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New AROS coordinator wanted
The Amateur Radio Observation Service (AROS) is the RSGB’s confidential advisory and reporting service. It is intended to assist radio amateurs and others who may be affected by problems which occur within the amateur bands or which develop on other frequencies as a result of amateur transmissions. The AROS Coordinator runs a team of volunteer […]
Book January Advanced distance learning
The next Advanced Distance Learning course run by the Bath-based team is due to start on 26 January 2017, aiming for an exam in early July. The course is free but students must provide their own textbook and calculator, and arrange their own exam when the time comes. Guidance is provided by the course team. […]
Hull in final month as UK City of Culture
Hull is now in its final month as UK City of Culture. Humber Fortress DX ARC has held the NoV GB0HCC for most of the year, with Hull and District ARS also helping out. They have worked most continents during the year. The next UK City of Culture will be announced next month and they […]
RadCom December 2017, Vol. 93, No. 12
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 Season’s Greetings from the RSGB Online edition Membership Services login required, follow the link below or click the cover image. RadCom December 2017, […]
New FM repeater satellite
A new easy-to-use amateur radio satellite was launched last weekend and was switched on for general use on Thursday. AO-91, also known as RadFxSat and Fox-1B is a Cubesat that carries an FM transponder. The uplink is on 435.250MHz FM, plus or minus Doppler, with a mandatory 67Hz CTCSS tone for access. The downlink is […]
ITU-R celebrates 90 years
The International Telecommunications Union celebrated 90 years of ITU-Radiocommunications study groups on 21 November 2017. A 90th anniversary celebration issue of the ITUNews magazine can be downloaded (65-page/11.5MB PDF). Also, ITU HQ station 4U1ITU will be active in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL via operators’ instructions.
