WHAT? The Youth Working Group within the IARU Region 1 created a newly developed program called “YOTA online”. In these monthly gatherings we will try to bring the YOTA feeling towards the online community and spread the word that there …
In response to the demand for remote invigilation exams, the RSGB is launching a new, automated booking system. It will make each part of the process smoother for applicants and HQ staff. As all 600 exam slots in June have now been filled, the new booking system will go live on 1 June in readiness […]
Telford and District Amateur Radio Society have been featured in the Shropshire Star. The news report talks about our ‘Get on the air to care‘ campaign and a Beyond Exams presentation to the club by BE Coordinator Chris Colclough, G1VDP. We’ll add a link to the online piece when it is available but until then, […]
Another great example in this Swindon Advertiser story of how a radio amateur is using amateur radio to help during self-isolation.
Congratuations to 11-yr-old Anne-Marie, 2EØRUX who has been nominated by Nicola Neal, Headteacher of Leedstown Primary School, as the local ‘Hero of the week’ for the two weekly nets she has been running for local radio amateurs during the lockdown. Nicola and Anne-Marie were interviewed by Martin Bailie at BBC Radio Cornwall this morning – […]
Congratuations to 11-yr-old Anne-Marie, 2EØRUX who has been nominated by Nicola Neal, Headteacher of Leedstown Primary School, as the local ‘Hero of the week’ for the two weekly nets she runs for local radio amateurs during the lockdown. Nicola and Anne-Marie were interviewed by Martin Bailie at BBC Radio Cornwall this morning – the interview […]
The RSGB’s national campaign ‘Get on the air to care’ in partnership with the NHS has received more media coverage this week, including two BBC radio interviews with local radio clubs and a video message from the NHS. Thank you to everyone who is showing their support by getting on the air, caring for other […]
The RSGB Contest Committee is running a second Hope QSO Party event, starting on Monday, 18 May 2020. The rules can be found on the Committee web pages—please note there are two rule changes for this second event. The calendar is at rsgbcc.org/hf.
A new beta version of the WSJT-X software suite has been released. It includes the first updates since last autumn to the popular FT8 and FT4 protocols. Installation packages for Windows, Linux, and Macintosh are available from the WSJT-X Development Group. Go to candidate release WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc1. The WSJT-X Development Group request those using the […]
The transponder on HuskySat-OSCAR 107 has been activated and is open for use and testing. It’s fairly sensitive, and five to 10W of uplink power is plenty most of the time. The linear transponder is inverting, with an uplink passband of 145.910 to 145.940MHz and a downlink passband of 435.810 to 435.840MHz. The 1200-baud BPSK […]
