Archive for 2019
Still time to enter Club of the Year
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 […]
Could you be RSGB Company Secretary?
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 […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
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 […]
Online RadCom software upgrade
The RSGB has changed the way it hosts the online version of RadCom. This now uses HTML5 to display the pages and no longer requires Flash to be installed. The pages will also load faster. All this year’s editions are now available to Members in the new format at rsgb.org/radcom and we will be converting […]
UK in IARU 50-70MHz Contest top 10
Provisional results for the last IARU Region 1 50-70MHz Contest are now available on the IARU Region 1 website. Several UK stations are in the top 10 in various categories. The six hour 50MHz category saw G4ZAP/P achieving fourth place and G0VHF/P got 10th place. In the multi-operator 50MHz section, the GJ8P stations achieved fifth […]
Rallies and Events News – 24 February 2019
This Sunday, the 24th, the Rainham Radio Rally takes place at The Victory Academy, Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 5JB. Doors open 10am to 4pm and it’s £2.50 for adults, with free entry for children. There will be local and national traders, the BRATS kitchen, a BRATS interactive zone for Kids, BRATS junk and […]
