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Wales – 19 May 2013
On Monday Dragon Amateur Radio Club is having a talk on renovating a Racal 1772 receiver by John Parry, GW3VVC. More information from Stewart Rolfe, GW0ETF, on 07833 620 733. On Monday Llanelli Amateur Radio Society is on the air. Details from Craig, MW0MXT, on 01269 845 773. On Tuesday Carmarthen Amateur Radio Society is […]
GB2RS News for Sunday, 19 May 2013
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2.4GHz band call for input
Ofcom has published a call for inputs relating to spectrum use by licence exempt devices in the 2,400MHz band. This band is close to radio spectrum in the 2,300MHz band, which the Ministry of Defence plans to release for new civil uses. The MoD has therefore commissioned work to audit licence exempt uses in the […]
New EME record on 24GHz
Rex Moncur, VK7MO, has completed a Earth Moon Earth QSO with the OK1KIR EME Team in the Czech Republic at a distance of some 10,180 miles, to claim the new world EME record on 24GHz. VK7MO used a 1.14m dish and 10 watts and OK1KIR used a 4.5m dish and 22 watts.
Moonbounce planned for G100RSGB
G100RSGB, the special event callsign celebrating the RSGB Centenary will be operated by Fort Purbrook Radio Club today, 12 May, using the 40, 20, 4 and 2m bands as well as 70cm. On Monday, Horsham ARC will put the callsign on the air from Ifield, running 10 to 160m as well as 2m. On Tuesday, […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
Spanish GPS buoys interfering with 28Mhz band According to the IARU Region 1 Monitoring System newsletter, Spanish GPS buoys are a new threat to the 28MHz band. You can find their bursts between 28 and 28.5MHz transmitting in F1B with 51 baud and about 300Hz shift. They were observed and measured by DK2OM and HB9CET […]
