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Happy Birthday, GB3BS
Repeater GB3BS is celebrating its 10th year at the Lansdown site, IO81TK. After more than 30 years of continuous operation at Cossham Hospital, it was moved on 19 December 2009 to make way for a multi-million-pound refurbishment of the Grade 2 listed hospital building that had been its home for so long. GB3BS is also […]
RSGB Spectrum Forum annual meeting materials
The reports, presentations and minutes from the recent 2019 RSGB Spectrum Forum annual meeting are now available. The material provides a unique overview on a wide range of topics from EMC, HF to VHF and microwaves from both the Society and nationally affiliated groups. This year’s meeting included an overview of the results of the […]
GB2RS Christmas schedule
Because of the way Christmas and New Year falls there will be no GB2RS News script for Sunday, 29 December 2019. An abbreviated script will be prepared for Sunday, 5 January 2020 for those newsreaders who are able to read that day. Normal service resumes 12 January 2020. The RSGB would like to take the […]
YOTA Month news
YOTA Month is in full swing and thanks to local clubs, schools and Scout groups it has already introduced large numbers of youngsters to amateur radio. Hilderstone Radio Society used GB19YOTA to give 40 children aged seven to eight the chance to speak to Santa, and chat to him about what they would like for […]
Sweden to discontinue 2.3 and 3.4GHz permits
Amateurs in Sweden have been able to apply for temporary permits to allow operation in 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz bands. Their regulator, the PTS, has announced these temporary permits will no longer be issued from 1 January 2020. The reason is 5G. Swedish amateurs are presently permitted by their regulations to run a maximum of 100mW […]
Syllabus 2019 SDR presentations
Following a tutors’ Syllabus 2019 presentation on software defined radio earlier in the year, the RSGB has now published three short videos to help tutors teach this aspect of the new Syllabus. You will need your Membership Services login to access the presentations. They were filmed by members of the exam team to accompany the […]
