The ARRL magazine, QST, features the RSGB/NHS Get on the air to care campaign and also profiled the BBC news online coverage. Read QST article Amateur Radio Gains Significant Boost in UK by Connecting People During Lockdown (1-page/119KB PD Reprinted with permission, July 2020 QST © ARRL.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s HAM RADIO in Friedrichshafen had to be cancelled as so many other events world wide.
DARC decided to offer instead an online event, the HAM RADIOnline from June 26th to June 29th. This …
The news headlines:
- Important RSGB Convention announcement
- Tonight @ 8: Antennas for small gardens
- Amateur awarded Order of Australia
GB2RS Script – HERE .
CLUB NEWS
During the COVID crisis a list of known club nets, and activities, is now being published on the West of Scotland Amateur Radio Society (WoSARS) web site. They have a table listing times and frequencies and this can be found at
https://wosars.club/radio-nets/
Also
CANCELLATION – the Cockenzie and Port Seaton Mini Rally/Junk Night on Friday 14th August has been cancelled.
CANCELLATION – Lomond Radio Club – Crianlarich Rally Sunday 2nd August cancelled.
All other News Items relate to the Club Nets. Checkout the LINK above.
Don’t forget the RSGB’s new series of webinars that began on 15 June 2020. The next Tonight @ 8 is on 29 June 2020 and is a presentation, Antennas for Small Gardens, by Steve Nichols, G0KYA. You can watch the live stream and ask questions on either the RSGB YouTube channel or the special Tonight […]
Tony Hutchison, VK3ZAI has received the Order of Australia in the Queen’s birthday honours list for significant service to amateur radio, particularly to satellite and space communication. Amongst his many roles, he is the National Coordinator and one of 10 official ARISS VHF/UHF telebridge stations to the International Space Station and a HamTV ground station. […]
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Following the election of Len Paget, GM0ONX as a Board Director at the recent AGM, the RSGB Board has asked the General Manager, Steve Thomas, M1ACB to take on the additional role of Company Secretary. The Board would like to record its thanks to Len for the time he has given as Company Secretary over […]
Since the change of regulations applying to special event stations in the UK, many activations are now able to go ahead. UK amateurs would like to thank Ofcom for their help in making this happen. The 28 June is the centenary of the Royal Corps of Signals. The Royal Signals Museum has a permanent special […]
Please remember to check before the events for new rules due to lockdown and social distancing, which may differ around the world. RSGB strongly advises obeying your own government’s advice first and foremost. The 50MHz Trophy contest ends its 24 hour run at 1400UTC this Sunday, the 21st. Using all modes, the exchange is signal […]
We had another week dominated by sporadic E HF contacts. Ten metres has been open daily to Europe and often until very late at night. There have been reports of USA and Japanese FT8 contacts from the UK during the day, continuing almost to midnight. By Thursday signal levels appeared to be dropping off at […]
