Archive for 2015
Are you missing a cable?
At last week’s Telford HamFest in Shropshire, a stand holder, Miles Cooper, sold a couple of new Motorola Atrix boxed units in good faith to two buyers. Unfortunately, these ancillary units require three cables to connect them to a Raspberry Pi microprocessor for which they are intended. If any one knows who purchased one of […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
The RSGB Convention takes place over the 9 to 11 October at Kent’s Hill Conference Centre in Milton Keynes. The programme for Saturday and Sunday is on the RSGB website. There will be a wealth of lectures on a very wide range of subjects. Day tickets are available online until 30 September, saving you £5 […]
RSGB 2015 Convention latest
The RSGB Convention takes place over the 9 to 11 October at Kent’s Hill Conference Centre in Milton Keynes. The programme for Saturday and Sunday is on the RSGB website. There will be a wealth of lectures on a very wide range of subjects. Day tickets are available online until 30 September, saving you £5 […]
Rallies and Events News – 13 September 2015
We start with the sad news that the North Wales Rally, due to take place on 1 November, has had to be cancelled due to a drop in bookings. Sunday, 13 September, the West Kent Radio and Electronics Fair will be held at the Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, St John’s Road, Tunbridge Wells […]
Special Events News – 13 September 2015
The Enigma Event takes place until 25 September to commemorate its importance in the history of communications and encryption. There is an award for this activity and all the information on the schedule and those taking part can be found at www.enigma-reloaded.it. On the weekend of 19 and 20 September, the North Norfolk Amateur Radio […]
DX News – 13 September 2015
A group of UK operators will be activating Niue island as E6GG from 16 to 29 September. Don, G3BJ, Chris, G3SVL, Nigel, G3TXF, David, G3WGN, Mike, G3WPH and Hilary, G4JKS will be using four Elecraft stations with linear amplifiers on 160-10 metres, 24/7, from a cliff-edge location on the North of Niue. They will pay […]