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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 […]
Norman J Powell, G0HPU, 15 August 2014
Norman Powell, G0HPU, until recently the Hon Treasurer of The Banbury Amateur Radio Society, passed away on 15 August 2014. F W J Manley, M1CNJ, Vice Chairman, The Banbury Amateur Radio Society
David Ian Spooner, G8CVZ, 5 September 2014
David Ian Spooner, G8CVZ, died on 5th September 2014 at the age of 63. Dave was enthusiastic about amateur radio since his teenage years. He was a chartered electrical engineer and worked in the aircraft simulator industry until he developed bowel cancer in 2010. He took early retirement and had been active on the air […]
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. […]
