Archive for May, 2017
Brits join CQ Hall of Fame
Two Britons have been inducted into the prestigious CQ Magazine Hall of Fame this weekend. David Honess, M6DNT and Tim Peake, KG5BVI join 16 others entering the Hall, bringing the total to 310. David, M6DNT developed the AstroPi project, which sent two Raspberry Pi computers to the International Space Station as platforms for students on […]
Philip Willis joins RSGB Board
To bring the Board to full strength, the meeting on 13 May unanimously endorsed the co-option of Philip Willis, M0PHI as a Board Director. Philip has a wide range of experience, including chairing the Training and Education Committee.
Licencing portal suffers glitch
The RSGB understands that there has been an issue with Ofcom’s online licencing system this week. At the time this bulletin was written the details and extent are unclear, but the problem appears to affect a number of new licensees, and those upgrading following a recent exam pass. Ofcom engineers are working to fix the […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
In the Europe to North America Summit-to-Summit event last Saturday, the 13th of May, a total of 36 European summits and 18 North American summits were activated. Despite abysmal radio conditions with deep fading and high band noise levels, several trans-Atlantic QSOs were made, including some summit to summit contacts. Overall everyone enjoyed the event […]
GB2RS News Script for 21 May 2017
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Rallies and Events – 21 May 2017
The 34th Dunstable Downs RC Annual National Amateur Radio Car Boot Sale takes place today at Stockwood Park, London Road, Luton, Bedfordshire LU1 4LX. Entry is £3, including car park fee. All the usual facilities will be there. See www.ddrcbootsale.org for details. Next Sunday the Durham & District ARS Radio Rally takes place at Bowburn […]
