Archive for 2021

News for Scotland – 4 July 2021

| July 2, 2021

The GB3FE repeater serving the Stirling area is still out of service and this will affect the Stirling and Falkirk nets. This Sunday, Cockenzie and Port Seton Amateur Radio is participating in VHF Field Day. Contact Bob, GM4UYZ, on 01875 811 723. Kingdom Amateur Radio Society is continuing to have nets on Sundays, Tuesdays and […]

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News for England South-East – 4 July 2021

| July 2, 2021

The McMichael Rally Committee regrets to announce that this year’s rally, which was due to take place on 11 July is, sadly, cancelled. They hope and expect to be back in 2022. On Sundays, Burnham Beeches Radio Club has a net from 10.30am starting on 145.500MHz and moving to 145.275MHz. Monday sees a fox hunt […]

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News for England South-West – 4 July 2021

| July 2, 2021

Thornbury and South Gloucestershire ARC has a daily net on GB3ZB from 10.30am. Hopefully, club meetings at the Chantry will resume on Wednesday, failing which there will be a Zoom meeting from 8pm. On Friday, there is a net on 145.450MHz from 8pm. For details, email secretary@tsgarc.uk. Weston-super-Mare Radio Society has a club meeting on […]

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News for Wales – 4 July 2021

| July 2, 2021

Carmarthen Amateur Radio Society has an 80m SSB net from 2.30pm every Sunday. There is a 2m FM open net from 8pm every Tuesday and Thursday via GB3FG. On Wednesdays, there is an FM 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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Faisal Alajmi, 9K2RR, IARU R1 VP, 2nd July 2021

| July 2, 2021
Faisal Alajmi, 9K2RR, IARU R1 VP, 2nd July 2021

IARU is saddened to announce that IARU Region 1 Vice President Faisal Alajmi, 9K2RR, died on 2 July 2021 following a prolonged period of hospitalisation with COVID. Faisal had been Region 1 Vice President since the 2014 General Conference and was an energetic and active supporter of amateur radio in the Arab world and globally. He was also an accomplished […]

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Andrew, 2E1BRT

| July 1, 2021

Andrew has been licenced since 1993 and an RSGB member since 1993. He first became interested in amateur radio as a youngster through his Dad, who bought him an FT690 Mk2 when he gained his licence. That rig gave him the DX’ing bug on 6 metres and he says that he is still a 6-metre […]

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