Tonight @ 8 – latest edition streamed live

| February 1, 2021

The RSGB’s Tonight @ 8 spring programme continued on Monday, 1 February 2021 with Starting Out on the Microwave Bands by Neil Underwood, G4LDR

This talk provides basic information needed to understand the microwave bands and how to become operational on them.

Topics covered include:

  • What are the microwave bands?
  • Propagation properties and microwave beacons
  • What classes of licence can use which microwave bands?
  • Equipment requirements, including antennas and transverters
  • Examples of typical equipment, including simple wideband systems
  • Operating on the microwave bands, including satellites, contests and activity periods
  • Resources to help you get going on the microwave bands

To watch this episode, and previous webinars, go to rsgb.org/webinars.

LIVE STREAM AUDIO ISSUE

Our apologies to those viewers affected by the audio issues during the first 10 minutes of Monday’s live stream—if you’d like to see Neil’s talk again with uninterrupted audio from the start, you can watch it below or on the RSGB YouTube channel.

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