Archive for 2019

News for England South-West – 10 March 2019

| March 8, 2019

Torbay Amateur Radio Society has its regular nets this Sunday, and Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and next Sunday. Friday also sees a club meeting from 7.30pm. Details from Kerry Knight, M0KRE, on 0772 599 9973. On Monday Mid-Somerset Amateur Radio Club is having a club night. Contact David Edwards, G8BFV, via email to info@midsarc.org.uk. On […]

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News for Wales – 10 March 2019

| March 8, 2019

Newport Amateur Radio Society is having a net from 10am on 3.704MHz this Sunday and next Sunday. Tuesday sees a club net on 144.700MHz. On Thursday there’s a talk and demo exploring the Icom IC-775dsp by Ross, GW3NWS. Details from Margaret, GW4SUE, on 01633 665 289. On Monday Cleddau Amateur Radio Society is having an […]

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Enabling Opportunities for Innovation

| March 6, 2019

RSGB have responded to one aspect of this Ofcom consultation, with respect to opening up the 2390-2400 MHz amateur allocation to shared use. Ofcom: Consultation RSGB: Response    

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Jim Stevenson, G0EJQ, SK

| March 5, 2019
Jim Stevenson, G0EJQ, SK

It is with great sadness that I inform everyone that Jim Stevenson, G0EJQ, RSGB Regional Representative for Region 13, passed away in hospital on 4 March 2019. He had been in hospital in Nottingham for some days with a breathing problem and seemed to be recovering well after recently undergoing an operation. The news came […]

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Jim Stevenson, G0EJQ, 4 March 2019

| March 5, 2019
Jim Stevenson, G0EJQ, 4 March 2019

It is with great sadness that I inform everyone that Jim Stevenson, G0EJQ, RSGB Regional Representative for Region 13, passed away in hospital on 4th March 2019. He had been in hospital in Nottingham for some days with a breathing problem and seemed to be recovering  well after recently undergoing an operation. The news came […]

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Commonwealth Contest next weekend

| March 1, 2019

The Commonwealth Contest, RSGB’s longest-running contest, takes place for 24 hours over the weekend of 9 and 10 March 2019. As mentioned in Propagation News, you should not expect much propagation on the upper HF bands, but some hardy travellers will undoubtedly activate countries that don’t appear on the air every day, so make the […]

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