GB2RS NEWS

Sunday 30th January 2011

The news headlines:

Advance notice of RSGB AGM

UK Space Agency looking for radio amateur

QSL Manager updates

The 2011 RSGB AGM will be held on 16 April at the Menzies Mickleover
Court, Etwall Road, Mickleover, Derby DE3 0XX. Registration will take
place at 11am and the official proceedings commence at 12 noon. The Open
Forum runs from 2 to 4pm. During the official proceedings, the National
Club of the Year trophy, sponsored by Waters and Stanton, will be
presented.

The UK Space Agency is soliciting expressions of interest to operate the
Ground Segment of the first UK national CubeSat mission. The UK
Universal Bus Experiment, or UKube, is a collaborative effort between
the UK Space Agency, industry and academic participants. Interestingly,
the requirements documents specify that the Ground Station manager must
hold a UK Full amateur radio licence. The RSGB understands that the
Ground Segment responsibilities will include providing satellite up- and
downlinks on amateur bands, plus disseminating data that is received
from space. Full details of the requirement, including information on
how to apply, is online at www.ukspaceagency.bis.gov.uk/20701.aspx.