Robin, G8VVY was licensed in 1979 and has been a VHF aficionado since those early days as a class B licensee. Although restricted to the bands 2m and higher he was always striving for dx. In the 1980s this meant working into places like Poland, what is now the Czech Republic and former East Germany, […]
The IARU Region‑1 Political Relations Committee (PRC) has responded to two recent European Commission consultations to promote the amateur radio viewpoint. In the case of the consultation on ‘Designing mobile phones and tablets to be sustainable – ecodesign’ the PRCdecided …
Peter John Edward Carey, G3UXH was an enthusiastic ham, having obtained his licence in 1965. He joined the RSGB the year before and was also a member of the Royal Signals Amateur Radio Society, RSARS. For many years he was a member of the Medway Amateur Radio Transmitting Society (MARTS). Having left school at the […]
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The GQRP club has released a detailed agenda for its online Convention 2021, taking place on 4 and 5 September 2021. The event comprises a series of online presentations and knowledge-sharing meetings where people can share ideas and ask questions. You can find all the details here.
The RSGB has announced further details of its online Convention, which will be held on Saturday, 9 October 2021. The event will be streamed live on the Society’s YouTube channel. Andrew Barron, ZL3DW will present an entertaining talk about software-defined radio (SDR) that re-evaluates what we mean by SDR. The talk is technical, but not […]
The popular amateur radio WebSDR at Farnham is to close in a few weeks due to a change of site ownership. It is hoped to eventually relocate to a new site, and the operators are asking for help identify a suitable location. Click here for more information.
Ron White, G6LTT has been co-opted as RSGB Regional Representative 9, London and Thames Valley, until the RSGB 2022 AGM. He can be contacted by email to rr9@rsgb.org.uk. Other appointments include Martin Hallard, G1TYV who takes up the role of District Representative 52, Central and East Birmingham and Leigh Preece, M5GWH, District Representative 55, Staffordshire. […]
When operating in contests, please keep yourself and fellow amateurs safe by following any government recommendations during the pandemic. This weekend is the World Wide Digi DX contest. It runs for 24 hours from 1200UTC on the 28th to 1200UTC on the 29th. Using FT4 and FT8 on the 1.8 to 28MHz contest bands, the […]
We had another week with a quiet Sun, but it wasn’t as settled as you might think. Yes, the solar flux index was in the low- to-mid-80s, but the Sun started to get very active. The first event on Sunday saw a prominence eruption off the west limb that flung a coronal mass ejection, or […]
