Archive for 2018
News for England South-East – 4 February 2018
We start with news from clubs that have several events this week. The Essex Ham online Foundation course continues this Sunday. On Monday the Essex Ham Net is on GB3DA, 8pm, with chatroom and audio feed at www.essexham.net. Contact Pete, M0PSX, via email to news@essexham.co.uk. This Sunday and next Sunday, Hastings Electronics and Radio Club […]
News for England South-West – 4 February 2018
On Monday Weston-super-Mare Radio Society is having a construction, operating and natter night. Details from Martin Jones, G7UWI on 01934 613 094. On Wednesday Callington Amateur Radio Society is having a club night. Details from John, G4PBN, on 01822 835 834. On Wednesday Trowbridge and District Amateur Radio Club is having a talk Pile-ups in […]
News for Wales – 4 February 2018
On Monday Dragon Amateur Radio Club is holding a film night. More information from John Pritchard, MW0JWP, on 0751 503 1025. On Tuesday Carmarthen Amateur Radio Society has an on air club night, social and an update on the 10GHz beacon project. Details from Andy, GW0JLX on 07768 282 880. On Tuesday Wrexham Amateur Radio […]
Prepare for Thinking Day on the Air
Thinking Day on the Air 2018 will take place over the weekend of 17 and 18 February 2018. A list of known stations is displayed on the station list page. There is a form on the page for stations to submit their details to be added to the list, and a Yahoo group for exchanging […]
Two Chinese amateur CubeSats launched
On Friday, 19 January 2018 two satellites carrying amateur radio payloads were launched. Both were developed by amateur students in Hunan province, China. The satellites, QuanTuTong-1 and Xiaoxiang-2, are 6U CubeSats. They will operate in the 435, 2400, 5650 and 5830MHz amateur-satellite service bands. 5650MHz is used for uplinks and 5830MHz for downlinks. Currently only […]
New RSGB EMC Committee Chair sought
John Rogers, M0JAV is stepping down as Chair of the RSGB EMC Committee after seven years’ invaluable service. The EMC Committee helps and advises members who have EMC problems, lobbies regulators and guides standards to protect the spectrum. It also investigates emerging EMC threats and updates members on these and other EMC matters. The RSGB […]
