Archive for April, 2013
Special Events – 7 April 2013
As part of its 100th anniversary events, Northampton Radio Club is operating a special event station at a model exhibition weekend at Windmill Primary School in Raunds, Northamptonshire today, 7 April. As well as there being an exhibition of model boats and hovercrafts, helicopters, aircraft and trains, Northampton Radio Club will be operating HF, VHF, […]
Spectrum Pressure Continues
The Ofcom 4G auction has now concluded and raised £2.4bn. However inexorable demand now requires further spectrum for 5G and one of the topics for WRC-15 is additional spectrum for mobile broadband. Ofcom is consulting on potential bands for this, largely within the 400MHz to 6GHz range, with a deadline of 29 April. The RSGB […]
STRaND-1 Signal Reports Requested
Dr Chris Bridges, M0GGK, from the Surrey Space Centre, has advised that the amateur radio beacon on their STRaND-1 CubeSat became intermittent over the Easter weekend. Both DK3WN and ST2NH have reported that no signals have been heard since Sunday. Radio amateurs are asked to listen for STRaND-1 over the next few days and report […]
GJ100RSGB goes on air this week
G100RSGB, the special event callsign celebrating the RSGB Centenary stays in Region 11 this week. GJ100RSGB will be on the air today, Sunday 7, and Monday from Jersey with Jersey ARS running the station from La Moye Signal Station. They are planning to use the 10m to 160m bands as well as 2m and 70cm. […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
RSGB Centenary Dinner The RSGB Centenary dinner will take place at Horwood House in the evening of 5 July, the anniversary day. As well as this being a voluntary black tie event to recreate the dinners held in the early days of the Society, it is intended to re-create a menu based on one of […]
Rallies and Events – 7 April 2013
As part of its 100th anniversary events, Northampton Radio Club is operating a special event station at a model exhibition weekend at Windmill Primary School in Raunds, Northamptonshire today, 7 April. As well as there being an exhibition of model boats and hovercrafts, helicopters, aircraft and trains, Northampton Radio Club will be operating HF, VHF, […]
