News for Scotland – 27 August 2023

Michael, GM5AUG, who is RSGB District Representative for Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway, provides GB2CW Slow Morse for Glasgow and the surrounding area on 144.600MHz FM every Monday and Thursday at 8pm. Ayr Amateur Radio Group meets on alternate Fridays at Prestwick Community Centre from 7.30pm. For details of club activities and nets visit gm0ayr.org […]

News for England South-East – 27 August 2023

Aylesbury Vale Radio Society meets on the third Wednesday of the month at The Dog House Inn, Broughton Lane, Aylesbury, HP22 5AR. For more information about the society visit avrs.org.uk On Wednesday, Bishop’s Stortford Amateur Radio Society has its net from 8pm on 145.5625MHz. All are welcome to join in. www.bsars.org On Sundays, Bracknell Amateur Radio Club has […]

IARU Region 1 General Conference

IARU Region 1 will hold its next General Conference from 1 to 4 November 2023 in Zlatibor, Serbia. A wide range of papers and proposals are now available online and the RSGB welcomes comments on these. Topics include: general reports; organisational and budget proposals; the new HF Bandplan; VHF, UHF and SHF changes; and consideration […]

RSGB 2023 Convention speakers

The RSGB 2023 Convention is just seven weeks away and the Society is delighted that AMSAT will be holding its Colloquium during the event again. The RSGB’s programme includes a fantastic range of expert speakers and amateur radio topics. You’ll hear behind-the-scenes stories about the Rockall DXpedition 2023 and the Bouvet 3Y0J DXpedition; Cathy Clarke, […]

Ofcom Director for Spectrum, David Willis, writes for RadCom

Have you replied to the Ofcom consultation about amateur radio yet? And have you read the article by Ofcom Director for Spectrum, David Willis, in the September edition of RadCom? In it, David says: “We fully recognise the contribution amateur radio has made to developing radio technologies over the years, including in the development of […]

RSGB appoints volunteer lecture coordinator for 2023 Convention

The RSGB is delighted to announce that Keith Hotchkiss, G0FEA has been appointed as the RSGB’s volunteer Lecture Coordinator for the 2023 Convention. Keith will be working with General Manager and Convention Chair Steve Thomas, M1ACB and the rest of the Convention team to create another fantastic event. Keith is a lecturer at the University […]

Bedford power outage affects RSGB HQ services

A power outage across some parts of Bedford is affecting RSGB HQ this morning. Telephones and some other services are affected. We have been told it will take a few hours to sort out so please bear with us in the meantime. We’ll let you know when the power is restored.

HJGF Radio Bucaramanga: July 05, 1978

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Gert Irmler, who shares the following recording and notes:

Broadcaster: R Bucaramanga / CLM

Date of recording: July 05, 1978

Starting time: 02:59

Frequency: 4.845

Reception location: Schwäbisch Gmünd, BW - Germany

Receiver and antenna: Grundig Satellit 2000, 30m longwire

Notes: HJGF R Bucaramanga, Colombia

QRG: 4845 kHz

QTH: Schwaebisch Gmuend / Germany

Rec: 5th July 1978 - 02:59 UTC (GMT)

Rx, Ant: Grundig Satellit 2000, 30m longwire

Px: S, mx, ID w/QRGs

SINPO: 33333

Note: Station was founded in 1934. At 1:23 ID in MP3. Above related page from my old DX logbook, when I was 15 yrs old.

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