Archive for January, 2017
News for Northern Ireland – 22 November 2017
Dundalk Amateur Radio Society is running a shack photography competition. The closing date is 1 March 2017. As it is a photographic competition emphasis should be on a quality photograph. Any shack of any size is eligible from EI, GI, 2I, MI or SWL stationed within Ireland. Photographs must be of a certain size range […]
News for England South-East – 22 January 2017
We start with clubs that have several events this week. Surrey Radio Contact Club has its net on 1905kHz from 9.30am today and next Sunday. On Monday there’s a chat and fix-it night with John, G8MNY. Thursday sees a club net on 70.300MHz from 8pm and on Friday there’s a club net on 145.350MHz, also […]
News for England South-West – 22 January 2017
On Monday Weston-super-Mare Radio Society is having a construction, operating and natter night. Details from Martin Jones, G7UWI, on 01934 613 094. Exeter Amateur Radio Society has its net on GB3EW from 7.45pm on Tuesday. Wednesday sees a meeting in America Hall at 6.30pm. Contact Nick, M0NRJ, on 01363 775 756. Thornbury and South Gloucestershire […]
News for Wales – 22 January 2017
On Monday Cleddau Amateur Radio Society is having a D-Star evening. Contact Heinz, MW0ECY, on 0774 804 7008. On Monday Llanelli Amateur Radio Society is holding a social evening. Contact Craig, MW0MXT, on 01269 845 773. On Thursday Aberystwyth and District Amateur Radio Society has its net, starting on 145.500MHz. Contact Ray, GW7AGG, on 01970 […]
Thomas Charles Bryant, 2BXZ/G3SB/GW3SB, 30th December 2016
Born on the 29th December 1921, Charles Bryant became a silent key on the 30th December 2016, the day after his 95th birthday. Charles had a love of radio from an early age. He learnt Morse code at school when he should have been playing games, which he hated. At the age of 14 he […]
Enter now for Club of the Year
There’s still time to enter the RSGB’s Club of the Year 2016 competition. As last year, the RSGB will be judging entries for National Club of the Year in two categories. First is clubs with fewer than 25 members and, second, clubs with 25 or more members during 2016. There will be separate prizes for […]
