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Electromagnetic Field Camp 2014 next weekend
The Electromagnetic Field or EMF 2014 event is taking place from the 29 to 31 August at Bletchley near Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire. It is described as a camping festival for anyone interested in radio, electronics, space, homebrewing, robotics, 3D printing, the internet culture and pretty much anything else you can think of. Attendees are […]
New 5MHz allocation chart issued
A new and updated 5MHz allocation chart has been issued and it has been several months since the last update. Due to the increasing number of 5MHz allocations it has been reconfigured as a Microsoft Excel file instead. The current updated Worldwide Amateur 5MHz Allocations Chart can be found at http://tinyurl.com/oofmemh.
Chasqui-1 amateur radio satellite deployed
The Chasqui-1 amateur radio satellite has been successfully deployed from the International Space Station during a spacewalk by two Russian Cosmonauts. It is a research satellite designed to standard CubeSat dimension by the Peruvian National University of Engineering in collaboration with the Southwest State University in Kursk. Experiments onboard include cameras that work by visible […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
The RSGB Convention takes place between 10 and 12 October and will be held at the Kent’s Hill Conference Centre in Milton Keynes. The provisional lecture schedule is available on the RSGB website. Ofcom staff will be among those giving presentations, with other highlights such as James Coxon, M6JCX speaking about high altitude balloons and […]
Rallies and Events News – 24 August 2014
Today, the 24th, Milton Keynes ARS Rally will be held at Longueville Hall, Hammond Park, Whaddon Road, Newton Longville, Milton Keynes MK17 0AT. Visitors can combine a visit to the rally with one to Bletchley Park and visit the National Radio Centre as well. There is a car park and doors open at 10am with […]
Special Events News – 24 August 2014
Coventry Amateur Radio Society will be operating GB4PIA at the Party in the Park on 25 August at the Miners Welfare Park, Coventry Road, Bedworth. Wakefield and District Radio Society will be operating portable for the entire weekend from the Calder Drift Scout Camp, just south of Wakefield. They hope to be active on all […]
