Archive for June, 2014
Harry Clifford Hillyard, VE1PN , 23 June 2014
Harry Clifford Hillyard, VE1PN, of Halifax/Dartmouth, passed away at the age of 86 on 23 June 2014 at Melville Heights. Born in Freshwater, NL he was a son of the late William and Diadem (Daisy) Hillyard. Harry lived a full and active life. For over 30 years he worked as a certified general accountant with […]
First special event station for St George’s Academy
The St George’s Academy Amateur Radio Club (SGA-ARC) will be putting on their first special event station on Saturday, 28 June. It is to celebrate Ruskington village and schools; an event that takes place once every two years. We shall be operating mainly on 40m using the GB4RCD call sign. The station is going to […]
Martyn Phillips, G3RFX / ZB2FX, 20 June 2014
It is with great sadness that I have to inform you that Martyn Phillips, G3RFX, ZB2FX, CDXC Committee member and CDXC Digest Editor for the past 11 years, passed away on the morning of 20 June 2014 after a short illness. Martyn was a GB2RS reader on HF & VHF from 14th May 1995 until […]
Key ARRL speaker at AMSAT-UK Colloquium
QST magazine Editor and ARRL Publications Manager Steve Ford, WB8IMY will be giving a presentation to the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium, which takes place at the Holiday Inn in Guildford on Saturday on 26 July. Steve will talk about the satellite operations at the ARRL Headquarters station in Connecticut. The Colloquium is open to all […]
Schedule announced for 2m transatlantic attempt
The Irish Radio Transmitters Society’s Brendan Trophy for the first two-way transatlantic amateur communication has gone unclaimed for years. A determined effort is being made this summer by the Brendan Quest team in Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Using 750W to a 30 metre long 43-element Yagi at 6 to 8.5m above ground level, the VC1T team […]
Ofcom to legalise AM and SSB CB on Friday
Ofcom have announced amendments to Wireless Telegraphy regulations that will enable AM and SSB Citizens Band operation on 27MHz from Friday 27 June. The permitted frequencies are the 40 CEPT Harmonised channels, which are the same as the American 40 channels. The power limits are 4W ERP for AM and 12W ERP for SSB. The […]
