Archive for 2015
Hoax Ofcom email – UPDATE
Please be aware of the following updated message from Ofcom IT regarding a hoax email from the Ofcom Spectrum Licensing email address. We will let you have an update when it is available. Some people have received an email that appears to have come from Ofcom spectrum licensing. The email has not been sent by […]
RadCom Basics June-July 2015, No. 1
Making the most of 10MHz Ten Megahertz, or 30 metres as it is otherwise called, is another one of the HF bands that was given to radio amateurs at the World Administrative Radio Conference in 1979 What is Summits on the Air? Radio amateurs are often accused of being a slovenly lot—spending too much time […]
Respond now to contest consultation
Amateurs interested in contesting have the opportunity to comment on the 2015 Contest Rules Consultation White paper, but time is running out. Your comments must be received by 7 August. The White Paper (4-page/91.8KB PDF) is available from the RSGB Contest Committee website and contains details of how to submit your comments.
Lightships weekend registrations strong
The International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend has attracted 370 registrations from 33 nations to date, with more expected before the event on 15 and 16 August. Germany has registered 65 stations, Australia 60, USA 50 and England about 40. At least 10 registrations each are from Argentina, Canada, Denmark, Netherlands, Scotland and South Africa and […]
New highlights for RSGB Convention
The RSGB Convention takes place over 9 to 11 October at Kent’s Hill Conference Centre in Milton Keynes. The lecture timetable is almost full now and details are on the RSGB website. As part of Saturday’s Contest University, Olof Lundberg, G0CKV will talk about how contesting is about having fun and that feeling of achievement […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
In Australia, the WIA have updated VHF/UHF band plans. This includes a move of their narrowband segment at 3.4GHz to circumvent loss of spectrum to LTE, with EME moving down to around 3398MHz as they have an allocation that goes lower than ours. The updated band plan also includes implementation of the new 144MHz satellite […]
