News
Philippines radio amateurs braced for typhoon aftermath
As this edition of GB2RS went to press, Typhoon Haiyan had just made landfall in the Philippines. Ham emergency radio operators, known locally as HEROs, expect to be busy in the coming days, as the community deals with damage from winds gusting up to 275 kilometres per hour, that’s 170 miles per hour. The Philippines […]
FUNcube-1 launch coming up
Amateurs will be pleased to learn that AMSAT-UK’s FUNcube-1 satellite, which has a 70cm to 2m linear transponder and telemetry data transmitter, will be placed into orbit on 21 November. The satellite will be deployed approximately 16 minutes after lift-off and will extend its antennas and activate the transmitter 10 minutes later. The satellite will […]
New Zealand amateurs to get 6m in December
The last Channel 1 Television transmitter in New Zealand is due to close down at the end of November. The telecommunications regulator has announced that as of 6 December that amateurs in New Zealand will have access from 50 to 51MHz without needing to apply for a permit.
Also in GB2RS this week…
A presentation about the RSGB Optical Marking System by Alan Betts, G0HIQ, Chief Examiner for the RCF is now available on the RSGB website. Viewers of Channel 5’s The Gadget Show may be interested in an interview with presenter Jason Bradbury recorded for the FrequencyCast technology radio show. He admits that without his amateur radio […]
Rallies and Events News 10 November 2013
The West London Radio and Electronics Show takes place today, 10 November, at Kempton Park Racecourse, Staines Road East, Sunbury on Thames, TW16 5AQ. There is free car parking and the doors open at 10am. There will be trade stands, a Bring and Buy as well as an RSGB bookstand. Details from Paul, M0CJX on […]
Special Events News 10 November 2013
Mexborough and District ARS will be operating GB1CIN for Children in Need on 17 November. GB4RN will be on the air on 14 November from Waterlooville operated by G3LIK.
