Archive for June, 2021

Austin, M0MNE

| June 30, 2021
Austin, M0MNE

Austin, M0MNE has a very appropriate call sign for a mariner (Merchant Navy Engineer)! Austin first became interested in radio through hearing short wave broadcast stations. Even as a young teenager he was exhibiting the experimenter’s curiosity of a radio amateur, stringing up different lengths of wire in the garden to improve reception. Teenage and […]

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RSGB EMF calculator updated

| June 30, 2021

Following the update from Ofcom to its guidance What You Need to Know as an Amateur Radio User (9-page/243KB PDF) we have updated the RSGB calculator to version rsgb10a. You can find this on the EMF pages of the website Please treat this as a Beta release and report any problems to m0jav@rsgb.org.uk. Changes The […]

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BBC Radio Guernsey

| June 28, 2021
BBC Radio Guernsey

Radio amateur Victoria Stamps from Sark has given a fascinating interview to Claire Cathcart on BBC Radio Guernsey. Victoria talked about amateur radio today, in the past and why it still appeals to millions of people across the world. The interview starts at 03:17:34

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Terry Robinson, GM3WUX

| June 28, 2021

Terry Robinson, GM3WUX recently recorded a podcast with Forth Valley Sensory Centre. He talks about his love of amateur radio, how being blind hasn’t prevented him getting fully involved and how CW has become his main mode of communication on the bands.

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GB2RS News Script for 27 June 2021

| June 25, 2021

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 27 June 2021 (16-page/414KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link.

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COVID-19 affects VHF NFD

| June 25, 2021

COVID-19 restrictions are extending into July and this means that VHF NFD is taking place with more controls in place than the organisers were hoping for. It is still viable to run the contest on 3 and 4 July 2021, but it will require some additional precautions and control to be exercised by entrants. All […]

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