This edition brings with it the opportunity to review the work of your Society provided by the small HQ staff and thousand or so volunteers who work throughout the year to support amateur radio in the UK, and to deliver benefits to you, our Members.
So please take a few moments to read the various committee reports, update yourself on our finances and consider coming to Glasgow for our AGM and the informal session that follows in the afternoon.
News and Reports
AGM Calling Notice 7
AGM Report 60
AGM Voting Information 59
Around Your Region—Club events calendar 90
Around Your Region—Events roundup 93
Election Information 8
New Products 14
News 11
RSGB 2015 Committee Reports 40
RSGB Matters 6
Online edition
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Regulars
Advertisers’ Index 99
Antennas, Mike Parkin, G0JMI 30
GHz Bands, Dr John Worsnop, G4BAO 78
HF, Martin Atherton, G3ZAY 72
LF, Dave Pick, G3YXM 70
Members’ Ads 100
Propagation, Gwyn Williams, G4KFH 79
Rallies and Events 102
Special Events, Silent Keys 102
Sport Radio, Steve White, G3ZVW 89
The Last Word 104
VHF/UHF, Richard Staples, G4HGI 76
Reviews
Book Review, Giles Read, G1MFG 81
Elecraft K3S, Peter Hart, G3SJX 84
Technical Features
Data, Andy Talbot, G4JNT 24
Design Notes, Andy Talbot, G4JNT 26
EMC, Dr David Lauder, G0SNO 20
Homebrew, Eamon Skelton, EI9GQ 16
Portable 3-ele 6m Yagi, Derek Murray, M0RFY 32
Features
More Schools Contact the ISS, Elaine Richards, G4LFM 38
YOTA Month 2015, Adam Hutchison, MM0KFX 22
More
Dear Fellow Ham, Just a quick note to let you know about a very fun, short (4 hour) contest happening this weekend. It is the North American SSB Sprin... Read more
“These plaques feature a stunning graphic of the Earth transitioning toward sunset as viewed from space. After explaining grayline propagation to our... Read more
This is only a test… Amateur Radio is playing a major role in the largest FEMA exercise of 2016, “Cascadia Rising,” which got under way on June 7 and... Read more
Chesterfield Islands For Immediate Release Press Release 5 June 1, 2015 TX3X – Chesterfield Islands 2015 DX-pedition (OC-176) Where’s the Evohe?... Read more
“Hello everyone! Already accompany the list already for some time, but always listening. So I ask permission to raise your hand and talk a minut... Read more
Icom introduces the new IC-2300H, 144MHz mobile transceiver. The IC-2300H is the update model of the popular IC-2200H. The IC-2300H retains the... Read more
Ham College episode 8 In episode 8 we discuss the radio bands available to hams. More questions and answers from the Technical class question pool. We... Read more
Several years ago I was tuning around the 20 meter amateur radio band and heard this lively, engaging, and impressive exchange on the maritime mobile... Read more
Main Features ●UHF Full-Frequency Radio Frequency range: UHF 400.000-480.000MHz ●Digital and analog compatible Support DMR digital and analog two comm... Read more
Some 6 weeks after going silent following a spacewalk that installed new antenna cabling, the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)... Read more
Grad student Kristina Collins, KD8OXT, in Cleveland, Ohio, is looking for radio amateurs and shortwave listeners — particularly in Africa and Asia — t... Read more
Bishop Ryan’s amateur radio class has entered a week-long, worldwide competition for the first time this year. John Doran stopped by to see how... Read more
The EMCOMM III Base antenna, is an effective multi-band High Frequency (HF) antenna specially designed for short to long range base station HF communi... Read more
Fox-1Cliff CubeSat AMSAT reports that Vice President-Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY, delivered and integrated its Fox-1Cliff CubeSat into the launch v... Read more
VERSATILE RADIO FOR AMATEUR AND COMMERCIAL USEThe NSTIG-8R is certified for use on commercial and amateur frequencies. The NSTIG-8R is FCC Cert... Read more
“Setting the mic gain and compression can be a bit tricky. Too much compression and too much mic gain results in a distorted signal. Jim Heath W... Read more
Block diagram of proposed Cubesat with laser communicator – Credit Oleg Nizhnik CubeSat Amateur Laser Communications Presentation slides https:... Read more
The 107th anniversary of the Berlin Treaty, which created the international distress frequency at 500 kHz, will be the occasion for a special event op... Read more
RFinder and DMR-MARC.net has completed its integration… RFinder now has a regular feed of the DMR Repeater list (MOTOTRBO, a.k.a. TRBO) worldwid... Read more
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NA SSB Sprint: 4 hours of radio fun this Saturday!
ARRL Radiosport Department Debuts New Honor Roll, Top of Honor Roll Plaques
Pacific Northwest Earthquake Exercise Reaching for Realistic Response Scenario
TX3X Chesterfield Islands News 1 June 2015
PY0F/PU4VLT – Fernando de Noronha – HI36TD – IOTA SA-003
Icom IC-2300H VHF FM Transceiver
AmateurLogic’s Ham College episode 8
Maritime emergency ham radio recording
Retevis RT71 DMR UHF Handheld Transceiver
ARISS Ham Station in Columbus Module Is Once Again Operational
“June 2020 Festival of Frequency Measurement” Seeks Ham Radio Volunteers
Eye on Education: Ham Radio Club
CHA EMCOMM III Base – 3.5-30 MHz
AMSAT’s Fox-1Cliff CubeSat Ready !
NSTIG-8R Dual Band (VHF/UHF) Analog Portable Two-Way Radio
Setting the Mic Gain and Compression by W6LG
CubeSat Amateur Laser Communications
ARRL Medium-Wave Experimenters Sponsoring Special Event in November
RFinder – The World Wide Repeater Directory now supports DMR-MARC WW Network!
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