Ham Radio Balloon to Commemorate Sputnik

The Secunda Amateur Radio Club will launch two balloons carrying amateur radio equipment from the Vryburg airstrip FAVB on October 4, 2014 at 0600 to 0800 CAT (0400-0600 UT). This date marks the start of World Space Week 2014. They will commemorate the launch of the...

FUNcube at IARU Region 1 General Conference

Mats SM6EAN has posted a report on the Swedish Amateur Radio Society (SSA) website about the FUNcube-1 CubeSat presentation at the IARU Region 1 General Conference in Varna-Albena, Bulgaria. The following is translated from the original Swedish post. After the session...

G3BJ elected IARU Region 1 President

Don Beattie, G3BJ, former President of the RSGB, has been elected as IARU Region 1 President at the General Conference in Varna-Albena, Bulgaria. During the Final Plenary of the 23rd IARU Region 1 General Conference, the following members were elected to serve on the...