Hauke, M0TXH, awarded the G0BBB Trophy
The G0BBB Trophy is awarded to the club member who has done most for the club in the previous year. This year’s award went to Hauke,...
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You too can be a special event station – GB70E FT8
Chris, G5CTH, operated as GB70E using FT8 – a mode that hadn’t been supported by the main station that BBRC and Cray Valley Radio Society ran...
Yes, you too can be a special, special event station!
The BBRC and Cray Valley Radio Society ran the main GB70E Special Special Event Station (SSES) over the recent 2022 Platinum Royal Jubilee weekend, operating on...
EMF records for 10 MHz up needed by May 18
Ofcom’s requirement for amateurs to keep records showing compliance with ICNIRP EMF guidance is being phased in over a year. The initial requirement, almost 6 months...
Ofcom measuring background noise
Ofcom have published a Spectrum Roadmap outlining key strands of spectrum-related work they’re aiming to complete. ITU-R Study Group 3 had been measuring background noise levels...
70cm ISS SSTV this Sunday, 20 Feb 2022
According to ARISS (and the RSGB news) there will be ISS SSTV test transmissions this Sunday between 0510 and 1200. BUT these will use a COMPLETELY...
Baofeng UV-5R reportedly banned in Germany & Poland. Bigger problems may loom.
The German regulator Bundesnetzagentur (the Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railways) appears to have banned sales of the Baofeng UV-5R handheld. According...
New RSGB EMF Calculator and PAC document
The RSGB have released a new version of their calculator, version 11a and a new Pre-Assessed Configuration document, PAEC-2, which is for horizontal beams for 50MHz...
How (not) to win a Foxhunt
BBRC Foxhunt 5 July 2021 The omens were not especially good as we met up at Upton Car Park on the Monday evening armed with tape-measure...
Windows 11 – trouble ahead?
Microsoft announced Windows 11 on June 24th and say updates to Windows 10 PCs will start rolling out later this year in “holiday season”. This seems...
