Archive for 2017
Ofcom Licensing Portal unavailable
Ofcom have advised us that its online licensing portal will be unavailable from 6pm on Friday 26 May until 8am on Tuesday 30 May because of related systems work.
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 […]
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