Archive for 2021

News for Wales – 1 August 2021

| July 30, 2021

Carmarthen Amateur Radio Society has an 80m SSB net from 2.30pm every Sunday. There is an open net from 8pm every Tuesday and Thursday via GB3FG. On Wednesdays there is an FM or Fusion net from 7.30pm via GB3CM. Contact Andy, GW0JLX, on 0776 828 2880. Newport Amateur Radio Society has a net on Sundays […]

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RSGB NRC volunteer given award for outstanding service

| July 29, 2021
RSGB NRC volunteer given award for outstanding service

Since the announcement of a national lockdown in March last year, and supporting the RSGB’s Get on the Air to Care campaign throughout, Nigel G4RWI has run the National Radio Centre net on 80m. The net ran every day in 2020 and has continued on weekdays throughout 2021, running over 400 nets with hundreds of […]

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Alice, Caitlin and Milly (aged 11)

| July 25, 2021
Alice, Caitlin and Milly (aged 11)

Alice, Caitlin and Milly proudly showing off their Radio Surfer Award certificates. Tutored by John, G7OHOT from Hilderstone ARS, they learnt Morse, received a personal message from the FUNcube-1 satellite using a Yagi-Uda antenna and did a variety of coding and kit-building to earn their award.

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GB2RS News Script for 25 July 2021

| July 23, 2021

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 25 July 2021 (15-page/418KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link.

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RSGB Convention

| July 23, 2021
RSGB Convention

Despite hoping to meet face-to-face again this year, the RSGB Convention in October will again be online. This major indoor event takes many months to plan and, due to continuing Covid-19 uncertainty, the Society has to make the safety of attendees, volunteers and staff a priority. The RSGB is putting together another programme of excellent […]

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RadCom Basics – July 2021 edition now out

| July 23, 2021

We are pleased to announce the July 2021 edition of RadCom Basics is now available at rsgb.org/radcom-basics. In this edition you can read about split frequency operation, and more on logging and eLog, amongst other subjects. Check out all the topics covered by new and familiar contributors—whether you’re new to the hobby, or returning and […]

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