Archive for August, 2023
News for England South-East – 13 August 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 […]
News for England South-West – 13 August 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 […]
News for Wales – 13 August 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 […]
YOTA Hungary 2023 – Day 5

What did you get up to on Day 5? “Our first lecture was from Sylvain, F4GKR the IARU Region 1 President who spoke about SDR (software defined radio). We covered the Nyquist-Shannon sampling theorem, the differences and drawbacks of the direct conversion, direct sampling SDR architectures and how they relate to the cost of each […]
YOTA Hungary 2023 – Day 4

What did you get up to on Day 4? “In the first session of the day, we shared our individual experiences and the amateur radio opportunities available to youngsters in our home countries. We then had a lecture on methods for planning and organising a youth camp. The second lecture of the day was focused […]
YOTA Hungary 2023 – Day 3

What did you get up to on Day 3? “We started the day with some interesting lectures about different areas of amateur radio. The first was on the IARU, where we learnt that they were all volunteers. Some of the statistics on average ages of radio operators were very concerning, which led to some interesting […]