Archive for March, 2014
Radio club featured on BBC TV
In a Gaelic programme on the BBC called Trusadh, meaning The Wave Messengers, ex-radio officer Hamish Taylor of Harris talks about the role of radio operators at sea. Stirling and District Radio Club also took part in a 10 minute section where they described CW on the amateur bands. There was also a segment about […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
The largest ever launch of micro-satellites operating in the 437MHz band is planned for 16 March when 200 tiny Sprite satellites will be taken into space. A Sprite is a miniature, 3.5 by 3.5cm, single-board spacecraft that includes a microcontroller, radio and solar cells, and is capable of carrying single-chip sensors. The 200 Sprites will […]
Rallies and Events News – 9 March 2014
The Wythall Radio Club Annual Radio Rally takes place today, 9 March, at the Woodrush Sports Centre, Shawhurst Lane, Hollywood, near Birmingham B47 5JW. This is on the A435, two miles from Junction 3 of the M42. Doors open at 10am and there will be a talk-in station on the air. Admission is £3 and […]
Special Events News – 9 March 2014
West Tyrone ARC is taking part in the St Patrick’s Day celebrations on Monday 17 March, running GB1SPD. They will be situated on the top floor of the Strule Arts Centre in the town centre, operating on HF, VHF/UHF, Echolink and digital modes, between 11am and 5pm. Visitors are welcome.
DX News – 9 March 2014
John, GM0KTO is travelling with his wife Rosemary to The Gambia from 12 to 26 March. He has renewed his Gambian visitor’s amateur radio licence and will be operating from Bijilo as C5/G0KTO, using an Icom IC-706 Mk II and a selection of wire antennas for HF. 9J2T will be on the air from Zambia […]
Contest News – 9 March 2014
The Commonwealth contest ends 1000UTC today, 9 March. It’s CW only on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands and the exchange is signal report and serial number, with HQ stations also sending the letters HQ. The 70MHz Cumulative contest takes place today, 9 March, from 1000 to 1200UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, […]
