Archive for 2017
News for Scotland – 10 September 2017
Aberdeen Amateur Radio Society is operating GM3BSQ/P today from Seaton Park, Aberdeen. Contact Fred Gordon, GM3ALZ, on 01975 651 365. On Tuesday Dundee Amateur Radio Club is having a club night and training session. Contact Martin, 2M0KAU, on 0776 370 8933. On Tuesday Livingston and District Amateur Radio Society is having a talk. Details from […]
News for England South-East – 10 September 2017
We start with clubs that have several events this week. Coulsdon Amateur Transmitting Society has nets today, Wednesday and next Sunday from 11am on 145.400MHz ± QRM and 5pm on 3.700MHz ± QRM. Details from Andy Briers, G0KZT, via email to secretary@catsradio.org. Radio Society of Harrow has its club net on 1938kHz LSB from12 noon […]
News for England South-West – 10 September 2017
We start with clubs that have several events this week. Weston-super-Mare Radio Society is having a construction, operating and natter night on Monday. Next Sunday sees the club rally at WSM Campus. Details from Martin Jones, G7UWI, on 01934 613 094. Exeter Amateur Radio Society has its net on GB3EW from 7.45pm on Tuesday. Wednesday […]
News for Wales – 10 September 2017
On Monday Cleddau Amateur Radio Society is holding a barbecue. Contact Heinz, MW0ECY, on 0774 804 7008. On Thursday Aberystwyth and District Amateur Radio Society is having a buildathon at Waunfawr Hall with Simon, GW0NVN and Mike Jollands. Contact Ray, GW7AGG, on 01970 611 853. On Thursday North Wales Radio Society is discussing a technical […]
Ralph Lee, G4GRV, January 2017
Ralph Lee, G4GRV, passed away in January 2017 aged 93. He was active – mostly on HF – from when he passed his RAE in 1977, but on his retirement in the late 1980s other interests took over. Ralph encouraged me to take up the hobby, and I passed the RAE in 1978 thanks to […]
Report VDSL interference NOW
For three years the RSGB EMC Committee has been investigating the problems of interference from VDSL broadband on the HF amateur bands and lobbying for action to reduce the problem. It has a lot of historic data, but both Ofcom and Openreach contend that 150 reports from 50,000 amateurs are not indicative of a major […]
