Lech Stanis?aw Laszkiewicz, G3KAU, was 99 when he died. He had an interesting life. As a schoolboy he escaped back to his home in Poland from behind Russian lines at the start of WW2. His mother said that it was not safe to stay home and sent him on his way to find safety in […]
ZUMspot RPi Digital Voice Hotspot – using a hotspot to tackle compatibility problems To read this edition, tap or click cover image News and Reports Around Your Region – Club events calendar 85 Around Your Region – Events roundup 89 Contest Trophy Winners for 2019/2020, Jacqui Goodey, G6XSY 68 New products 14 News 12 RSGB […]
During the week 15–19 February, the preparatory work for WRC-23 agenda item 9.1b continued in ITU‑R Working Party 4C (WP4C). The WRC agenda item has initiated technical studies on coexistence between the radio navigation satellite service (RNSS) and the amateur …
Lincoln Short Wave Club celebrated its 100th birthday on Wednesday 10 February. Steve, G6TVP was interviewed about the club and amateur radio on BBC Radio Lincoln’s Breakfast Show on Wednesday morning. The interview begins at 1:17:49
Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 21 February 2021 (12-page/217KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link.
The next RSGB Tonight @ 8 webinar airs on Monday, 1 March 2021 RSGB Propagation Studies Committee Chair, Steve Nichols, G0KYA will present Using Propagation Prediction Tools. Go to rsgb.org/webinars to find out more about all the Tonight @ 8 webinars as well as links to further information, books and videos on the webinar topics.
‘Through The Waves’ is looking to raise funding to film the untold story of Artie Moore. He was young man from Pontllanfraith who, in 1912, received the distress call from the sinking Titanic. At over 3,000 miles, it was the furthest any radio signal in the world had been received. The filmmakers, directed by Ben […]
Spaceweather.com this week carried a report that amateur radio operators are hearing the transmissions coming from the spacecraft orbiting the Red Planet. Some were also hoping to detect NASA’s Perseverance rover as it touched down earlier this week. Find out more here The first Full Licence course from the Bath-Based Distance Learning team is now […]
Mireille, 3A/F4FRL and Patrice, 3A/F5RBB will be active from Monaco between the 24th of February and the 2nd of March. They will operate SSB and digital modes on the 40 to 20m bands. QSL via Logbook of The World and eQSL. Gareth, M0MOL will be active as MM0MOL/P from the main island of Shetland, IOTA […]
GB4VAX continues its public health message on FT8 only with members of Welland Valley ARS. See QRZ.com for details. Coventry is The City of Culture in 2021. GB1COC is being operated until the 13th of March on behalf of Coventry ARS by Brian, G8GMU. He will be mainly on the 80m band using SSB, 2m […]
