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RAYNET agreement
At the RAYNET AGM held in Cambridge on the 29th of October, RSGB President Nick Henwood, G3RWF and Cathy Clark, G1GQJ, Chairman of the Radio Amateur’s Emergency Network, signed the agreement between the two organisations, for the reunification of RAYNET operations, as from 1 January 2017. Once the formalities associated with the change of name […]
Reunification of Raynet
At the RAYNET AGM held in Cambridge on Saturday 29 October, RSGB President Nick Henwood G3RWF and Cathy Clark G1GQJ, Chairman of the Radio Amateur’s Emergency Network, signed the agreement between the two organisations, for the reunification of RAYNET operations, as from 1 January 2017. Once the formalities associated with the change of name to […]
Renew your 146MHz NoV now
All current 146 to 147MHz band Notices of Variation expire on Monday 31 October. On Friday 28 October Ofcom announced that the band would be made available for another year. However, to continue to use the frequencies you must get a new NoV. These are available free from the RSGB website at www.rsgb.org/nov
New Examination Standards Chairman
The Examinations Standards Committee (ESC), oversees all aspects of the amateur radio examinations. Dave Powis, G4HUP has been appointed to take over the role when Professor Simon Watts, G3XXH retires at the end of this year. The ESC develops and publishes all procedures and policies for the administration of examinations and is tasked with the development […]
BATC videos on YouTube
Videos of the talks at the recent British Amateur Television Club Convention are now available on YouTube. Among the many talks are Receiving and Presenting HamTV from the ISS by Noel, G8GTZ, VHF/UHF Propagation by Mike, G0MJW and A Practical Operators Guide to 146MHz Reduced Bandwidth TV by Shaun, G8VPG.
New terahertz band NoV
Frequencies above 275 GHz, the terahertz bands, are a new area for experimentation and propagation research. Ofcom have generously enabled low-power NoV access for Full licensees in order to facilitate innovation at the cutting edge of RF technology. The NoV includes a number of conditions related to frequency bands, and protection zones around key UK […]
