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News for England South-West – 12 March 2023
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 a talk on the theme of An Evening with… on Monday. See the website for […]
News for Wales – 12 March 2023
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 a talk on the theme of An Evening with… on Monday. See the website for […]
Tony Laurence, G3GGI – 19 April 2018
As a young lad Tony had an obsession with radio communication. He attended The Wireless College in Colwyn Bay, then joined the Signals Corps. While in the Signals he was stationed in Austria at Thalerhof Airfield, Graz, where he monitored and intercepted post war Russian transmissions. Next he spent some time as Radio Officer on […]
Stuart Constable, M0CHW – February 2023
Many in the East Sussex area will recognise the callsign of Stuart M0CHW, an active amateur in the area for decades. Stuart passed away peacefully in his sleep in February. Following his early retirement from the Police Service, Stuart embraced radio as a hobby and, in true amateur spirit, spent much of his time increasing […]
Celebrating BBC broadcasting in Scotland
At 7pm on 6 March 1923, BBC broadcasting in Scotland officially began. The studio was housed in a small attic apartment at Rex House in Bath Street, Glasgow, and the transmitter at Port Dundas. Using 1.5kW on 722kHz, the station was allocated the callsign 5SC. This year, 100 years to the day, the BBC Amateur […]
Also in this weeks GB2RS…
The next RSGB Tonight @ 8 live webinar takes place on Monday, 6 March when RSGB Microwave Manager Barry Lewis, G4SJH will talk about contesting in the microwave and millimetre wave bands at 23cm and above. He’ll cover the frequency bands, contest activity sessions, special rules and equipment needed. Although similar to VHF and UHF […]
