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GB2RS News for Sunday, 13 May 2012

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New RSGB General Manager
16-May-12, 15:00:18
RSGB - Graham Coomber, G0NBI has been appointed as General Manager of the Radio Society of Great Britain

Delay to June RadCom mailing
16-May-12, 15:00:18
RSGB - The mailing of the June RadCom has been delayed due to circumstances beyond our control

RSGB Centenary Working Group volunteers wanted
11-May-12, 15:01:15
RSGB - The Centenary Working Group is looking for volunteers to help plan and implement a number of events to celebrate the Society's Centenary next year

Three hams venture to ISS next week
11-May-12, 15:01:15
ARRL - NASA will televise the launch and docking of the next mission to the International Space Station (ISS), scheduled for 14 May

HF propagation predictions for May 2012
08-May-12, 14:52:18
RSGB - The RSGB's monthly propagation forecast brought to you by Gwyn Williams, G4FKH

Instructors' Newsletter April 2012
08-May-12, 14:52:18
RSGB - The RSGB is pleased to announce that the latest Instructors' Newsletter is now available in the Tutors' section of the RSGB website

RCE Examination Committee Annual Report on Examinations in 2011
01-May-12, 12:43:17
RSGB - The Examination Committee has published its report on Advanced Examinations in 2011

Issue with GB2RS email alert
01-May-12, 12:43:17
RSGB - Owing to a technical issue with the Society's mailing system, some of you may not have received recent GB2RS weekly e-mails

Teens tune in to joys of ham radio
01-May-12, 12:43:17
Jarrow and Hebburn Gazette - Teenagers are making waves at a new Hebburn-based radio club

When the Big One hits the coast, ham radio operators will be ready
01-May-12, 12:43:17
Bend Bulletin - Nathan Lee's radio-outfitted rig ensures that when Mother Nature turns tempestuous, he and the other members of the Clatsop County Amateur Radio Emergency Service will have the county covered.

Club repeater insurance announcement
27-Apr-12, 15:33:18
RSGB - As a result of the recent insurance review the Society has placed the insurance cover for Clubs, Repeaters, Beacons & Packet Nodes with NIG

Updating callsigns for the QSL Bureau
27-Apr-12, 15:33:18
RSGB - The RSGB provides the following information about updating callsigns for the QSL Bureau

Amateur radio club members rewarded for activities
27-Apr-12, 15:33:18
This is South Devon - Torbay Amateur Radio Society is keen to encourage new faces to the hobby and welcomes visitors and potential new members to weekly meetings

Recording of RSGB AGM 2012 now available on website
24-Apr-12, 16:15:17
RSGB - Recordings of the day's proceedings, as well as presentations shown on the day, and some photos, can now be found on the RSGB website

Spectrum Strategy consultation: responses now online
24-Apr-12, 16:15:18
RSGB - The RSGB has published the responses to the Spectrum Strategy consultation on its website

QSL Bureau - introduction of non-member payment
20-Apr-12, 14:03:17
RSGB - The Society is aware that there have been a few instances, in implementing the new payment arrangements for QSL services to non-members, where RSGB members have been notified that they are not members of the Society

Olympic Games: Temporary operating restrictions
20-Apr-12, 13:18:18
RSGB - Ofcom have announced temporary operating restrictions in the 70cm, 2.3 and 3.4GHz bands for all UK amateurs as well as amateurs visiting the UK

Special WAB award for Olympic Flame stations

Photo: WAB award for Olympic Flame stations

The Worked All Britain Awards Group has organised special awards to coincide with the passage of the Olympic Flame around the country
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Volunteers wanted for RSGB Centenary Working Group
With the RSGB Centenary now just over 6 months away detailed planning of events to mark the occasion, as well as publicise our hobby to the public, is under way
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DXCC approves Yemeni and Somali DXpeditions
The current 7O6T DXpedition to Yemen and the February 2012 6O3A DXpedition to Somalia have both been approved for DXCC credit
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Also in GB2RS this week...

Live Hamvention video stream

If you can’t make it to the Dayton Hamvention next weekend but would like to know what is going on, Tom Medlin, W5KUB may be your answer. Since 2002 Tom has run a live web video stream of the event, traditionally starting with his 500 mile drive from Tennessee. The live broadcast starts at around 2pm BST on Wednesday 16 May at www.W5KUB.com.

Life of Tony Sale to be commemorated by new award

The life of Tony Sale, who was best-known for his work in re-creating the Colossus computer at Bletchley Park, is to be commemorated by the creation of an award for the best computer restoration project. Overseen by the Computer Conservation Society (CCS) and backed by Google, the award will seek out those projects carried out in the same spirit that Tony Sale brought to his work, said David Hartley, chairman of the CCS. An article in the publication Computer Weekly notes that Tony Sale, who passed away in August 2011, was principal science officer at the Security Service MI5 and says he was also a radio ham, although it is not clear if he actually held a licence.