Archive for 2015
News for England South-West – 1 November 2015
We start with news from clubs that have several events this week. North Bristol Amateur Radio Club has its open 70cm net from 7pm to 8pm on GB3BS today and next Sunday. On Friday there’s a talk on the SPE 2K linear amplifier by Ross Clare, GW3NWS. Details from Mat, G7FBD, via email to g7fbd@gb3bs.co.uk. […]
News for Wales – 1 November 2015
On Monday Dragon Amateur Radio Club is holding a surplus sale. Contact Stewart Rolfe, GW0ETF, on 07833 620 733. Llanelli Amateur Radio Society is having a social evening on Monday. On Sunday there will be a special event station on the air for Remembrance Day. Details from Craig, MW0MXT, on 01269 845 773. On Tuesday […]
UK returns to GMT
Did you remember to change your clock last night? In the UK, the clocks reverted to Greenwich Mean Time, or UTC, at 2am this morning. The Youth Hostels Amateur Radio Group is commemorating the start of Greenwich Mean Time today, the 25th, from Mount St Bernard Abbey in Charnwood Forest, with the callsign GB0GMT. The […]
RSGB fees unchanged again
Despite the increasing strain on operational finances, the RSGB Board has announced that the cost of Society Membership will be unchanged in 2016, the sixth year in a row that this has been achieved. It has also proved possible to maintain examination fees at the same level as previous years. Further details of all charges […]
IARU consolidates EMC roles
The IARU has announced that it will consolidate into one position the responsibilities for overseeing IARU’s relationship on EMC matters with CISPR, the international special committee on radio interference. Christian Verholt, OZ8CY, will be standing down from his Advisor role, with the Administrative Council’s appreciation for his work over some 20 years. All EMC matters […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
Still on EMC matters the CENELEC Committee TC210 WG 11 has completed the standard for in-home PLC devices that operate above 30MHz. The first standard in the family, EN 50561-1, covers the frequency range up to 30MHz and was debated heavily amongst radio users. It does safeguard the broadcast, amateur and aeronautical frequencies, but the […]
