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News for England South-West – 19 June 2022
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 individual skill level. Go to the website for the meeting link. Ham Radio Network has An Evening with Marija, YU3AWA talking about Youngsters on The Air on Monday. Go to […]
News for Wales – 19 June 2022
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 individual skill level. Go to the website for the meeting link. Ham Radio Network has An Evening with Marija, YU3AWA talking about Youngsters on The Air on Monday. Go to […]
Feedback on HF band changes welcome
Amateurs are reminded that IARU Region 1 is holding its Interim Meeting on the 23 June 2022. As outlined in the recent June RadCom, feedback is welcomed on proposals for global HF band changes to accommodate growth in digital modes and related matters. The meeting will also consider a series of spectrum and EMC matters. […]
Gateways on the Air
The Gateways On The Air (GOTA) event will be on the air between 11 and 19 June 2022, and is hosted on the FreeSTAR Multimode Network. The aim of the event is to promote increased RF voice communications via analogue and digital simplex gateways. Licensed amateurs are encouraged to go outside into the fresh air, […]
GI-QRP Convention
Tickets are now on sale for some of the things going on at the GI-QRP Convention; the first to take place in Northern Ireland for many years. This is being organised by members of the RSGB Region 8 team, in conjunction with the G-QRP Club. The event takes place at the Tandragee Golf Club on […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
A new Kenwood TM-D710GA transceiver has been installed on the International Space Station. The old amateur radio equipment was dismantled, and the new kit will be used for transmitting Slow Scan TV images on 145.800MHz FM, probably using the SSTV mode PD-120. The signal should be receivable on a handheld with a quarter wave whip. […]
