Archive for 2023

Martin Richmond-Hardy, G8BHC – 5 May 2023

| May 10, 2023

Martin Richmond-Hardy, G8BHC, died on 5 May 2023. Although most of you will not have worked Martin on the air he has contributed significantly to the Microwave cause. He was on the organising committee of EME2012 which was held in Cambridge; he was an original committee member of Martlesham Radio Society when G4BPO was winning […]

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Ian Douglas, G7MFN – SK

| May 10, 2023

It is with great sadness that we share the news that Ian Douglas, G7MFN became a Silent Key on Saturday 6 May. Ian had held both RSGB Regional and District Representative roles for many years, as well as being a GB2RS newsreader for the Northeast of England until recently when ill health forced him to […]

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Ian Douglas, G7MFN – 6 May 2023

| May 9, 2023

Ian had held both RSGB Regional and District Representative positions for many years as well as being a GB2RS News Reader for the Northeast of England until recently when ill health forced him to stand down. Ian was our local Aerial Planning resource and had great success in persuading local planning departments to allow many […]

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Wheatstone features in Bletchley Park video for VE Day

| May 9, 2023

The RSGB National Radio Centre’s Wheatstone Morse transmission system was used to make a special message tape for Bletchley Park in celebration of the 78th anniversary of VE Day (8 May). Take a look at the video on Bletchley Park’s YouTube channel.

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Coronation Morse message from RSGB National Radio Centre

| May 6, 2023
Coronation Morse message from RSGB National Radio Centre

The Morse ‘Slip Tape’ perforator and Wheatstone Morse transmitter (as featured in the June issue of RadCom) were put into action at the RSGB’s National Radio Centre to prepare a special message to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III. Click on the image above to watch the video

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GB2RS News Script for 7 May 2023

| May 5, 2023

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 7 May 2023 (25-page/501KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link

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