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Convention SDR lecture now online
The RSGB has released another 2017 Convention presentation into its video portal. In his presentation SDR—The Station of the Future, John Linford, G3WGV looks at what software-defined radio offers us as radio amateurs and what our stations might look like in a few years’ time. SDR is as much a disruptive technology as were the […]
RadCom June 2018, Vol. 94, No. 6
THIS EDITION IS TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE ONLINE We apologise for any disappointment This edition is currently being converted to our HTML5 online viewer, which will bring enhanced readability, download speed and picture quality Peter Hart reviews the Icom IC-7610—“…a most impressive radio with some great features and a superb performance” Online edition Membership Services login required, […]
Threat to Belgian 70cm allocation
Amateurs in Belgium are facing severe restrictions on their 70cm band operations even though, unlike in the UK, it is a Primary allocation for amateurs. The regulator is proposing to reduce amateur privileges in the middle of the band to just a few milliwatts, and to ban certain modes outright. These may include digital and […]
Schoolboy makes silicon chips at home
We normally think of silicon chip fabrication as being a cutting-edge practice, requiring huge investments and hundreds of people. However, we learned recently of Sam Zeloof, a 17-year-old high school student in the USA, who is making his own chips in his garage. Using ingenuity and equipment purchased via eBay, including things like an electron […]
Details of FIFA World Cup stations
The Russian National Society, RRC, has organised an amateur radio marathon to commemorate the FIFA World Cup finals. It runs from 1 June to 15 July 2018. Five awards are available, some of which are achievable at several different levels. Most bands from Top Band to 70cm can be used, on all modes. A full […]
RSGB Convention latest
Planning for the RSGB Convention in October is ongoing and the number of talks that have been confirmed continues to increase. We are very pleased that Ian White, GM3SEK has agreed to present again this year as his talks have always been very well received. The latest announcements mainly cover the VHF and Up and […]
