Archive for September, 2016
New RSGB TEC disability role
The RSGB’s Training and Education Committee created a new role earlier this year, to help support amateurs with disabilities. This followed discussions with the RAIBC and the role includes liaising between the two organisations, giving consideration to disabilities more widely, from time to time making recommendations in this area to the TEC Chair and helping […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
The RSGB 2016 Convention takes place on 7 to 9 October at Kents Hill Conference Centre, Milton Keynes, sponsored by Martin Lynch & Sons. Sam Jewell, G4DDK will be speaking on Saturday on the secret life of the transverter. This will cover the basics of transverters, including designs, performance trade offs, buy or build and […]
Rallies and Events – 25 September 2016
The Chippenham and District Amateur Radio Mini-Rally takes place on Sunday, 25 September, at the new venue of Kington Langley Village Hall, Church Road, Kington Langley SN15 5NJ. The doors open at 10am, with disabled visitors gaining access 30 minutes earlier. Admission is £2, with under 16s free. There is on-site car parking. There will […]
DX News – 25 September 2016
Alejandro, LU9VEA will be on Easter Island, IOTA reference SA-001, working as CE0Y/LU9VEA between 26 and 30 September. Listen for him on a variety of HF bands, working SSB. Send QSL cards to IK2DUW. Stan, LZ1GC and Emil, DL8JJ will operate as H44GC from Guadalcanal, OC-047, from until 3 October with two stations on the […]
Special Event News – 25 September 2016
Enigma Reloaded 2016 takes place until 1 October. The main goal of the event is to promote amateur activity as possible all over the world, celebrating the history of the Enigma cipher machine and its crucial role in World War II. From 17 to 30 September, stations registered as Activator stations will be on the […]
Contest News – 25 September 2016
The CQWW DX RTTY contest ends its 48 hour run at 2359UTC on Sunday, the 25th. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands, the exchange is signal report and Zone, which for the UK is 14. A UK Microwave Group contest on 5.7 and 10GHz takes place on Sunday, the 25th, from 0600 to 1800UTC. Using […]
