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RSGB team goes to YOTA Hungary

| August 4, 2023

The 2023 Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) summer camp in Hungary begins this weekend, and lasts for a week. The four young people representing the RSGB are Alexander Du Rose, 2E0FMZ who is Team Leader; Henry-James Robinson, M7HJR; Hannah Lee, M7YYQ; and Jake Saul, M7JNS. They will be sharing news each day of the activities […]

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Amateur radio and coding

| August 4, 2023

As part of the RSGB’s commitment to encourage youngsters into amateur radio and to support lifelong learning, the Society is providing resources and creating coding activities for people to get involved in throughout the month of September 2023. From the BBC Micro:bit to Node-RED and GNU Radio, there are some great activities you could try yourself with your club, or […]

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GB2RS News Script for 6 August 2023

| August 4, 2023

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 6 August 2023 (27-page/507KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link

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Also in this weeks GB2RS…

| August 4, 2023

The RSGB has responded to an Ofcom consultation on licensing Enhanced Long-Range Navigation (eLoran) systems. This would use a new network of 400kW EIRP transmissions at around 90 to 110kHz to provide an alternative to GPS for position, navigation and timing (PNT). The response, which can be found on the RSGB’s Spectrum Forum webpages, focussed […]

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Rallies and Events News – 06 August 2023

| August 4, 2023

Part 1 of the British Amateur Television Club’s Convention for Amateur TV 2023, or CAT 23, is taking place today, Sunday 6 August, at Midland Air Museum, Coventry. It is a meet-up, show-and-tell, test and fix-it, and bring-and-buy event from 10.30am to 4pm. There are full ATV and Microwave test facilities available for QO-100, 5.6GHz […]

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Special Events News – 06 August 2023

| August 4, 2023

DR45HAAN is the special callsign for DARC’s Ortsverband Haan to celebrate its 45th anniversary. The station will be active until 30 September. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau and direct cards via DL7ET. Special callsign LX90RTL is in use to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Radio Luxembourg’s first long-wave broadcast. It will […]

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