It is with sadness that I report the sudden passing of Michael Telkman, G8DCA. While Mike might not have been a high-profile member of the amateur community, anyone who bought, built or used one of Wood & Douglas’ range of amateur radio kits in the 70s, 80s and 90s will have been touched by Mike’s […]
Electromagnetic Compatibility — evaluation of the EU Rules
IARU is acutely aware of the concerns of Member Societies and radio amateurs about the threat of increasing levels of noise and harmful interference.
The EC EMCD evaluation process is currently open …
NHS charity auction: prize-winning Morse key donated for GOTA4C To read this edition, tap or click cover image News and Reports Around Your Region – Club events calendar 86 Around Your Region – Events roundup 90 New products 14 News 12 RSGB Matters 6 Special Interest Groups News 16 Regulars Advertisers’ index 93 Antennas, Mike […]
RSGB HQ reopens on Monday, 4 January 2021 at 08.30. Staff will continue working from home. As always, information about amateur radio, exams or RadCom can be found here on the RSGB website. The RSGB’s National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park remains closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Get on the Air for Christmas continues until 9 January 2021 and there are still many activities you can take part in. The special construction competition encourages hardware, software or kit-based entries and in particular simple projects that other radio amateurs could try. The Christmas Hope QSO parties are also in full swing with different […]
Claus, OE6CLD, the HF Manager of the Austrian National Amateur Radio Society, informs us that the Austrian regulator has granted access to the 60m and 630m bands for all CEPT Class 1 licensees. The 60m, or 5MHz changes are inline with the WRC-15 Amateur Secondary Allocation of 5351.5 to 5366.5kHz at 15W EIRP. For the […]
The RSGB’s Tonight @ 8 spring programme starts on Monday, 11 January 2021 with a webinar on amateur radio construction. Steve Hartley, G0FUW and Pete Juliano, N6QW will talk about both hardware and software construction, giving ideas on what to do, how to do it, and why you should try it. For further information go […]
Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 3 January 2021* (11-page/208KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link. *This is an abbreviated script for 3 January 2021. As with last week’s reading, this script is optional. The full news […]
Details of all known nets in Scotland are collated by RSGB Regional Representative Tony, MM0TMZ in association with Jack, GM4COX and the West of Scotland ARS, and published at wosars.club/radio-nets. West of Scotland ARS has a daily net from 11am on 145.425MHz. Wednesday sees a net from 8pm on 433.425MHz, and on Friday there’s an […]
Bracknell Amateur Radio Club has a net on Sundays from 5pm via GB3BN. On Wednesday, there’s a DMR net from 7.40pm on Brandmeister talk group 23529, followed at 8pm by a net on 145.375MHz FM. For details, email secretary@g4bra.org.uk. Burnham Beeches Radio Club has a net from 10.30am on Sundays, settling on 145.275MHz. Contact Greg, […]
