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RadCom October 2016, Vol. 92, No. 10
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 The new RSGB Radio Communication Handbook—for every thinking radio amateur. News and Reports 146MHz TV update, Dave Crump, G8GKQ 59 Around Your Region […]
Former RSGB President SK
Sad news to begin this week’s broadcast. Former RSGB President Terry Barnes, GI3USS has recently become a Silent Key. Terry served as RSGB President in 1992. He was the first GI callsign to hold the position for around 25 years. Terry had been a volunteer for the Society for some years before his election to […]
National Hamfest this week
The National Hamfest takes place on 30 September and 1 October 2016 at the Newark and Nottinghamshire Showground. With several international traders as well as the UK’s largest dealers and representatives from the main manufacturers, there will be plenty for visitors to enjoy. For those looking for the extra bargain there will also be a […]
RSGB 2016 Convention latest
The RSGB 2016 Convention takes place on 7 to 9 October 2016 at Kents Hill Conference Centre, Milton Keynes, sponsored by Martin Lynch & Sons. Sam Jewell, G4DDK will be speaking on Saturday on the secret life of the transverter. This will cover the basics of transverters, including designs, performance trade offs, buy or build […]
New RSGB TEC disability role
The RSGB’s Training and Education Committee created a new role earlier this year, to help support amateurs with disabilities. This followed discussions with the RAIBC and the role includes liaising between the two organisations, giving consideration to disabilities more widely, from time to time making recommendations in this area to the TEC Chair and helping […]
Marconi Fellowship lectures
The 2016 Byrne-Bussey Marconi Fellowship Lectures will take place at 5pm on Thursday, 27 October in the Weston Lecture Theatre, Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford. Two Visiting Fellows will be giving their 30-minute lectures on Marconi and the uses of wireless in post-war years and Marconi’s early Latin projects over the South Atlantic. The lectures […]
