Archive for 2014
News for Wales – 9 November 2014
On Monday Llanelli Amateur Radio Society is holding a club meeting. More information from Craig, MW0MXT, on 01269 845 773. On Thursday Aberystwyth and District Amateur Radio Society is having a presentation by Ray, GW7AGG on communications on wind farms and hydro systems. Contact Ray, GW7AGG, on 01970 611 853. On Thursday North Wales Radio […]
Fred Hall, G3NSY, 22 October 2014
Fred Hall, G3NSY died at age 83 in Shrewsbury, on 22 October 2014. He was licensed in 1959 and a very keen CW operator, who worked enough countries over the years to qualify for an ARRL Honor Roll award. He was a member and former Chairman of the Salop Amateur Radio Society, based in Shrewsbury. Fred […]
New affiliated clubs Membership Services portal
The RSGB is pleased to announce the provision of a new Membership Services portal for affiliated clubs. The new service offers affiliated clubs a page where all RSGB online membership services can be easily accessed from one point. From your Membership Services portal you will be able to— Update your club’s membership details Update information […]
New improved club locator utility
To coincide with the launch today of our new affiliated clubs Membership Services portal, the RSGB has also upgraded its online club locator utility. Now renamed UK Club Finder, the utility offers a much better experience across a wide range of devices with a much bigger map view and clearer pop-up information windows. You can […]
Extra 1MHz on 2m now active for experimenters
Friday, 31 October marked the start of the 146 to 147MHz experiment in the UK. The band is only available to UK Full licensees, via a Notice of Variation You can apply for your NoV via the RSGB website. The additional spectrum has been made available on a temporary basis to encourage amateurs to experiment […]
Confusion over Cornish K prefix
The RSGB has received a significant number of enquiries expressing confusion and concern about the unexpected allocation of the secondary prefix “K” for Cornwall. As a result, the Board has written to Ofcom asking them to review their decision and consult on the changes that they are proposing.
