Archive for 2021
News for Wales – 30 May 2021
Carmarthen Amateur Radio Society has an 80m SSB net from 2.30pm every Sunday. There’s a 2m FM open net from 8pm every Tuesday and Thursday via GB3FG. On Wednesdays there’s an FM or Fusion net from 7.30pm via GB3CM, which may still be operating at low power. Contact Andy, GW0JLX, on 0776 828 2880. Newport […]
RSGB National Radio Centre opens again
The RSGB National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park re-opened today in line with the lifting of lockdown restrictions. Lee Dowling from Watford was the first visitor of the day. Lee uses webSDR receivers and enjoys amateur cryptology. Andrew and Marguerite Selby from Kings Langley were the second people to arrive and soon there was a […]
ICQ Podcast chat with RSGB President Stewart Bryant, G3YSX
The latest ICQ Podcast (episode 351) includes a discussion with RSGB President Stewart Bryant, G3YSX. Stewart talks about the recent RSGB/IARU amateur radio survey and also more generally about the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to amateur radio in the UK. The interview begins at 51:43
7 June 2021 – The Sherwood Ratings: Transceiver Performance for the HF DX & Contest Operator by Rob Sherwood, NC0B
Rob’s presentation Rob Sherwood’s name has become something of a standard in the radio amateur equipment world as a trusted comparison guide to the technical performance of a wide range of transceivers. This presentation will explain the process that Sherwood Engineering go through to produce detailed performance figures for a wide range of transceivers. Rob […]
Phillip Brooks, G4NZQ, 26 May 2021
We have received the very sad news that Phillip Brooks, G4NZQ passed away on the morning of 26 May 2021. Philip was a long-standing RSGB volunteer in a wide variety of roles, up to and including the Board. Phillip was not only an active member of the society but also of the Norfolk Amateur Radio […]