Archive for March, 2014
Vernon Sandiford, G0KSH, 10 February 2014
Vernon Hugh Sandiford, G0KSH passed away on 10/2/14. Vernon was a member of Central Lancs Amateur Radio Club and Lancashire RAYNET. In the late 80’s Vernon and others from CLARC used to give Morse practice sessions on 2m and I was one of his pupils. He will be greatly missed. Tribute by Eddy Wane, G0OFY […]
Ofcom-RSGB Forum – 15 March 2014
RSGB Officers met with representatives of Ofcom on 15 March as part of our regular series of discussions. The principal items were as follows: Review of Amateur Radio Licence Ofcom are planning to publish proposals for consultation at the end of April (and will be reported in RadCom and on the website). Ofcom will be […]
Release of spectrum within the frequency ranges 143 MHz to 169 MHz
Ofcom have today published a consultation paper that makes proposals for the release of VHF Spectrum. http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/vhf-143-169mhz/ Details of how the Society will formulate its response will follow later in the week. Note: Additional Background on our earlier 2012 input regarding VHF Spectrum Release can be found at: https://rsgb.org/main/operating/band-plans/vhf-uhf/vhf-spectrum-release/
Norman Whitehead, G4HL, 5 September 2013
Norman Whitehead, G4HL died age 96 on 5 September 2013. He was licensed in 1939 in Lancashire and soon found himself called up into the Navy as a Radio Officer. Initially based in Dover, he was in Coastal Forces on Armed Trawlers, specifically HMS Clythness (FY1596) and later HMS Elm (T105), a larger Tree Class MS […]
VHF Spectrum Release
Following a VHF Spectrum Release in the range 143 – 156 MHz “Call for Input” by Ofcom in August 2012 the RSGB, supported by the BATC and AMSAT-UK, submitted some firm and challenging proposals in October 2012, which were reported in our GB2RS News coverage. See https://rsgb.org/main/files/2013/05/VHF-Spectrum-Release-v3.2.pdf At the Society’s regular meeting with Ofcom on […]
GB2RS News Script – 23 March 2014
Download the GB2RS script for Sunday, 23 March 2014. GB2RS News Script for Sunday, 23 March 2014 (7-page/57KB Word document)
