Articles by Andy (G7KNA)

Wessex Ham and Isle of Avalon ARC are experimenting with a South West data net on 80m to see if it is possible to run an efficient net for the Region. Please support this experiment to allow it to determine how effective this could be, the more people who take part the more data will be available for evaluation

Another brief SSTV activity period targeted at Moscow but probably receivable by most of Europe

It’s like buses, you wait months for some SSTV activity from the ISS and suddenly 2 activity periods come along at once. This is a significant 4 day worldwide activity period offering many opportunities to receive and decode images.

With the lockdown to control the spread of the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic, the RSGB withdraw paper exams and switched to an on-line remote invigilation exam system. Alongside this there has been a temporary suspension of the practical exercises. To recreate the practical exercises which usefully reinforce the theory taught in lessons the RSGB have produced 6 short videos covering the different aspects of what would have been the practical assessments