Archive for June, 2018
GB2RS News Script for 1 July 2018
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Receive SSTV from the ISS
This weekend ARISS Russia is running a special slow-scan television event from the International Space Station. Unfortunately we learned the details too late to include in last week’s bulletin. The transmissions started around 0900UTC on Friday and continue until around 1830UTC, Sunday, 1 July 2018. The cosmonauts will be sending images commemorating the various satellites […]
SAQ transmitting on Sunday
This Sunday is Alexanderson Day, the day when Grimeton Radio Station in Sweden fires up its Alexanderson alternator to transmit as SAQ on 17.2kHz VLF. For those who don’t know the story, this is the last surviving high frequency alternator CW transmitter from the pre-electronic transmitter era. Built in the early 1920s, it was used […]
IARU welcomes new member
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has welcomed the St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Amateur Radio Society as its newest member-society, to represent St Kitts and Nevis. The Society does not claim to represent Anguilla, which is already represented in the IARU by the Anguilla Amateur Radio Society; the inclusion of Anguilla in their name dates back to […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
On Tuesday evening RSGB Membership Services will be offline from 5pm to about midnight. This is so that essential maintenance can take place. During this time all RSGB online services that require a Membership login will be unavailable. If you need a Members’ voucher to visit Bletchley Park or any other time-sensitive material, please make […]
Rallies and Events News – 1 July 2018
This Sunday, 1 July, sees the Barford Norfolk Radio Rally at Barford Village Hall and Green, Barford, Norwich NR9 4AB. Doors open at 9am, an hour earlier for traders, and there is talk-in on S22. Car parking is free. There will be trade stands, car boot sales, bring-and-buy, a raffle and representatives of repeater groups. […]
