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The future of IOTA
The RSGB’s Islands on the Air programme celebrated its 50th anniversary in July 2014. The last 50 years has seen the programme grow to 2,500 active island chasers and approximately 15,000 more casual participants. Those close to it have been anxious to ensure the sustainability of the IOTA programme and have spent some time reviewing […]
Lord Howe Island DXpedition
Christian, DL1MGB reports that, in less than four weeks, VK9DLX will be QRV from Lord Howe Island. The main team will arrive on 12 October but some members are scheduled to arrive earlier so don’t be surprised if you hear VK9DLX some days earlier than expected. The main focus of this advance operation will be […]
Austrian amateurs shape new radio law
The Austrian national amateur radio society is involved in the negotiations with the government telecommunications ministry, to create a new amateur radio Act. The negotiations will revolve around modernising that nation’s rules. This is to make it more contemporary, bring relief in the application process and also enable such concepts as remote operation. The society […]
WRC-15 responses now on website
Responses to the recent Ofcom consultation on WRC-15 preparation by RSGB and affiliated groups including AMSAT-UK are now available on the WRC-15 Special Focus section of the RSGB website. In addition to supporting Agenda Item 1.4 for a 5MHz allocation, the detailed responses cover amateur radio interests across several VHF and Microwave allocations. This includes […]
G3BJ New IARU R1 President
Don Beattie, G3BJ, former President of the RSGB, has been elected as IARU Region 1 President at the Conference in Bulgaria today. Further details to follow.
RSGB IOTA – The Future
Islands on the Air (IOTA) celebrated its 50th anniversary as a premier DX programme in July 2014, under the care of the RSGB and the IOTA manager, Roger Balister G3KMA. The last fifty years has seen the programme grow to 2,500 active island chasers and approximately 15,000 more casual participants. It is perhaps second in […]
