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World Amateur Radio Day
On 18 April, World Amateur Radio Day celebrates the forming of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) on 18 April 1925. This year the theme is Entering Its Second Century of Disaster Communications. This commemorates the first known use of amateur radio in a disaster situation when, in March 1913, the Scioto River in Columbus, […]
New RSGB website to go live
After almost a year of planning and building a new site by a small team led by Alan, G0TLK, we are pleased to announce the new RSGB site will be going live at the end of this week. It’s not yet complete and development work will continue. We need authors, particularly for the technical section, […]
GU100RSGB on the air later this week
G100RSGB, the special event callsign celebrating the RSGB Centenary, stays in Region 11 again this week. Today, 14 April, Torbay ARS are running a 24 hour HF station in Newton Abbot using SSB, digital modes and FM. Monday sees Taunton & District ARS running CW and SSB on the 10 to 40m bands. Tuesday the […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
RSGB amateur radio presentation at Ofcom On Thursday, the RSGB gave a presentation to staff at Ofcom entitled the RSGB’s first 100 years. It celebrated the history of the Society, its relationship with the regulator and what amateur radio can achieve in today’s world. After the talk, which was presented by Jim Lee, G4AEH, Ofcom’s […]
Rallies and Events – 14 April 2013
A WW2 Air Forces Radar Reunion will be held at Blackpool from Friday, 12 April to Monday 15 April. Operators, mechanics, filter room and airbourne radar visitors welcome. Day visitors are also welcome. For further details please contact Jim Ward, G0DGG, 17Valley Walk, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire WD3 3TA. On 21 April, the West London […]
DX News – 14 April 2013
Rob, J6/N7QT and Frans, J69DS will be active from St Lucia, IOTA reference NA-108 until 16 April. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY or PSK on the 10 to 80m bands with field portable activity and lightweight antennas from beaches or mountain tops. QSL J6/N7QT via his home callsign either direct or via the […]
