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ARISS contact with Devon school in October

The next Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact is scheduled for the week of 7 October 2019 with Bampton School in Devon. They’ll be operating as GB4BPS and contacting NA1SS on the station. More details to follow soon.
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The Last Word, October 2019

These letters were received for publication in the October 2019 RadCom but pressure of space meant they could not be included in the printed edition. INTERFERENCE Roger Kendall, G8BNE We are told that the cost of taking action against the cause of some local HF interference which is rendering the 40m and 80m bands almost unusable […]
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Snips – News For Scotland – 15th September

The news headlines:

  • Larry E Price, W4RA, SK
  • Bulgarians get digital segment on 6m
  • RSGB NRC aerial improvements

GB2 RS – News Script

News

CQScotland.com Group, funded by the RSGB Legacy Committee, has set up a fully equipped electronic construction space in Hamilton. It is open to all from 1pm to 4pm on Wednesdays. You or someone you know, nearby community and other interest groups, are warmly invited to join them to build electronic projects. Together, you can experience and learn in a very practical way, what electronics and amateur radio is about. See cqscotland.com for details.

Club News

On Monday Edinburgh and District Amateur Radio Club has its net. Contact Norman, GM1CNH, on 0774 094 6192.

On Tuesday Kilmarnock and Loudoun Amateur Radio Club has an activity and training night. Contact Len Paget, GM0ONX, via email to klarcinfo@gmail.com.

Wednesday sees the West of Scotland Amateur Radio Society has a Solder Club meeting on Wednesday. Friday sees a talk Aerial Modelling by Jack, GM4COX. Details are at wosars.club.

Aberdeen Amateur Radio Society has a talk by the winner of the construction competition on Thursday. Next Saturday and Sunday sees activities for Railways on the Air at the Royal Deeside Railway. Contact Fred Gordon, GM3ALZ, on 01975 651 365.

On Thursday Lomond Radio Club is having a club night. Details from Barrie, GM4HEL, via email to gm0kzx@googlemail.com.

Wigtownshire Amateur Radio Club is having a club night on Thursday and is building antennas at the QTH of GM4FZH on Saturday. Contact Clive, GM4FZH, via email to info@GM4RIV.org.

On Friday Cockenzie and Port Seton Amateur Radio Club has the second 144MHz DF hunt, meeting in the Old Pool car park at 6.30 for 7pm. More information from Bob, GM4UYZ, on 01875 811 723.

On Friday Mid-Lanarkshire Amateur Radio Society is having a club night with tuition and radio operations. Details from Joseph, 2M0JHY, via email to mlarsclub@gmail.com.

Category: News for Scotland North and Northern Isles, News for Scotland West and Western Isles

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Larry E. Price, W4RA, SK

It with great sadness that IARU reports that ARRL and IARU President Emeritus Larry E. Price, W4RA, died on the 10 September 2019. He was 85. The IARU owes a debt of gratitude to Larry for his tireless work over the decades to represent the interests of amateur radio in regulatory forums. Larry was first […]
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Bulgarians get digital segment on 6m

Bulgarian radio amateurs have obtained temporary access to the digital portion of the 50MHz band, 50.310 to 50.335MHz. Previously their allocation was restricted to just 50.05 to 50.2MHz, which excluded digital usage such as FT8. A key objective to WRC-19 is to extend 50MHz access to all countries across Region 1.
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RSGB NRC aerial improvements

The RSGB National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park has successfully completed the realignment of the SteppIR beam this week. + The Yaesu rotator is now back in action and the SteppIR beam can be rotated. The D-Star repeater GB7BP is also now back online and operational. Don’t forget RSGB Members can download a free entry […]
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Also in GB2RS this week…

The RSGB Convention takes place in Milton Keynes from 11 to 13 October 2019. The provisional programme of lectures and workshops is now at rsgb.org/convention. In the talk I Can HEAR It, Why Won’t It Decode? Neil Smith, G4DBN will discuss how you choose the best digital mode for tropospheric DX at VHF and above. […]
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RadCom Basics: new edition out soon

The next edition of RadCom Basics will be available at the end of September 2019. This edition looks at RSGB awards, in particular for the Foundation licence; moving up—Intermediate and Advanced licences; using digital repeaters; and how and why the HF bands come alive in the autumn. RSGB Members can read previous editions of RadCom […]
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Rallies and Events – 15 September 2019

This Sunday, the 15th, the West Tyrone ARC Rally will be held at Omagh Rugby Club, 7 Mellon Park Drive, Omagh BT78 5NE. Doors open at 11am and admittance is £3. There will be a talk-in station, trade stands, special interest groups, a bring-and-buy and an RSGB book stall. Catering and a licensed bar are […]

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