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Feedback on HF band changes welcome
Amateurs are reminded that IARU Region 1 is holding its Interim Meeting on
the 23 June 2022. As outlined in the recent June RadCom, feedback is
welcomed on proposals for global HF band changes to accommodate growth in digital modes and related matters. The meeting will also consider a series
of spectrum and EMC matters. []
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Gateways on the Air
The Gateways On The Air (GOTA) event will be on the air between 11 and 19
June 2022, and is hosted on the FreeSTAR Multimode Network. The aim of the event is to promote increased RF voice communications via analogue and
digital simplex gateways. Licensed amateurs are encouraged to go outside
into the fresh air, []
Tickets are now on sale for some of the things going on at the GI-QRP Convention; the first to take place in Northern Ireland for many years.
This is being organised by members of the RSGB Region 8 team, in
conjunction with the G-QRP Club. The event takes place at the Tandragee
Golf Club on []
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Also in GB2RS this week
A new Kenwood TM-D710GA transceiver has been installed on the International Space Station. The old amateur radio equipment was dismantled, and the new
kit will be used for transmitting Slow Scan TV images on 145.800MHz FM, probably using the SSTV mode PD-120. The signal should be receivable on a handheld with a quarter wave whip. []