Archive for June, 2023

News for Wales – 18 June 2023

| June 16, 2023

The Online Amateur Radio Community runs a 40m slow-to-medium speed CW net every Monday evening at 7pm. All are welcome to join in. For more information see the website. On the first and third Saturdays of the month, the group holds a virtual social night called ‘The Rubber Duck’ on Zoom. For more information, see […]

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122GHz and HF propagation – two further Convention presentations to watch

| June 15, 2023

The RSGB has released two further Convention 2022 presentations. In the first, Noel Matthews, G8GTZ provides an introduction to the challenges of operating on 122GHz and gives an overview of the VK3CV designed transverter boards which have put operation within the reach of amateurs without requiring advanced electronic and mechanical engineering skills. He tells the […]

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RadCom July 2023, Vol. 99, No. 7

| June 15, 2023
RadCom July 2023, Vol. 99, No. 7

3Y0J Bouvet DXpedition To read this edition, tap or click cover image News and reports Around Your Region – Club events calendar 76 Around Your Region – Events roundup 80 New products 14 News 11 RSGB Matters 6 Special Interest Groups News 15 Features A beginner’s guide to low-band DXing, Andy Gilfillan, G0FVI 40 Airfields […]

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Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan has chosen to donate the UK amateur radio equipment of His late Majesty, King Hussein of Jordan to the RSGB

| June 13, 2023
Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan has chosen to donate the UK amateur radio equipment of His late Majesty, King Hussein of Jordan to the RSGB

The Radio Society of Great Britain is delighted to announce that Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan has chosen to donate the UK amateur radio equipment of His late Majesty, King Hussein of Jordan to the Society. His Majesty was a great ambassador for amateur radio and, whenever his official duties allowed him, his radio […]

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RSGB President IRTS speech

| June 9, 2023

RSGB President, John McCullagh, GI4BWM received a warm welcome when he attended the IRTS AGM gala dinner recently. He talked about the challenges faced by national societies, as well as the success of the RSGB’s Tonight @ 8 live webinars and online exams, which were introduced during the pandemic. John also stressed the importance of […]

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New searchable contest group map

| June 9, 2023

As part of ongoing development of the RSGB’s Club Finder service, the Society has launched a searchable map that shows affiliated contest clubs and groups. If you’d like to get involved in a group, you can use the map to search locally and more widely. Depending on the club entry you will be able to […]

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