The RSGB’s Emerging Technology Coordination Committee will be having a break from processing and renewing repeater, gateway and beacon Notices of Variation from the 22nd of December to the 4th of January. It has had its busiest year ever, with three times the number of usual applications. The Committee would like to remind all NoV […]
Throughout 2020 the IARU has been busily contributing to and participating in the work of CEPT Project Team SE40 concerning the 23cm band Galileo/GLONASS coexistence topic. The last SE40 meeting in 2020 was held from the 2nd to the 7th of December and the IARU Region 1 was represented by Barry Lewis, G4SJH who is […]
Burton Amateur Radio Club has an open net on Sundays from 10am on 145.575MHz FM. Monday sees a slow CW exercise from 11am on 14.055MHz. On Wednesday there’s an open net on 145.575MHz from 7.30pm. Thursday sees an open net from 8pm on 145.575MHz and on Friday – Christmas Day – there’s an open net […]
Denby Dale ARS has daily nets on 145.575MHz from 9.30am. Sundays see a net via GB3HD from 10.30am. Members and supporters are running special event stations to welcome the new year from the end of December. They will be using callsigns GBxHNY. Details from Gerald, G3SDY, on 01484 602 905. Otley Amateur Radio Society has […]
The Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club Tuesday Night Lectures take place on the second and fourth Tuesdays. All are welcome. For further information and the Zoom link, email Dave, 2I0SJV via dcparkinson@icloud.com
Details of all known nets in Scotland are collated by RSGB Regional Rep Tony, MM0TMZ in association with Jack, GM4COX and the West of Scotland ARS, and published at https://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 TG23529, followed at 8pm by a net on 145.375MHz FM. For details, email secretary@g4bra.org.uk Verulam Amateur Radio Club has an open Morse conversion net on 50.040MHz from 8.30pm on Sundays. Details from […]
Last week the RSGB-NHS Get on the air to care campaign was given the ‘International Newsmaker of the Year’ award by Amateur Radio Newsline This week, Ed Durrant, DD5LP from the Newsline interviewed Paul Devlin, G1SMP to find out more about ‘Get on the air to care’. Listen to the interview….
The proceedings of the RSGB Board meeting on 21 November are now online for members to read. Key topics to note are: The RSGB has submitted its response to the Ofcom EMF consultation RSGB representatives will be meeting Ofcom in December The RSGB is looking to appoint a new Convention Chair for 2021
To read this edition, tap or click the cover image Contents 3 Wide dynamic range field strength meter Thomas M. Alldread, VA7TA, describes his wide dynamic range field strength meter 19 Elevating an antenna with anti-phased elements Tony Preedy, G3LNP, shows us how to achieve the enhanced performance of a high 7MHz antenna at a […]
