Archive for 2012

Volunteer required: Centenary SES QSL Manager

| November 8, 2012

RSGB – For our Centenary we will be running a Special Event Station, Gx100RSGB, where x is the secondary country identifier [LINK TO OLD SITE]

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2012 Olympic Games and Amateur Radio

| November 7, 2012
2012 Olympic Games and Amateur Radio

Presented at the October 2012 RSGB Convention:- London 2012 Olympics and Amateur Radio   (3MB PDF) Background, RadCom etc:- Olympics Operating Restrictions and Special Event Stations  (1.8MB PDF), Jun-2012 Olympics Spectrum & Special Events Update  (55KB PDF), Aug-2012    

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RSGB EGM update: important information for Members

| November 5, 2012

RSGB – Please note that if you joined the RSGB after the 27 September 2012 you will not be able to use the online voting system and will have to use the postal voting option instead [LINK TO OLD SITE]

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GB2RS News for Sunday, 4 November 2012

| November 4, 2012

IRTS also opposes draft Power Line Transmission standard Following the news last week that the German National Society, DARC, now oppose a new pan-European draft Power Line Transmission standard, we have heard that the Irish Radio Transmitters Society, like the RSGB, also opposes the Standard. In their magazine they say that “the draft Standard accepts […]

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Contest News

| November 4, 2012

The Marconi CW Contest is the first VHF event of November and it finishes at 1400UTC today, 4 November. There are 6- and 24-hour sections for Open and Single-op Fixed entries. It’s CW only on the 144MHz band, with the exchange being signal report, serial number and locator. The 144MHz UK Activity Contest takes place […]

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Rallies and Events

| November 4, 2012

Today, 4 November sees the Holsworthy Amateur Radio Rally taking place at Holsworthy Community College, Victoria Hill, Holsworthy EX22 6JD. For more information, send an e-mail to gsowtertalktalk.net. Also today, the Foyle & District ARC Rally will be held in the White Horse Hotel, 68 Clooney Road, Londonderry BT47 3PA. Doors open at 11.30am and […]

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