Archive for March, 2016
Ofcom-RSGB Forum: 15 March 2016
Summary of matters discussed at the Ofcom-RSGB Forum meeting held on 15 March 2016 1 Implementation of WRC-15 allocation at 5 MHz. Ofcom have contacted Primary User concerning harmonising the current allocation with that agreed at WRC-15. It was noted that a response from the Primary User of this part of the spectrum was awaited. […]
Youngsters on the Air 2017
Lisa Leenders, PA2LS, Youth Working Group Chair for IARU Region 1, has confirmed that the Youngsters On The Air 2017 summer camp will be held in the UK and organised by the RSGB. The Society looks forward to welcoming teams of young amateurs from some 15 countries in Region 1 to the UK in August […]
Welcome to BST
Don’t forget that the clocks change at 1am on Sunday, 27 March, for the start of British Summer Time. This means that all times given as UTC in this bulletin are one hour earlier than local time.
10MHz for Internet of Things
Ofcom has announced measures to help ensure adequate spectrum is available for the so-called Internet of Things, and to encourage investment and innovation in this developing technology. The Internet of Things is set to enable large numbers of previously unconnected devices to communicate and share data with one another, a process known as machine-to-machine communications. […]
K1JT is Amateur of the Year
Joe Taylor, K1JT has been named as the 2016 Dayton Hamvention Amateur of the Year. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1993 for the discovery of the first orbiting pulsar, leading to observations that established the existence of gravitational waves. Joe was first licensed in 1954 as KN2ITP. Since his retirement, he has […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
In the April issue of RadCom, reference was made to GB2RS news reading in Northern Ireland within the GB2RS report. It suggested that there were no news readers there or in the Isle of Man. The GB2RS Manager, G3VBA, would like to apologise for the error as there are a number of excellent news readers […]
