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Cornwall beacon temporarily off-air
The Mid-Cornwall beacon, GB3MCB, on 432.970MHz, was switched off on 8 November in order to comply with the latest NoV issued by Ofcom. The new GB3MCB beacon frequency will be 432.470MHz. Because of the lead times for some specialist parts, the beacon is expected to be out of service for about 10 weeks. The Mid-Cornwall […]
Al Slater award goes to Club Log team
The Al Slater, G3FXB Memorial Award is in memory of G3FXB who became a silent key in 1992 and was a member of the First Class Operator’s Club. The award is presented once a year to an individual, group or society that has, in the judgement of the Committee, made an outstanding contribution to the […]
The Imitation Game
In Autumn 2013, we asked Members if they had HRO and AR88 receivers that could be borrowed by a company making a film about the life of Alan Turing. The result—The Imitation Game—goes on public release from the end of this week. The RSGB has received a message of thanks from the film’s producers to […]
New Microwave NoV available
Following last week’s release of 146 to 147MHz, Ofcom has now made available another Notice of Variation. Microwave enthusiasts who have a Full licence can now apply for a three year NoV to access 2300-2302MHz using up to 400W from a fixed location in the UK. This new frequency range was negotiated by the Radio […]
Youth on the Air preparations continue
Preparations for Youth on the Air month are going well and those involved are looking forward to a high volume of contacts with the special callsign G14YOTA. It is no longer possible to host any additional events as Ofcom required two months’ notice of operations, but there is still time to plan to work the […]
Eight days of solar flares on NASA video
NASA has released a video showing eight days of solar flares produced by the largest sunspot in the past two dozen years. Known as AR 2192, the video is a time lapse that shows its X-class flares in both visible and ultraviolet light using images taken by the Solar Dynamics Observatory Atmospheric Imaging Assembly Instrument. […]
