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Former RSGB President SK

Posted: 23 Sep 2016 08:03 AM PDT
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Sad news to begin this week’s broadcast. Former RSGB President Terry
Barnes, GI3USS has recently become a Silent Key. Terry served as RSGB
President in 1992. He was the first GI callsign to hold the position for
around 25 years. Terry had been a volunteer for the Society for some years
before his election to []

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National Hamfest this week

Posted: 23 Sep 2016 08:00 AM PDT
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The National Hamfest takes place on 30 September and 1 October 2016 at the
Newark and Nottinghamshire Showground. With several international traders
as well as the UK’s largest dealers and representatives from the main
manufacturers, there will be plenty for visitors to enjoy. For those
looking for the extra bargain there will also be a []

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DXCC checking at Hamfest

Posted: 23 Sep 2016 07:57 AM PDT
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DXCC card checking will be available at the National Hamfest, on the UK 6m
Group stand. They can also check your documents for your Logbook of the
World, so bring your licence and an original photo ID such as photo driving
licence or passport, with the same name on both. These documents don’t have
to []

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RSGB 2016 Convention latest

Posted: 23 Sep 2016 07:55 AM PDT
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The RSGB 2016 Convention takes place on 7 to 9 October 2016 at Kents Hill
Conference Centre, Milton Keynes, sponsored by Martin Lynch Sons. Sam
Jewell, G4DDK will be speaking on Saturday on the secret life of the
transverter. This will cover the basics of transverters, including designs,
performance trade offs, buy or build []

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New RSGB TEC disability role

Posted: 23 Sep 2016 07:54 AM PDT
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The RSGB’s Training and Education Committee created a new role earlier this
year, to help support amateurs with disabilities. This followed discussions
with the RAIBC and the role includes liaising between the two
organisations, giving consideration to disabilities more widely, from time
to time making recommendations in this area to the TEC Chair and helping []