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New FUNcube-1 dashboard
Last weekend saw the AMSAT-UK Colloquium take place. Jim, G3WGM and Ciaran, M0XTD gave a presentation on the FUNcube-1 mission. The presentation included the announcement of a new version of the FUNcube-1 Dashboard. This has greatly improved decoding performance for weak signals—especially for FUNcube Dongle users. Additionally the Dashboard can now activate the Bias-T pre-amp […]
Exams at the RSGB Convention
As has become a tradition, both UK and USA exams will be available at the RSGB Convention in October. The UK exams will be hosted by the RSGB Training and Education Committee and Paul Steed, G0VEP, will be hosting the USA exams. UK Foundation and Intermediate will be held on Saturday 11 October and the […]
RSGB expertise used to sift fact from fiction in an audacious crime!
The RSGB’s technical editor, Giles Read G1MFG, helps Steve Punt to investigate curious rumours surrounding the Baker Street bank robbery of 1971. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b049p9yp
Youngsters on the Air was great success
Youngsters on the Air 2014 was a huge success. Initial reports speak about how well run it was and how friendly the 60 young people were. But more importantly, the RSGB-sponsored UK delegation was continually praised for its punctuality, good manners, enthusiasm, competitiveness, good operating standards and technical expertise. In short they were everything expected […]
Commonwealth Games requires four channels on 2m
Following negotiations with the RSGB to minimise the impact on radio amateurs, Ofcom has announced that it will temporarily authorise up to four 25kHz channels, between 144.000MHz and 144.100MHz, for the period 22 July to 4 August 2014, to support the operation of the Commonwealth Games. The frequencies to be used specifically exclude the CW […]
First transatlantic Opera decode achieved on 6m
The first transatlantic decode of an Opera beacon on the 6m band occurred at 14.27 on 21 July. David Gaytko, WD4KPD, located in Washington, decoded transmission from Graham Brown, G0NBD, at a range of 3,664 miles. The signal to noise ratio was -18dB and the mode in use was Opera OP1, with a 60 second […]
