Archive for July, 2023
News for Wales – 30 July 2023
On the first and third Saturdays of the month, the Online Amateur Radio Community holds a virtual social night called ‘The Rubber Duck’ on Zoom. For more information, see oarc.uk The Online Radio Club has a virtual radio club night at 7.30pm every Thursday via Zoom. It is suitable for all radio enthusiasts regardless of […]
RadCom Basics, May 2023, Edition 34
Using FT8 and the Reverse Beacons to gauge HF propagation James Stevens, M0JCQ has put together a step-by-step guide to help you use the Reverse Beacon Network to gauge band conditions and his results speak for themselves—have a go yourself! In this edition… 12 Repairing circuit board tracks – Part 1 Here are a couple […]
Paul Holman, 2E0PKH – 26 June 2023
Paul became interested in electronics and radios as a youngster when his father made him a crystal radio set, but living in Leigh-on-Sea in the 1960s, all it would pick up was the Pirate Radio stations in the Thames Estuary. Later, his father gave him an old MW/SW/LW valve radio with a long wire antenna […]
Ireleth St Peters CofE Primary School
Thanks to Chris Leviston, M0KPW, ten children at Ireleth St Peters (ISP) CofE Primary School in Cumbria have achieved their Radio Surfer Awards. Chris recently started an after-school club at ISP, and over the five weeks that it ran, the children enjoyed a range of amateur radio activities, leading to them each being presented with […]
Special Tonight @ 8 events on the Ofcom Consultation
The RSGB is holding two special Tonight @ 8 events focused on the Ofcom amateur radio consultation. On Monday 31 July 2023, we will look at contests, operating and call sign policy, in an event that might be of particular interest to Full licensees. On Monday 7 August 2023, the focus will be on Foundation […]
