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RSGB UK bid for YOTA 2017

Posted: 26 Feb 2016 07:58 AM PST
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The IARU has run a Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) international summer camp
every year since 2011. It has been hosted in Romania, Belgium and the
Netherlands, Estonia, Finland, Italy and Austria. The RSGB Board has agreed
to submit a bid to host the 2017 YOTA summer camp in the UK. If successful,
this will []

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Special-special Scout centenary call signs

Posted: 26 Feb 2016 07:52 AM PST
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Ofcom has announced that it will release so-called ‘special special’ call
signs to support the Scouts’ centenary celebrations. These call signs will
be prefixed GB100, GB1OO and GB1O0, and have up to eight characters in
total. An example might be GB100CSD. These call signs will be available for
special events by Cub Scout district and []

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Latest ISS contact announced

Posted: 26 Feb 2016 07:48 AM PST
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The date of the next ISS school contact has been confirmed by NASA. On
Saturday, 5 March, students from Powys Combined Schools will get their
chance to speak to Tim Peake as he flies overhead. The pass is around 10.55
in the morning. Amateurs all over northern Europe will be able to listen to
the []

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Also in GB2RS this week

Posted: 26 Feb 2016 07:44 AM PST
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Financial institutions are starting to see radio as a higher speed
alternative to fibre optic networks. Making deals faster than others can
bring huge benefits to traders, and every microsecond counts. A recent
article in the Times reveals that a financial services consortium is
seeking permission to build a 1,000 foot mast in Kent. The []

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VDSL interference causing concern

Posted: 26 Feb 2016 07:39 AM PST
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Interference from VDSL, the very high bitrate digital subscriber line
technology used for superfast broadband to the home, is an increasing
concern to amateurs. This problem, and other EMC-related matters, will be
the subject of discussions between the RSGB and Ofcom at meetings in March
2016.