Archive for 2018
News for Wales – 10 June 2018
On Monday Llanelli Amateur Radio Society is having an on the air night. Details from Steve Williams, MW6CCG, on 0787 849 4337. Marches Amateur Radio Society is running the North East Wales open net on Monday from 9pm on 145.425MHz. On Friday there’s an open net on 433.425MHZ from 7.30pm. For details, email steven.bobby20@yahoo.co.uk. On […]
RadCom June 2018, Vol. 94, No. 6
THIS EDITION IS TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE ONLINE We apologise for any disappointment This edition is currently being converted to our HTML5 online viewer, which will bring enhanced readability, download speed and picture quality Peter Hart reviews the Icom IC-7610—“…a most impressive radio with some great features and a superb performance” Online edition Membership Services login required, […]
Threat to Belgian 70cm allocation
Amateurs in Belgium are facing severe restrictions on their 70cm band operations even though, unlike in the UK, it is a Primary allocation for amateurs. The regulator is proposing to reduce amateur privileges in the middle of the band to just a few milliwatts, and to ban certain modes outright. These may include digital and […]
Schoolboy makes silicon chips at home
We normally think of silicon chip fabrication as being a cutting-edge practice, requiring huge investments and hundreds of people. However, we learned recently of Sam Zeloof, a 17-year-old high school student in the USA, who is making his own chips in his garage. Using ingenuity and equipment purchased via eBay, including things like an electron […]
Details of FIFA World Cup stations
The Russian National Society, RRC, has organised an amateur radio marathon to commemorate the FIFA World Cup finals. It runs from 1 June to 15 July 2018. Five awards are available, some of which are achievable at several different levels. Most bands from Top Band to 70cm can be used, on all modes. A full […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
Enrolment for the latest Bath Based Advanced Distance Learning Course is now open. The course will run from July to December and includes weekly notes to guide students through the RSGB textbook, revision questions and mock exams. The course can be studied anywhere, as long as you have an internet connection. In the last six […]
