Archive for September, 2015

News for Scotland – 27 September 2015

| September 25, 2015

Stirling and District Amateur Radio Society is open today and next Sunday from 10.30am till late afternoon for construction, training, projects and operating. Thursday sees operating, training and presentations. Contact Myles Williamson, MM0MYL, on 07890 477 516. On Wednesday Glenrothes and DRC is holding its AGM, 7pm for 7.30. More information from Tam, MM0TGB, on […]

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News for England South East – 27 September 2015

| September 25, 2015

We start with news from clubs that have several events this week. Surrey Radio Contact Club has its Top Band net on 1905kHz from 9.30am today and next Sunday. The Friday net is on 145.350MHz at 8pm. Contact John, G3MCX, on 020 8688 3322. Southdown Amateur Radio Society has its 12wpm CW net on Wednesday […]

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News for England South West – 27 September 2015

| September 25, 2015

North Bristol Amateur Radio Club has its 70cm open net tonight and next Sunday from 7pm on GB3BS. Friday sees a talk about cruising around the world by Dick, G0XAY. Details from Dave, M0HDJ, via email to m0hdj1947@gmail.com. Exeter Amateur Radio Society is having a talk on Monday about amateur satellites by Allan, G1JXI. The […]

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News for Wales – 27 September 2015

| September 25, 2015

On Thursday North Wales Radio Society is on the air using homebrew loops. Contact Ceri Jones, 2W0LJC, via email to 2w0ljc@mail.com On Monday Llanelli Amateur Radio Society is holding a junk sale. Contact Craig, MW0MXT, on 01269 845 773.

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Amateur Radio Survey 2015

| September 24, 2015

In 2012 the RSGB Board published its strategic goals and next year will review their relevance once again. As part of the previous review the Society conducted a survey of the UK amateur radio community in 2010. As this data is now five years old, we are repeating the survey. The questions are largely the […]

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Stan Shackleford, G2HAX, 5th April 2015

| September 22, 2015
Stan Shackleford, G2HAX, 5th April 2015

Stan Shackleford, G2HAX died on 5 April 2015 aged 96 and was the last surviving pre-war member of the Reading & District Amateur Radio Club (RADARC)  and was the last of the early members of the Club in its founding year of 1934. He lived all his life in the same small semi-detached house in […]

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