A reminder that if you wish to celebrate the Coronation a Notice of Variation (NOV) can be obtained and used from Mon 01 May to the 30 Jun 2023 to add the RSL (Regional Service Locator) of “R” after the UK prefix of “G”, “M” or “2” in your call sign. See link below.
NOV Application
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International Amateur Radio Day
International Amateur Radio Day – Came into existence in the city of Paris on 18 Apr 1925 following the discovery that the “Short Wave Spectrum” could unite people across the world. Since those days interest in Amateur Radio has grown with over 3 million licensed operators. The invention is celebrated across the world with Amateurs “Skipping an Oscillated Wave Signal” across the globe over thousands of miles bringing people and communities together. All long before the invention of the World Wide Web!
Emergency Alert
On Sunday 23 April 2023 at 3pm, there will be a national test of the UK Emergency Alerts service. Emergency Alerts are a UK government service that will warn if there’s a danger to life nearby.
Forthcoming RSGB Talk
On Wed 19 April 2023, our local RSGB representative will be visiting the club to update us on “All Things” RSGB. If you have any questions / subjects you would like included please let the Secretary know. Look forward to seeing you all at 1930 for 2000.
New Committee Elected
On the 5th of April 2023 the AGM was held and the new committee elected for the 2023-2024 period TSGARC Committee
Club AGM For 2023-2024 Period
The Club’s AGM will be held on Wed 05 Apr 2023 1930 for a 2000 start, refreshments and sandwiches will be provided.
AGM Agenda:
- Introductions & Welcome
- Apologies for Absence
- Minutes of Previous AGM
- Chairman’s Report
- Secretary’s Report
- Treasurer’s Report
- Election of 2023-2024 Committee
- AOB
- Close
Club Events April 2023
05 Apr 2023 – Club AGM
Subscription Free, Sandwiches & Refreshments Provided For Members
19 Apr 2023 – RSGB Visit
By Our District Representative Andrew Jenner
Licence Validation
A reminder that your licence needs to be validated with Ofcom licensing at least once every five years.
Below is a link to the Ofcom licence portal.
DMR Initial Build Of Code Plug
Following a number of Talks at the club attached here is a very simple approach to building a DMR Code Plug from scratch. It is based on the Anytone AT-D887UV but the methodology is similar for other makes. The link below will open in a new tab.
Link To: DMR Initial Build Of Code Plug
DQRM a blight on our hobby
Recently, the amount and intensity of DQRM (Deliberate QRM) has been growing logarithmically, targeting DXpeditions all over the world.
https://www.dx-world.net/the-dqrm-report/
we experience this behaviour on some of our local repeaters
John M0hfh