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New 70cm beacon in Northern Ireland
GB3NGI, the first of the new UK 70cm beacons, is now operational on its IARU-aligned frequency of 432.482MHz. GB3NGI is located on an excellent hilltop site in Northern Ireland at IO65VB and is licensed for 250W erp on a 125 degree bearing. It transmits both CW and JT65B. Early reports already indicate 500km coverage across […]
W1AW American Samoa operation
The ARRL Centennial W1AW portable operation from American Samoa is expected to be underway from November 2 and continue for about 12 days. W1AW/KH8 operations are expected to take place from two locations—from the station of Uti Gandy, KS6FO and the late AH8LG, and from the Maliu Mai Beach Resort on the beach on the […]
Exam questions workshop in Bath
Have you ever thought that radio exam questions could be better written? Would you like to help strengthen the RCF question bank? An exam questions workshop will take place in Bath on Saturday, 6 December. The aim of the workshop is to enable issues to be discussed openly so that attendees gain confidence in writing […]
RadCom Editor helps produce science video
RadCom Editor Elaine Richards, G4FLM, has helped to produce an informative video about early radio technology for the Science Museum. You can watch the video and find out more by following the links below. Information Age: the radio transmitter that changed our world (The Guardian) Information Age (Science Museum)
Towards a new RAYNET
For 60 years, RAYNET groups have been offering the community a unique service — emergency communications independent of infrastructure which is vulnerable to disruption by natural causes or technological failure. The leadership of the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) and the Radio Amateurs’ Emergency Network (RAEN) believe there are considerable benefits to there being one RAYNET organisation. This […]
Last GB2RS for propagation stalwart
This week, the RSGB says thank you and farewell to one of the stalwart members of the GB2RS team. Neil, G0CAS has been preparing the solar report for the weekly GB2RS scripts for 20 years and this week is his final report. The RSGB would like to thank Neil, and Martin, G3USF who fills in […]
