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K1JT is Amateur of the Year
Joe Taylor, K1JT has been named as the 2016 Dayton Hamvention Amateur of the Year. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1993 for the discovery of the first orbiting pulsar, leading to observations that established the existence of gravitational waves. Joe was first licensed in 1954 as KN2ITP. Since his retirement, he has […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
In the April issue of RadCom, reference was made to GB2RS news reading in Northern Ireland within the GB2RS report. It suggested that there were no news readers there or in the Isle of Man. The GB2RS Manager, G3VBA, would like to apologise for the error as there are a number of excellent news readers […]
Broadband-Hamnet meeting
An initial meeting for all those interested in Broadband-Hamnet, a system of digital communications on the amateur microwave bands, will be held on 22 May at the HQ of Crawley Amateur Radio Club. The organisers hope to attract attendees from across the country. There will be presentations, demonstrations and open discussions. Please contact Ted, G4ELM, […]
Bristol student balloon mission
On 21 March the UBSEDS14 balloon, launched by University of Bristol students, completed its circumnavigation of the Northern Hemisphere. During the flight, at an altitude of about 11.5km, the balloon transmitted telemetry data at four minute intervals using Contestia 16/1000 on 434.600MHz USB, with an output power of just 3mW. Each telemetry packet was preceded […]
Rallies and Events News – 27 March 2016
There are no rallies in the diary for this Easter weekend. The next is the Hack Green Bunker Rally on 3 April at the Hack Green Nuclear Bunker, Nantwich in Cheshire CW5 8AL. On sale will be electronic equipment, amateur gear, components, military radio sets and vehicle spares. Doors open at 10am and catering is […]
DX News – 27 March 2016
The big DXpedition event this week will be VK0EK operating from Heard Island. They plan to be on the air until 10 April. This is a multinational effort is led by the experienced DXer Bob, KK6EK. Up-to-date info is available on http://vk0ek.org. Mike, VK8MA is involved with a climate project that will be operating on […]
