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News for England South West – 5 October 2014
On Tuesday Exeter Amateur Radio Society has its 2m net on 145.575MHz at 7.45pm. Contact Nick, M0NRJ, on 01363 775 756. On Wednesday Devon and Cornwall Repeater Group meets from 2pm at the Engine House Compton Park Callington. Details at www.gb3pl.co.uk. Callington amateur radio society invites anyone in South East Cornwall who would like to […]
News for Wales – 5 October 2014
On Monday Dragon Amateur Radio Club is holding a discussion night. Contact Stewart Rolfe, GW0ETF, on 07833 620 733. On Monday Llanelli Amateur Radio Society is on the air. Contact Craig, MW0MXT, on 01269 845 773. On Tuesday Carmarthen Amateur Radio Society is having a talk on Morse code by Neil, GW3YVN. Details from Lloyd, […]
RadCom download – September 2014
The following downloads support the RSGB Centenary Receiver. Matters arising since publication: The voltage rating for the electrolytic capacitors should be 16V or higher. Some people have reported the 2N3819 FET as difficult to obtain. A number of eBay suppliers offer them, or a suitable substitute is the BF256B – but note that the pinout […]
RadCom download – January 2014
This 21.6k ZIP file contains the files to support the G0MGX Arduino Power Meter article. www.rsgb.org/download/g0mgx-arduino-vswr The author spotted some errors in the circuit diagram after publication and has supplied a replacement. The updated version includes switches on pins 47 and 49 and corrects the connections to pin 8 of the sample & hold opamps IC2 […]
IARU Region 1 Conference
Last week saw the 23rd International Amateur Radio Union General Conference held in Bulgaria. National societies, including the RSGB, from 45 countries covering Europe, Scandinavia, Asia and Africa sent representatives to agree and coordinate activity to secure the future of amateur radio. Real progress was made at the meeting on a number of topics that […]
The future of IOTA
The RSGB’s Islands on the Air programme celebrated its 50th anniversary in July 2014. The last 50 years has seen the programme grow to 2,500 active island chasers and approximately 15,000 more casual participants. Those close to it have been anxious to ensure the sustainability of the IOTA programme and have spent some time reviewing […]
