Archive for 2015
UK 5MHz Beacon Chain
Please note that, due to local difficulties, GB3RAL is currently off the air. A decision about possible relocation of the beacon will be taken later in the year.
RadCom November 2015, Vol. 91, No. 11
THIS EDITION IS TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE ONLINE We apologise for any disappointment This edition is currently being converted to our HTML5 online viewer, which will bring enhanced readability, download speed and picture quality News and Reports 6 RSGB Matters Including new exam changes, volunteer vacancies, RSGB publications strategy, volunteer spotlight, Around Your Region photo quality requirements, […]
Licences to be revoked
Ofcom have published a notice advising that steps are now being taken to revoke all amateur radio licences that have not been revalidated as required by the terms of the licence. The first tranche of revocations will affect those licences due for revalidation between September 2012 and January 2013. If you have not revalidated your […]
RSGB youth video now online
The RSGB are working with two film companies to make a series of promotional videos. The first of these, promoting amateur radio to young people, has been produced by the TX factor for the RSGB and is now on general release on the RSGB’s YouTube channel.
Temporary RSL for Cornwall
Earlier in the year, representatives of some radio amateurs in Cornwall approached Ofcom to request temporary use of the Regional Secondary Locator K for Kernow, the Cornish word for Cornwall, following the recognition of the Cornish People under the Framework Convention on National Minorities. Ofcom has agreed to this request and will permit amateurs with […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
Next year, a new organisation, the IOTA Foundation, will manage the RSGB Islands on the Air program in partnership with the Society. Last year the RSGB Board identified a number of challenges facing the program, including the need to provide an online system to track and manage the submission of island credits similar to the […]
