Archive for February, 2019

RadCom March 2019, Vol. 95, No. 3

| February 25, 2019
RadCom March 2019, Vol. 95, No. 3

IC-9700 launched at NRC—Icom UK chooses RSGB National Radio Centre to reveal 2m, 70cm and 23cm groundbreaker News and Reports Around Your Region – Club events calendar 85 Around Your Region – Events roundup 89 New products 14 News 12 RSGB Matters 6 The 2018 RSGB IOTA Contest, Mike Franklin, G3VYI 30 Regulars Advertisers’ index […]

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GB2RS News Script for 24 February 2019

| February 22, 2019

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 24 February 2019 (11-page/149KB Microsoft Word document)

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IARU active at WRC-19 preparation

| February 22, 2019

The ITU Conference Preparation Meeting for WRC-19 has been running this week and will continue into next week. Taking place in Geneva, the IARU has been present for agenda items on 50MHz, wireless power and other matters of importance to amateur radio.

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Still time to enter Club of the Year

| February 22, 2019

There is still time to put in an entry for the RSGB Club of the Year competition. Entries are welcome from all RSGB affiliated groups, and there is just one size category this year so the size of your club doesn’t matter. The theme is Meeting RSGB Strategy 2022. Entries must be received by 28 […]

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Could you be RSGB Company Secretary?

| February 22, 2019

The RSGB is looking to recruit an RSGB Member to the voluntary position of Company Secretary. The position plays a key role in the Society’s governance and provides vital support in the running of Board meetings and the Annual General Meeting (AGM). For full information on the role, please go to rsgb.org/volunteers. If you feel […]

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Also in GB2RS this week…

| February 22, 2019

For the first couple of days after KickSat-2 was deployed last November, nothing was heard from the satellite. But in February, Nico, PA0DLO reported receiving several short and weak telemetry bursts on 437.5077MHz. KickSat-2 was scheduled to deploy up to 104 tiny Sprite satellites into low Earth orbit. The Sprites then would transmit on 437.240MHz […]

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