Archive for 2019
News for England South-East – 21 April 2019
We start with clubs that have several events this week. Burnham Beeches Radio Club has its net from 10.30am on 145.500MHz today and next Sunday. Contact Greg, G4EBY, via email to ebytronics@gmail.com Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club has an open net today and next Sunday from 6.30pm on 433.450MHz, then moving to GB3IW. On Monday […]
News for England South-West – 21 April 2019
Flight Refuelling Amateur Radio Society has shack activity nights today, Wednesday and next Sunday. Details from Sue, M0PSZ, via email to info@frars.co.uk On Monday Weston Super Mare Radio Society has a club night. Contact M0JOG, on 0750 066 8674 On Thursday South Bristol Amateur Radio Club has an open house and on air night. Contact […]
News for Wales – 21 April 2019
On Monday Llanelli Amateur Radio Society is closed for the bank holiday. Details from Steve Williams, MW6CCG, on 0787 849 4337 On Wednesday Cardiff University Amateur Radio Society has its regular shack night. Contact Derek, MW0LNA, via email to officers@cardiffars.org.uk On Thursday Aberystwyth & District Amateur Radio Society has a club net, beginning on 145.500MHz […]
Peter Smith, G4JNU, 23 December 2018
Peter Smith, G4JNU died aged 81 on December 23rd 2018. He was a very skilled electrical engineer and a fine mechanical engineer as well. Peter grew up in an engineering household in Reading. Peter’s father was a machine workshop instructor with the REME at Arborfield and Peter was proud that, with a lathe and other […]
Owen Garriott, W5LFL, 15 April 2019
Owen Garriott, W5LFL, the US astronaut who operated the world’s first amateur radio station from space, died at the age of 88 on 15 April 2019. According to his family, he passed away at his home in Huntsville, Alabama. Press release from Johnson Space Center, Houston (lightly edited) RELEASE J19-005 Skylab and Space […]
Artistic SSTV from Iceland
Until 29 April 2019, as part of an art installation in Iceland by Lucy Helton, KD2MFV, SSTV images will be transmitted by TF3JA. The images, appropriated from the Reykjavik Museum of Photography’s collection, are of Icelandic glaciers photographed many years ago. Amateur radio operators who receive these transmissions are being asked to print out the […]
