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RadCom Plus, Vol. 1, No. 2
To read this edition, tap or click cover image Contents 1 A position reporting system using WSJT weak signal data modes Andy Talbot, G4JNT devises a method for sending highly accurate location information with excellent weak signal performance 6 A home-built all-digital PAL vectorscope Inspired, apparently, by a dodgy T-shirt, this FPGA-based project by Mark […]
Sixty years of GB2RS broadcasts
On 25 September 1955, at 10am, the first RSGB news bulletin was broadcast from the station of RSGB Council member Frank Hicks-Arnold, G6MB using the call sign GB2RS. It had taken two years of negotiations with the GPO to get to the first broadcast. Initially, the GPO had declined to allow the HQ station to […]
New RSGB questionnaire
All UK radio amateurs are invited to complete the RSGB’s online questionnaire available at www.rsgb.org/ar-survey. The survey will be available until the 31 December. The data collected will be used by the RSGB when it reviews its strategy next year and the results published on the RSGB website and in RadCom. It takes between 10 […]
Preparation for WRC-15
IARU Region 1 reports good progress was made at the final European preparation meeting for the World Radio Conference that will be held in November. For 5MHz, CEPT have agreed that the overall range should be 5350-5450kHz, though opposition at the conference is still expected. However, this is not likely to result in any changes […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
This year sees the first ever Buildathon at an RSGB Convention; a kit building workshop with mentors on hand to assist and guide. The kit being built is the Kanga UK Acorn II SDR receiver for 7MHz. The build will take place on the afternoon of Saturday, 10 October at the Kent’s Hill Convention Centre. […]
Final call for Construction Competition
It is the final call for entries to the RSGB Construction Competition this week. Entries close on Wednesday, 30 September and judging will take place at the RSGB Convention. Full details are on the RSGB website at www.rsgb.org/construction-competition. Don’t forget, many of the projects you have completed for local construction competitions will be suitable as […]
