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News for England South-East – 24 February 2019
We start with clubs that have several events this week. Burnham Beeches Radio Club has its net from 10.30am on 145.500MHz this Sunday and next Sunday. Contact Greg, G4EBY, via email to ebytronics@gmail.com. Bredhurst Receiving and Transmitting Society is at the Rainham Radio Rally this Sunday, followed by a debrief on Thursday. Next Saturday sees […]
News for England South-West – 24 February 2019
Torbay Amateur Radio Society has its regular nets this Sunday, and Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and next Sunday. Friday sees a club meeting. Details from Kerry Knight, M0KRE, on 0772 599 9973. On Monday Weston-super-Mare Radio Society is having a club night. Contact Martin Jones, G7UWI, via email to g7uwip@googlemail.co.uk. Exeter Amateur Radio Society has […]
News for Wales – 24 February 2019
On Monday Llanelli Amateur Radio Society is holding a junk sale and running GB4SDD for St David’s Day. Details from Steve Williams, MW6CCG, on 0787 849 4337. On Thursday Aberystwyth and District Amateur Radio Society has a club net, beginning on 145.500MHz then moving to 145.550MHz. Contact Ray, GW7AGG, on 01970 611 853. On Thursday […]
Geostationary satellite transponder active
The geostationary amateur radio narrowband transponder on the Es’hail-2/QO-100 was made available for amateur experimental use on the afternoon of Tuesday, 12 February 2019. The 250kHz bandwidth transponder uses the 2.4GHz band for the uplink with the downlink in the 10.45GHz band and should provide communications over a wide portion of the globe. Potentially both […]
ITU emergency comms document update
The ITU has updated a key recommendation for cross border usage of Emergency Communications Equipment. The new 2019 edition of ITU Recommendation M-1637 is clearer regarding countries facilitating the use of radio equipment that may be physically brought by visiting relief personnel into the territory where there is a disaster or emergency. The recommendation is […]
Could your club host Train the Trainers?
The RSGB is in the process of organising Train the Trainers courses for this year. If your club would like to host one then please contact tec.chair@rsgb.org.uk. Further details and the list of requirements for hosting the course can be found at rsgb.org/train-the-trainers.
