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Orlando Hamcation postponed
This year’s Orlando Hamcation has been postponed. Usually held in February, there will instead be online events. Go to hamcation.com to check out all the events and webinars that will be happening. You must register for the webinars that you want to watch, but registration is free.
Enter Construction Competition
Have you entered the RSGB’s ‘Get on the air to care’ construction competition? The deadline is 1 February. Send a short description of your project to gm.dept@rsgb.org.uk and include a few photographs, a video if possible and any related circuit diagrams.
RSGB EMC Committee publishes EMF calculator
The RSGB’s EMC Committee (EMCC) has updated the EMF web page which contains information on the new licence requirement to assess EM Fields. Most notably, as agreed with Ofcom last month, the EMCC has published its calculator, which incorporates the Ofcom calculator but adds a front end specifically for radio amateurs. This calculator will be updated […]
New AllStar Gateway in North Lancashire
Recently, the MB7IMB repeater came on the air in North Lancashire. It is a simplex AllStar gateway on 145.2375MHz narrow FM, with a CTCSS access tone of 110.9Hz. The North West AllStar Group has been formed, linking AllStar nodes and repeaters throughout north-west England. The group is encouraging use of the repeater. All that’s needed […]
Enter Construction Competitions!
Have you entered the RSGB’s ‘Get on the air to care’ construction competition? The deadline is the 1st of February. Your project can be hardware, software or a system and may be based on a kit. If you made something during the autumn lockdowns, over the holiday season, or are in the middle of something […]
Tonight @ 8 – latest edition streamed live
The RSGB’s Tonight @ 8 spring programme began on 11 January 2021 with Amateur Radio Construction by Steve Hartley, G0FUW and Pete Juliano, N6QW Steve and Paul’s presentations cover the reasons why people homebrew radio equipment, share ideas on how to get started, and provide examples of homebrew gear and using hardware and software. If […]
