Archive for April, 2024
RadCom May 2024, Vol. 100, No. 5
Kenwood TH-D75 review To read this edition, tap or click cover image Regulars Advertisers’ index 85 Antennas, Tony Preedy 18 ATV, Dave Crump, G8GKQ 16 Contest Calendar, Ian Pawson, G0FCT 42 Contesting, Nick Totterdell, G4FAL 60 GHz bands, Dr John Worsnop, G4BAO 58 HF, Daimon Tilley, G4USI 56 Members’ ads 86 Propagation predictions, Gwyn Williams, […]
ESRG March 2024 key messages
The Exams and Syllabus Review Group (ESRG) met four times during March. It has released these key messages from those meetings: We have been concentrating on v1.6 of the syllabus. It was sent to the Exam Standards Committee (ESC) for comments and we have spent the last month sorting through those and addressing them We have been […]
PSC member in BBC solar eclipse article
On Monday 8 April 2024, a total solar eclipse gripped North America as radio amateurs worldwide looked on to see its effect on the ionosphere. This included RSGB Propagation Studies Committee (PSC) associate member Gwyn Griffiths, G3ZIL, who was interviewed by BBC news on the topic. The article, which was shared across the world, looked […]
Ofcom releases licence change video
Ofcom has released a video about changes to the UK amateur radio framework, covering licensing and callsign changes. It also gives some insight into the forthcoming Phase 2 and Phase 3 of the changes for callsigns and special event stations.
World Amateur Radio Day coming up
World Amateur Radio Day is celebrated each year on the 18 April. The theme for 2024 is A Century of Connections: Celebrating 100 Years of Amateur Radio Innovation, Community and Advocacy. The global event covers all of the IARU regions and runs from 0000UTC on Thursday, 18 April 2024 to 0000UTC on Friday, 19 April […]
GB2RS News Script for 14 April 2024
Tap or click the link below to download this week’s news script News script for 14 April 2024 (MS Word document)
