Archive for 2017
GB2RS 5MHz time change
Due to ongoing propagation changes, the team of 5MHz GB2RS newsreaders has decided to revise the time of the Sunday afternoon GB2RS News bulletin in order to try and optimise reception conditions. The new transmission time will be 1500UTC. Please note that this is UTC and not local time, which is to cater for seasonal […]
Act now to get elected
This is the time of year when we call for volunteers to step forward for election at the RSGB AGM, which will take place at the Angel Hotel in Cardiff on 22 April 2017. In 2017 the RSGB will be looking to appoint one elected Board Director, one nominated Board Director and five Regional Managers. […]
Also in GB2RS this week..
On Friday, 27 January there is a free-to-attend, invitation-only, event at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BS, entitled The Evolution Of Television From Baird To The Digital Age. It is a series of talks in ‘celebration’ of the first public demonstration of television in January 1926 at 22 Frith […]
Upgrade TQSL to v2.0 for LoTW
As of 1400UTC on 15 January, the ARRL’s Logbook of The World will no longer accept contacts that have been digitally signed by versions of TQSL earlier than version 2.0. Users of earlier versions are encouraged to upgrade as soon as possible, as older TQSL versions contain uncorrected defects and display inaccurate error messages. The […]
TV history talk at Royal Institution
On Friday, 27 January there is a free-to-attend, invitation-only, event at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BS, entitled The Evolution Of Television From Baird To The Digital Age. It is a series of talks in ‘celebration’ of the first public demonstration of television in January 1926 at 22 Frith […]
Rallies and Events News – 8 January 2017
The Red Rose Winter Rally, organised by West Manchester Radio Club, takes place on 15 January at Lowton Civic Centre, Hesketh Meadow Lane, WA3 2AH, just off the A580 East Lancs Road. Doors open at 11am and car parking is free. There will be trade stands, a bring-and-buy, special interest groups and an RSGB book […]
