Category: RSGB

No news items have been received for Northern Ireland this week.

We start with clubs that have several events this week. This Sunday and next Sunday, Burnham Beeches Radio Club has its net from 10.30am on 145.500MHz. On Monday there’s a pub meeting. Contact Greg, G4EBY, via email to ebytronics@gmail.com. Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club has an open net this Sunday from 6.30pm on GB3IW. On […]

Torbay Amateur Radio Society has regular nets this Sunday, and on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and next Sunday. Friday also sees a club night with a guest speaker. Details from Kerry, M0KRE, on 0772 599 9973. On Monday Weston-super-Mare Radio Society has a club night. Contact M0JOG, on 0750 066 8674. On Thursday South Bristol […]

On Thursday North Wales Radio Society has a Churches and Chapels on the Air planning and update meeting. Contact Liz, GW0ETU, on 0776 019 0355. On Friday Aberystwyth and District Amateur Radio Society has a club net, beginning on 145.500MHz then moving to 145.550MHz. Contact Ray, GW7AGG, on 01970 611 853. Newport Amateur Radio Society […]

We would like to remind everyone that the cut-off date for applications for the current syllabus is Friday, 16 August 2019. Once booked, candidates will have three months after the date of their exam to do resits under the current syllabus if necessary. Due to the standard process of giving two weeks’ notice for examinations, […]

The first news about the Brickworks scheme will be here soon!

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The ninth annual Youngsters on the Air Summer Camp comes to a close this weekend. Special callsign LZ19YOTA will be on the air during the event, hosted by the Bulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs. QSL LZ19YOTA via the bureau to LZ1BJ. The experiences of the British team are at www.rsgb.org/yota2019

Ofcom has agreed to extend for a further year the Notice of Variation (NoV) for 146-147MHz to encourage radio amateurs to experiment and test new communications schemes and systems. The current NoVs expire on 31 October 2019. Any Full licence holder may apply for an experimental NoV for the 146-147MHz band: go to www.rsgb.org/nov for […]

The final CEPT Conference Preparatory Group meeting prior to WRC-19 takes place from the 26th of August. Most of its papers are now available, including on current hot topics in the 6m, 2m and 23cm bands, where RSGB volunteers have been working hard to support the IARU. In summary, at 50MHz IARU hopes that the […]