Archive for 2019
News for Northern Ireland – 24 February 2019
On Tuesday Carrickfergus Amateur Radio Group will host a talk and presentation by John, GI7UGV Modern Day Amateur Television. Commencing at 7.15pm, it will take place in Downshire School, Carrickfergus, BT38 7DA. All visitors and members are very welcome to attend. For details, see gi0lix.home.blog.
News for Scotland – 24 February 2019
We start with advance news that the GMDX Group is running a CW Boot Camp on Sunday, 10 March. It will take place in Throsk at the Stirling and DARS clubhouse. The fee for the day is just £10; pre-registration is essential. Running from 9.30 to 4.30pm, there will be groups for up to 12wpm, […]
News for England South-East – 24 February 2019
We start with clubs that have several events this week. Burnham Beeches Radio Club has its net from 10.30am on 145.500MHz this Sunday and next Sunday. Contact Greg, G4EBY, via email to ebytronics@gmail.com. Bredhurst Receiving and Transmitting Society is at the Rainham Radio Rally this Sunday, followed by a debrief on Thursday. Next Saturday sees […]
News for England South-West – 24 February 2019
Torbay Amateur Radio Society has its regular nets this Sunday, and Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and next Sunday. Friday sees a club meeting. Details from Kerry Knight, M0KRE, on 0772 599 9973. On Monday Weston-super-Mare Radio Society is having a club night. Contact Martin Jones, G7UWI, via email to g7uwip@googlemail.co.uk. Exeter Amateur Radio Society has […]
News for Wales – 24 February 2019
On Monday Llanelli Amateur Radio Society is holding a junk sale and running GB4SDD for St David’s Day. Details from Steve Williams, MW6CCG, on 0787 849 4337. On Thursday Aberystwyth and District Amateur Radio Society has a club net, beginning on 145.500MHz then moving to 145.550MHz. Contact Ray, GW7AGG, on 01970 611 853. On Thursday […]
Geostationary satellite transponder active
The geostationary amateur radio narrowband transponder on the Es’hail-2/QO-100 was made available for amateur experimental use on the afternoon of Tuesday, 12 February 2019. The 250kHz bandwidth transponder uses the 2.4GHz band for the uplink with the downlink in the 10.45GHz band and should provide communications over a wide portion of the globe. Potentially both […]
