http://www.rsgb.org/news/ Updated throughout the day with amateur radio stories from around the world 60 en-gb Thurs, 11 Mar 2010 16:30:02 http://www.rsgb.org/images/rsgb_small.png http://www.rsgb.org http://www.rsgb.org/news/article.php?id=0053 http://www.rsgb.org/news/article.php?id=0053 11-Mar-1016:30:02 The whole day is geared to bringing the RSGB to you and is an ideal opportunity for local clubs to socialise and meet with each other and meet with senior RSGB officers http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/03/make_a_multiband_end_fed_half_wavel.html http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/03/make_a_multiband_end_fed_half_wavel.html 11-Mar-1010:00:00 For portable radio operation, I like End-Fed Half-Wavelength Antennas. This type of antenna is similar to the common half-wavelength dipole, but with one significant advantage http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20100310/ESN01/3100392/-1/ESN http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20100310/ESN01/3100392/-1/ESN 11-Mar-1010:00:00 Not much bigger than a child's toy block, two spacecraft designed and built by university students in Kentucky and California will fly in space for a short period this month to gather information that may be applied to future small Earth orbiting space vehicles http://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=527:iarums-region-1-newsletter-february-2010-now-available&catid=39:iarums&Itemid=87 http://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=527:iarums-region-1-newsletter-february-2010-now-available&catid=39:iarums&Itemid=87 11-Mar-1010:00:00 The IARUMS Region 1 newsletter for February 2010 is now available http://www.raynet.keighleyradio.co.uk/ http://www.raynet.keighleyradio.co.uk/ 10-Mar-1016:30:05 It is with great sadness that Keighley RAYNET report the passing of Alan Edwards, G8WXR on 6th March 2010. Alan had been in RAYNET for over 20 years http://www.rsgb.org/news/article.php?id=0052 http://www.rsgb.org/news/article.php?id=0052 10-Mar-1016:30:05 18 Dimotiko Scholeio Peristeriou, Athens will be talking to astronaut Timothy Creamer, KC5WKI http://news.therecord.com/Business/article/681686 http://news.therecord.com/Business/article/681686 10-Mar-1009:30:08 Raytheon Canada has developed 'made in Canada' transmitter technology that will help sell more of its high-frequency surface wave radar systems around the world. But the company says it needs help from the federal government to complete the development of the technology http://www.rwonline.com/article/95982 http://www.rwonline.com/article/95982 10-Mar-1009:30:08 Dutch foreign-service broadcaster Radio Nederland Wereldomroep was asked to ship a mobile radio station to Haiti to help restore communications and information-supply after the January 13 earthquake that counted several radio stations among its victims http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/030910-wimax-hitches-a-ride-on.html?hpg1=bn http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/030910-wimax-hitches-a-ride-on.html?hpg1=bn 10-Mar-1009:30:08 People in the Taiwanese capital of Taipei will on Tuesday be able to surf the internet, watch Web TV, play online games and more in 1000 taxis that have been equipped with Mobile WiMax wireless broadband service http://www.zwire.com/news/newsstory.cfm?newsid=20415076&title=Tower%20of%20steel%20supports%20city%20communications&BRD=1145&PAG=461&CATNAME=Top%20Stories&CATEGORYID=410 http://www.zwire.com/news/newsstory.cfm?newsid=20415076&title=Tower%20of%20steel%20supports%20city%20communications&BRD=1145&PAG=461&CATNAME=Top%20Stories&CATEGORYID=410 10-Mar-1009:30:08 The communications tower, located behind Enterprise City Hall, will combine all emergency responder communication systems onto one self-sustaining, 150 mph wind resistant antenna