Carmarthen Amateur Radio Society has an 80m net from 2pm on Sundays. Wednesdays see a FM or Fusion net from 7.30pm via GB3CM, and on Thursday there’s a net via GB3FG from 8pm. Contact Andy, GW0JLX, on 0776 828 2880. Dragon Amateur Radio Club has an online meeting from 7pm on Monday. Details from darc.secretary@gmx.co.uk […]
We’re delighted that this year’s Amateur Radio Newsline’s International Newsmaker of the Year Award has been presented to the ‘Get on the Air to Care’ project operated jointly by the Radio Society of Great Britain and the UK’s National Health Service. The idea was conceived by Paul Devlin, G1SMP who is a member of the […]
TX Factor Episode 27 has just been released – the only professionally-produced TV show dedicated to amateur radio. In an interview filmed in September, the RSGB’s General Manager Steve Thomas, M1ACB explains how the Society’s positive response to the lockdown helped to boost awareness and growth of amateur radio in the UK. He also stresses […]
Colin Horrabin, G3SBI, passed away over the last weekend of November 2020, a month after being diagnosed with cancer. He did not respond to treatment and passed away at home. Colin worked at Daresbury Nuclear Physics Laboratory. He was responsible for numerous innovations, including the “superb” serial link control system for the Nuclear Structure Facility […]
We’re delighted to be running an NHS charity auction as part of our GOTA4C campaign. Roy Bailey, G0VFS, who is an active member of Trowbridge and District Amateur Radio Club, won the Lockdown Category in the RSGB’s Annual Construction competition. He offered to donate his beautifully-engineered VirusPerpleXed Bug CW Key to raise money for NHS […]
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The RSGB has announced its latest activity for the Get on the air for Christmas campaign with the NHS. The special construction competition has a prize of £100 and the winning entry will be featured on the Society’s website and in RadCom. If you’ve been making something during the autumn lockdowns or are preparing to […]
The 2m beacon GB3VHF will start its 60th year of operation in December. Located at Fairseat on the North Downs in Kent, the beacon is on 144.430MHz at a height of 205m ASL. It provides a propagation monitoring source that can reach across several countries. Find out more at www.gb3vhf.co.uk
Episode 27 TX Factor will soon be available. In this latest episode the RSGB’s General Manager Steve Thomas, M1ACB explains how the Society’s positive response to the spring and summer lockdown helped to boost awareness of amateur radio in the UK. Steve stresses the importance of the ongoing work needed to maintain the impetus. Bob, […]
