Archive for 2013
Wales 8 December 2013
On Monday Llanelli Amateur Radio Society is holding its Christmas social evening. Details from Craig, MW0MXT, on 01269 845 773. On Thursday Marches Amateur Radio Society is holding its Christmas social evening and quiz. Contact the club secretary, by email to marchesars@hotmail.co.uk. On Thursday North Wales Radio Society is discussing a technical topic. Contact Liz […]
Bill Learmonth, G4YZE, January 2013
Bill Learmonth, G4YZE passed away in January 2013 at the age of 88 years. Bill well be remembered for his excellent talks and slide shows, showing the complete history of Winter Hill and the development in the 1950s of the TV station, using an ex Chain Home mast for channel 9 ITV, that had just been introduced. For many, many […]
GB2RS News Script for 1 December 2013
Download the GB2RS script for Sunday, 1 December 2013. GB2RS News Script for Sunday, 1 December 2013 (7-page/63.5KB Word document)
International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday
On 3 December, the World will be observing the International Day of Persons with Disabilities and this year’s theme is ‘Break barriers, open doors: for an inclusive society for all’. IARU Region 1 suggests that 3 December is used to promote amateur radio among disabled persons by demonstrating how anyone with disabilities can become an […]
Could you write software for IOTA?
IOTA urgently needs developers to work on coding for the IOTA website. Volunteers should be reasonably familiar with MySQL, PHP and Javascript. The code is version controlled using Github so familiarity with this would also be useful. IOTA operates on a tiny budget so the role is primarily for volunteers. Please contact iota.online@rsgb.org.uk if you […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
Ham Emergency Radio Operations stations activated by the Philippine Amateur Radio Association remain in demand after Typhoon Haiyan devastated the central Philippines on 8 November. Mobile radio services are available in some places, but they are patchy and unreliable. Relief trucks are transporting aid supplies and personnel from multinational and local groups. The station staffed […]
