Archive for September, 2018
RSGB Board Change, G3WRO
Keith Haynes, G3WRO, has recently decided to step down as an RSGB Board Director, for personal reasons. Keith was co-opted to the Board following his proposal by the Nominations Committee, and took on the liaison responsibilities for the RSGB Awards and Regional Team. He was highly qualified to look after these areas of the Society, […]
RadCom October 2018, Vol. 94, No. 10
National Hamfest 2018—what bargains will you come away with from the 10th Anniversary show? To read this edition, tap or click cover image News and Reports Around Your Region – Club events calendar 84 Around Your Region – Events roundup 88 New products 11 News 14 RSGB Matters 6 Regulars 2018-2019 Super League Preview, Steve […]
Gordon Hunter, GM3ULP, 12 September 2018
It’s with great sadness we have to inform Members, especially those in Regions 1 & 2, that their previous Regional Representative (Regional Manager) Gordon Hunter, GM3ULP, passed away on 12 September 2018, peacefully, in Wishaw hospital after a long illness. Gordon was an RSGB member for more than 50 years and had an interest in […]
Amateurs prepare for Hurricane Florence
CNN reports the American Radio Relay League has sent seven amateur radio kits to South Carolina to assist with emergency communication ahead of Hurricane Florence. The group used the same kits in Puerto Rico last September when Hurricane Maria knocked out power to most of the island. Short wave radio was key to communicating in […]
IARU plan for WRC-19
The Administrative Council of the International Amateur Radio Union held its annual in-person meeting on 8 and 9 September 2018 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. With the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) of the ITU now little more than a year away, the efforts of two dozen IARU volunteers to defend amateur radio’s frequency allocations […]
RSGB 2018 Convention lectures latest
The RSGB Convention takes place from 12 to 14 October 2018 at Kents Hill Park Training and Conference Centre in Milton Keynes. Our thanks to the principal sponsor, Martin Lynch and Sons. Saturday and Sunday is packed with a diverse range of lectures for all levels of expertise and interest. Magnetic loop antennas offer the […]
