News for Wales – 14 March 2021

Carmarthen Amateur Radio Society holds an 80m SSB net from 2.30pm every Sunday. Tuesday and Thursday see a net via GB3FG from 8pm. On Wednesdays there’s an FM or Fusion net from 7.30pm via GB3CM. Contact Andy, GW0JLX, on 0776 828 2880. Newport Amateur Radio Society has a net on Sundays from 10am around 3.705MHz. […]

Final video released in the ‘Useful practical skills’ series

The sixth and final video in our ‘Useful practical skills for new licensees’ series focuses on CAT (computer-aided transceiver) control which allows your computer to control your radio – for example by changing the frequency. It can also link in with your logging software. Rob, M0VFC teaches Dave, M7WUT how to create a CAT interface. […]

Ofcom EMF update

Ofcom has just published its specific advice to radio amateurs about the new EMF Licence condition. What you need to know as an amateur radio user The FAQ-type document attempts to address common questions that Ofcom (and the RSGB) have seen radio amateurs ask since the original announcement on 1 March. It contains some worked […]

Jerry Burke, 14 February 2021

Gerald J Burke, known as Jerry, was co-author of the Numerical Electromagnetics Code / Method of Moments (NEC/MoM) antenna simulation software, passed away on 14 February 2021 after a battle with cancer. Working with A Poggio, Jerry wrote the NEC software for the US Navy in 1981 while working at Lawrence Livermore Labs. Version 2 […]

Useful practical skills videos – creating an audio interface

We’ve just released the fifth video in our ‘Useful practical skills for new licensees’ series. It focuses on creating an audio interface and Jenny, M6JUT learns how to connect her transceiver to her computer so she can make a data mode QSO. You can see this and the earlier videos on the RSGB website. We’re […]

Major comms infrastructure failure at RSGB HQ

UPDATE 16.35 09/03/2021 There is now restored connectivity on the fibre connection and access to HQ resources, but we are waiting to learn more about the issue and whether the situation has fully stabilized before closing the incident. If you’re an email user trying to access Outlook Web App, that is now currently available. ———————————————– […]

Useful practical skills videos – soldering a PL-259 onto a cable

The third video in our ‘Useful practical skills for new licensees’ series shows Rob, M0VFC teaching Lee, M7MUT how to solder a PL-259 plug onto a length of coax, ready to attach to an antenna. We’re providing these video resources to link with British Science Week and as part of our ‘Get on the air […]

Useful practical skills videos – soldering a PL-259 onto a cable

The third video in our ‘Useful practical skills for new licensees’ series shows Rob, M0VFC teaching Lee, M7MUT how to solder a PL-259 plug onto a length of coax, ready to attach to an antenna. We’re providing these video resources to link with British Science Week and as part of our ‘Get on the air […]

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