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ARISS contact for German school
An ARISS contact is planned for a school in Germany with Alexander Gerst, KF5ONO on Tuesday, 14 August 2018 at approximately 1256UTC. The exchange will be a direct contact operated by DN2DLR and be conducted in German. The downlink signals will be audible in parts of Europe on 145.800 MHz FM.
Perseids meteors to peak
The Perseids meteor shower will peak between the night of Sunday, 12 August 2018 and the early morning hours of the 13th. You may be able to see around 60 meteors an hour during the peak. You can also catch glimpses of the Perseid meteors until the last week of August. See GB2RS Propagation News […]
The new amateur radio syllabus
For some years now the RSGB and affiliated clubs have been providing the route to gain an amateur radio licence. This involves not only setting the syllabus for the three licence levels but also ensuring the club volunteers are adequately trained in order to deliver the necessary preparation that aspiring radio hams need. The key […]
New exams Syllabus
Following its approval by the RSGB Board in July, we are pleased to announce that Syllabus 2019 will be released during the week commencing 13 August 2018. This will link with the publication of the first set of project communications in RadCom to give Members a fuller understanding of the milestones of the changeover. We […]
YOTA 2018 under way soon
This week sees the start of the 2018 Youth on the Air international event in South Africa, organised by the South African Amateur Radio League. The seven day programme runs from 8 to 15 August 2018 and involves around 80 young amateurs from around the world, including an RSGB-sponsored team of four from the UK. […]
Access to 71MHz driving innovation
UK amateurs continue to make remarkable progress with innovative technology in the experimental 71MHz band. The BATC forum reports contacts of reduced bandwidth digital amateur TV of between 59 and 87km, using the latest high efficiency video coding. This follows the initial short range contacts when simplified NoV access to 70.5-71.5 MHz was introduced by […]
