Archive for July, 2014
RSGB expertise used to sift fact from fiction in an audacious crime!
The RSGB’s technical editor, Giles Read G1MFG, helps Steve Punt to investigate curious rumours surrounding the Baker Street bank robbery of 1971. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b049p9yp
Russell H Richardson, AE4NY, 23 July 2014
Russell Howard Richardson, born December 16, 1923 in Clarksville, Tennessee, died peacefully on July 23, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. Russell served with the United States Air Force in Italy, Sicily and North Africa during World War II from 1941 through 1945. After the war he attended Bethany College in West Virginia where he […]
Youngsters on the Air was great success
Youngsters on the Air 2014 was a huge success. Initial reports speak about how well run it was and how friendly the 60 young people were. But more importantly, the RSGB-sponsored UK delegation was continually praised for its punctuality, good manners, enthusiasm, competitiveness, good operating standards and technical expertise. In short they were everything expected […]
Commonwealth Games requires four channels on 2m
Following negotiations with the RSGB to minimise the impact on radio amateurs, Ofcom has announced that it will temporarily authorise up to four 25kHz channels, between 144.000MHz and 144.100MHz, for the period 22 July to 4 August 2014, to support the operation of the Commonwealth Games. The frequencies to be used specifically exclude the CW […]
First transatlantic Opera decode achieved on 6m
The first transatlantic decode of an Opera beacon on the 6m band occurred at 14.27 on 21 July. David Gaytko, WD4KPD, located in Washington, decoded transmission from Graham Brown, G0NBD, at a range of 3,664 miles. The signal to noise ratio was -18dB and the mode in use was Opera OP1, with a 60 second […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
The UK 2m transatlantic beacon GB3WGI has recently been permitted a higher power by Ofcom. Located at Derrygonnelly, Northern Ireland, the beacon now has an ERP of 1000W, beaming on a heading of 280°. The Brendan Awards Committee has named Brian Justin, WA1ZMS, to receive the first Triennial Brendan Medal. This award is for his […]
