Archive for 2019
An introduction to QOscar 100
Noel Matthews, G8GTZ, Dave Crump, G8GKQ and Phil Crump, M0DNY gave a presentation at AGM 2019 on Qatar Oscar 100, the geostationary amateur transponder on the Es’hail-2 commercial satellite. QOscar 100 was launched in February 2019 and has seen stations making contacts across a third of the globe on the narrow band and wide band […]
RSGB ARDF Championships
This Bank Holiday weekend sees the annual three day RSGB ARDF Championships taking place in the Thames Valley. The areas chosen are Christmas Common near Wendover, Whiteleaf near Princes Risborough and Hodgmoor Woods near Amersham. The competitions will comprise ‘classic’ ARDF events on 144MHz and 3.5MHz on two of the days, with the final day […]
NRC visitor figures rising
There were 9,092 visitors to the RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) at Bletchley Park in April 2019, bringing the total in the first four months of this year to 27,077. That’s nearly three times more than the 9,355 for the same period last year. Please note the radio room in the NRC will have reduced […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
RSGB club insurance and beacon and repeater insurance has now been renewed for the year to April 2020. Club insurance certificates can be downloaded from the RSGB website—please use your Membership Services login to obtain a copy of your certificate. To ensure that your beacon and repeater is covered under the RSGB insurance a £10 […]
RSGB insurance policies renewed
RSGB club insurance and beacon and repeater insurance has now been renewed for the year to April 2020. Club insurance certificates can be downloaded from the RSGB website—please use your Membership Services login to obtain a copy of your certificate. To ensure that your beacon and repeater is covered under the RSGB insurance a £10 […]
VHF/microwave session at IARU meeting
At the IARU Region 1 Interim meeting last week, a special Sunday morning session that focussed on enhanced VHF/microwave activities was kicked off by John Regnault, G4SWX, the RSGB VHF Manager. Joining the meeting by Skype, John explained how the UK had gained access to the experimental 71 and 146MHz bands for digital innovation. Among […]
