Archive for December, 2016
HQ opening Christmas and New Year
The Society’s offices will be closed from 12.00 on Friday, 23 December until 08.30 on Tuesday, 3 January. Please remember the Exam Department will not be processing any exam results during the festive period. Ensure you allow the full 10 working days after the exam date before contacting the department if you have not received […]
RadCom January 2017, Vol. 93, No. 1
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 Elecraft KX2 10W 80-10m—a tiny, fun radio that’s a great performer. News and Reports Around Your Region – Club events calendar 82 Around […]
GB16YOTA news
The special call sign GB16YOTA is on the air to introduce and promote amateur radio to young people. It will be operated from a variety of clubs and organisations throughout December. On Sunday the 18th, Stirling and District ARS will be on the air and this is followed by Durham and District ARS on the […]
Christmas GB2RS arrangements
We start with seasonal greetings to all Newsreaders and listeners, both over the air and via the internet recordings, and not forgetting viewers of the ATV broadcast, which is available via several repeaters and kindly streamed via BATC.TV. Next week, the RSGB will prepare a short GB2RS news script for Sunday, 25 December, Christmas Day. […]
Transatlantic commemoration successful
Last week we mentioned the special event to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the first transatlantic contact between Greenwich, Connecticut, and Ardrossan, Scotland on Sunday the 11th of December. The commemorative contact between Greenwich and Ardrossen took place at 1531UTC with US operator Dave Patton, NN1M and Scotland operator Jason O’Neill, GM7VSB. The original 1921 […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
During the festive season Bletchley Park is open to visitors daily except 24, 25, 26 December and 1 January. The RSGB would like to extend its thanks to the amazing work by the volunteer team who keep the National Radio Centre open throughout the year. Meanwhile, GCHQ has generously donated £15,000 to the Bletchley Park […]
