Events mentioned here may be affected by fluctuating pandemic precautions. Please continue to observe all national or local restrictions that are in place. Thornbury and South Gloucestershire Amateur Radio Club has a daily net on GB3ZB from 10.30am. Wednesday sees a Zoom meeting from 8pm, and Friday sees a net from 8pm around 145.450MHz. For […]
Events mentioned here may be affected by fluctuating pandemic precautions. Please continue to observe all national or local restrictions that are in place. Carmarthen Amateur Radio Society has an 80m SSB net from 2.30pm on Sundays. On Wednesday, there’s an FM or Fusion net via GB3CM from 7.30pm. Thursday sees a net via GB3FG from […]
Multiple Balloons Carrying Ham Radio Payloads Launched ………More
Eleven schools across the US launched helium-filled balloons carrying amateur radio payloads on October 9. The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum live-streamed the multiple launches. The balloons are trackable via ham radio on APRS (either 144.39 MHz FM or 144.34 MHz FM)…………..
The new IARUMS Region 1 Coordinator, Gaspar Miró, EA6AMM, appoints Peter Jost, HB9CET, as IARUMS R1 Vice-Coordinator, after receiving his agreement.
Both have been working together in IARUMS for more than a year, an excellent collaboration, as Gaspar emphasizes. He …
The six ‑day IARU Region 1 Virtual General Conference closed this afternoon.
During the week, discussions on papers submitted by Member Societies, the Executive Committee and other parts of IARU resulted in some 50 Recommendations to the Final Plenary Meeting …
The RSGB 2020 Convention Online took place last week and was a huge success, with top-notch talks by many of the world’s leading amateurs. The two simultaneous live lecture streams were viewed by people in 24 countries. Over the coming weeks the RSGB will release the individual presentations on its YouTube channel, so you can […]
We recently announced that the Bath-Based Distance Learning (BBDL) team was resuming its work. There are still a very few places available on the Intermediate course that runs from November this year to March 2021. To open availability as widely as possible, the deadline for applications has been extended until Friday, 23 October 2020. Students […]
All Notices of Variation for the temporary 146 to 147MHz band expire on 31 October 2020. Ofcom has agreed to make the frequencies available for a further year. To take advantage of this band, you will need to apply online for a new Notice of Variation (NoV) even if you have held one before. Go […]
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The IARU Region 1 Virtual General Conference concluded on Friday. The plenary saw numerous recommendations across a wide range of general, HF, VHF, UHF, microwave and EMC matters, including youth and spectrum issues. The RSGB was a leading contributor and was pleased at the success of its proposals. Barry Lewis, G4SJH was elected as the […]
