Archive for July, 2013
A new News site
A News sub-site with a different presentation is now available at www.rsgb.org/news/. It’s running in beta test at present, in parallel with the existing section. The main change is that News articles can now be read either in tile format or in Newsreels that show the news articles continuously. There are other changes to the navigation, […]
The Secret Listeners
On the BBC website, Bob King G3ASE tells his story as a voluntary interceptor during WWII. Paul Cort-Wright, G3SEM, gave a lecture on the work of the VI’s at our Centenary Day celebrations at Bletchley Park on 5th July 2013 . See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23162846
Ofcom updates
On page 7 of the July RadCom there was news on a number of Ofcom consultations. The release of spectrum at 2.3 and 3.4GHz is the topic of a substantial and thorough Ofcom consultation that also has wider implications for Secondary allocations and licensing and will conclude on 22 July. Both the Society and some […]
AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium
The CubeSat workshop and International Space Colloquium take place in Guildford from 19 to 21 July. The event attracts an international audience from across Europe as well as North America and Africa. It provides a rare opportunity for beginners to chat with satellite builders and discover more about this fascinating branch of the hobby. Further […]
MSF scheduled maintenance periods
The MSF 60kHz standard frequency and time signal, broadcast by Babcock on behalf of NPL, is occasionally taken off the air to allow maintenance work on the masts and antennas at Anthorn Radio Station to be carried out in safety. This means that your radio controlled clock will not be picking up the MSF signal, […]
Also in GB2RS, 7 July 2013…
The RSGB President, Bob Whelan, G3PJT will be using the call GB4RS for the rest of 2013. He will be active on all HF bands, CW and SSB, and on 6m and 4m too as time permits. QSL information is on QRZ.com. G100RSGB, the special event callsign celebrating the RSGB Centenary, will be operated today […]
