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Historic UK-NZ contact to be re-enacted
On 18 October 1924, two-way communication was established between Frank Bell, 4AA in New Zealand and Cecil Goyder, 2SZ, operating from Mill Hill School in North London. To commemorate the 90th anniversary of this historic contact, radio amateurs at stations in Mill Hill School and New Zealand will recreate the first Goyder-Bell contact, hopefully on […]
Prof. Marconi to address Ideas Festival
The Chelmsford Ideas Festival runs from 20 October until 2 November and celebrates the creativity of Chelmsford’s people, past and present. Amongst the highlights is a talk by Professor Marconi, the grandson of Guglielmo Marconi. This will be complemented by an account of the extraordinary space technology that the company e2v produces today. Amateur radio […]
Also in GB2RS this week
The RSGB would like to extend their congratulations to Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, who has been awarded the IARU Region 1 Roy Stevens, G2BVN Memorial Trophy for his meritorious service to amateur radio over many years. Gaston was the chairman of the Eurocom Working Group and then the chairman of the Amateur Radio Space Exploration Working […]
Rallies and Events News – 12 October 2014
The Mayo Radio Rally takes place today, 12 October, at Welcome Inn Hotel, Castlebar, Co. Mayo. Doors open at 11am and admission is €5. Details at www.ei7mre.org. The 2014 Annual General Meeting of the UK Six Metre Group takes place today, 12 October, at 12.30pm at the Kent’s Hill Conference Centre, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ […]
Special Events News – 12 October 2014
Today, 12 October, from 10.30am to 4pm, Cray Valley RS will be at Crossness Museum, Belvedere Road, Abbey Wood, London SE2 9AQ with the GB2CM exhibition stand. It will feature how to get started in amateur radio and the support offered by Cray Valley in providing licence training courses and guidance for newcomers. As the […]
DX News – 12 October 2014
Members of the Radio Club Argentino will activate AY4E from Martin Garcia Island, SA-055, in Uruguayan waters between 16 and 19 October. Operations will be on 160 metres through to 70cm using CW, SSB and the some digital modes. QSL to LU4QQ direct or LU4AA via the bureau. A major German DXpedition will be active […]
