Archive for July, 2013
Jim Robson, GM3CFS, 26 July 2013
Jim Robson (GM3CFS) sadly passed away on the 26th July 2013, aged 92. His radio career began back in 1939 when he joined the Merchant Navy as a Radio Officer. He served on a multitude of ships until he left the Navy in 1958 to start his family. His love for Amateur Radio never dwindled […]
IOTA Contest concludes
The annual Islands on the Air contest finishes today at 1200UTC. This year a special Centenary Commemorative Certificate is available. Everyone who enters and submits a log of 100 contest QSOs along with 20 multipliers will be eligible. Details can be found at www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2013/riota.shtml. The IOTA Contest is also an opportunity to gain some points […]
Record entries for Lighthouse Weekend
The number of online registrations for the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend on 17 and 18 August stands at 350, setting the scene for another record year. In the lead is Germany on 53, just ahead of Australia with 52. Those arch rivals are followed by the USA with 40, 31 from England, 21 in […]
Amateur satellite to launch in October
The UKube-1 CubeSat, which will carry an amateur radio transponder as part of its payload, could launch in late October. It will carry a set of AMSAT-UK designed FUNcube-2 boards. These will provide the amateur radio community with a 70cm up and 2m downlink linear transponder for SSB/CW operation, plus a 1200 bps BPSK telemetry […]
Also in GB2RS, 28 July 2013…
G100RSGB, the special event callsign celebrating the RSGB Centenary will be operated today and tomorrow by Loughton and Epping Forest ARS from Old Harlow. They will run the station on the 80 to 6m bands as well as 2m and 70cm using SSB and FM. On Tuesday until next Sunday, North Norfolk ARG will run […]
Rallies and Events News – 28 July 2013
Today, the Horncastle Summer Rally will take place at Horncastle Youth Centre, Lincolnshire LN9 6DZ. Doors open at 10.30am and admission is £1.50. Details from Tony, G3ZPU on 01507 527 835. Next Sunday, 4 August, the 24th King’s Lynn ARC Rally and Car Boot Sale will be held at the Gaywood Community Centre, PE30 4DZ. […]
