The weekend of 28 and 29 September 2019 is the 1940s weekend at Bletchley Park. The RSGB National Radio Centre will be open all weekend to Bletchley Park visitors and, supporting the 1940s weekend, they will host the special event station GB1SOE. RSGB Members can gain free access to the Bletchley Park museum by downloading […]
The news headlines:
• National Hamfest this week
• RSGB Convention news
• GB1SOE at Bletchley Park
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Club News
Aberdeen Amateur Radio Society is at the Royal Deeside Railway today. Thursday sees a construction and on the air evening. Contact Fred Gordon, GM3ALZ, on 01975 651 365.
Edinburgh & District Amateur Radio Club has a meeting and social evening on Monday. Friday and Saturday sees trips to the National Hamfest. Contact Norman, GM1CNH, on 0774 094 6192.
On Tuesday Kilmarnock & Loudoun Amateur Radio Club is having a club night. Contact Len Paget, GM0ONX, via email to klarcinfo@gmail.com.
On Wednesday Inverness & District Amateur Radio Society is having a club night with speaker. Contact John, GM0OTI, via email to InvernessRadioSociety@gmail.com.
On Wednesday Lothians Radio Society is having a talk on The Use of Radar in the Chain Bridge Conservation at the Museum of Communication. Contact Andy Sinclair, MM0FMF, via email to secretary@lothiansradiosociety.com.
West of Scotland Amateur Radio Society has a Solder Club meeting on Wednesday and is closed on Friday. Details are at wosars.club.
On Thursday Lomond Radio Club is having a club night. Details from Barrie, GM4HEL, via email to gm0kzx@googlemail.com.
On Thursday Wigtownshire Amateur Radio Club is having a club night. Contact Clive, GM4FZH, via email to info@GM4RIV.org.
On Friday Ayr Amateur Radio Group is having a club night. Contact Derek, MM0OVD, on 0744 793 1941.
On Friday Mid Lanarkshire Amateur Radio Society is closed.
Since its inception in 1998 the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (ILLW) has been held on the third full weekend in August. Next year, 2020, that weekend is host to the 75th anniversary of the cessation of hostilities in the Pacific region. The organisers of the ILLW event have therefore decided it would be appropriate to […]
The next edition of RadCom Basics will be available at the end of September 2019. This edition will look at RSGB awards, in particular for the Foundation licensee; moving up to the Intermediate and Full licences; using digital repeaters; and how and why the HF bands come alive in the autumn. RSGB Members can read […]
This Sunday, the 22nd, the Weston-super-Mare Radio Rally will be held at The Campus, Highlands Lane, Weston-super-Mare BS24 7DX. Doors open 10am to 3pm and entry is £3. There will be trade stands and a bring-and-buy stall, plus excellent catering and a large car park. Enquiries to Dave Dyer on 0787 103 4206. This Sunday, […]
Jacek, SP5APW will be active as 3W9KJ from Dao Co To, IOTA reference AS-132, in Vietnam from 27 September to 3 October. The main mode will be FT8/FT4, with some SSB if conditions allow. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS, Logbook of The World or via his home call. Maurizio, IK2GZU will be active as 5H3MB […]
This Sunday, the 22nd, Sheffield and District Wireless Society is celebrating its 100th anniversary with GX5TO on the air from the Kelham Island Industrial Museum. Activity will be between 1030UTC and 1530UTC using 40m and 20m SSB and FT8. Call in on 2m FM. Southgate ARC will be taking part in Railways on the Air […]
This Sunday, the 22nd, the Practical Wireless 70MHz contest runs from 1200 to 1600UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Tuesday, the SHF UK Activity Contest runs from 1830 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 2.3 to 10GHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and […]
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.
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 […]
