Like More Andy – MM0FMF 12:44 #1839 Sad to hear that Roy. I didn’t …
The news headlines: G2HCG becomes centenarian this week Remember to vote in RSGB elections Foundation exams online during pandemic GB2RS Script – HERE . CLUB NEWS On Monday Edinburgh and District Amateur Radio club has a net. Contact Norman, GM1CNH, on 0774 094 6192. West of Scotland Amateur Radio Society has a net on Wednesday …
A good news story to start this week’s news. The RSGB would like to wish Bill Sykes, G2HCG a happy 100th birthday for Wednesday, 8 April 2020. Bill is well-known for his involvement with JBeam aerials and for his in-depth knowledge of aerials in genera…
Don’t forget that voting for the RSGB elections is still open. If you’ve struggled to find your Membership number, the Society has made it easier for you by adding it to the righthand sidebar of your Members’ page when you log into Membership Services….
On the 20 March 2020, the RSGB stopped accepting new exam bookings as part of its response to the government’s guidance concerning coronavirus. Since then, it has been exploring ways in which it can use the online exams platform to enable new people to…
To help and support radio amateurs who are isolated at home and would appreciate contact with other people, the RSGB Contest Committees are launching a new six week initiative: the Hope QSO Party. Starting on 6 April 2020 and open to every radio amateu…
Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 5 April 2020 (8-page/165KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link.
Due to social distancing and movement precautions around the world, most contest organisers are not accepting entries from multi-operator groups or from portable stations. Check the rules before taking part. The First 70MHz contest runs from 0900 to 12…
The high speed stream of solar particles from a coronal hole on the Sun last week wasn’t moving as fast as we initially thought. As a result, its impact on Earth, and the subsequent rise in the Kp index to four, happened in the early hours of Tuesday m…