by Peter Goodhall | Sep 27, 2014 | Daily Updates
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...
by Peter Goodhall | Sep 25, 2014 | Daily Updates
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...
by Peter Goodhall | Sep 25, 2014 | Daily Updates
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...
by Peter Goodhall | Sep 25, 2014 | Daily Updates
In this episode of the TX Factor Show Bob McCreadie G0FGX reports from the recent AMSAT-UK Colloquium in Guildford, and finds time to test out the SuperAntenna Superstick delux package. Nick Bennett 2E0FGQ travels north and discovers a rather remarkable radio club....
by Peter Goodhall | Sep 23, 2014 | Daily Updates
The VHF, UHF and Microwave C5 Committee meeting has started work at the IARU Region 1 General Conference in Varna-Albena, Bulgaria. The meeting discussed the 70 MHz IARU Region 1 initiative to obtain regulatory recognition in Europe for a secondary frequency...
by Peter Goodhall | Sep 22, 2014 | Daily Updates
The First Plenary of the 24th IARU Region 1 General Conference was opened at 10:30 on Sunday, September 21, 2014 in the Grand Hall of the Flamingo Grand Hotel, Albena, Bulgaria. The message of Dr Kristalina Georgieva, European Union Commissioner for International...
