NewsArchive 13-Apr-2015 to 30-Sept-2016

1 April 2016
We are carrying out a short survey to get suggestions for the AGM Venue. It should have popped up when you came to this page and no, it's not an April Fool joke.
DX News from ARRL
Ofcom has issued a tool to rate mobile and broadband coverage and performance in local areas

31 March 2016
The on-air activity period for green-fingered amateurs
Satellite tracking app for any OS
HMS Somerset shadows Russian convoy through the Channel
'Form follows function' or choosing the right connector for the coax you are using

29 March 2016
Ofcom statement on regs for controlling EMC
BBC micro:bit Morse code network
On 24 March 2 100 year old amateurs Laurie G2BUP and Fred G6YUY joined RAOTA 40m Net!
UK to host YOTA 2017
HamCollege.TV lesson 15 - all about satellite communications
The first wireless hack or 'scientific hooliganism' as described by the Royal Institution
Defence minister admits £6bn gamble on risky engines for Type 45s failed

25 March 2016
DX News from ARRL
Two free amateur radio ebooks available on Amazon
Remains of 2 WWI German destroyers found opposite Whale Island

24 March 2016
The Communicator Winter 1969 added to the Library
JT65 developer K1JT named Hamvention 2016 Amateur of the Year
NATO Flotilla arrives in Portsmouth
RN honour for top Sea Cadets
Annual RN V French Navy Rugby match becomes boxing match

23 March 2016
Flying drone can hide underwater for months - and then take off
New microchip shrinks radar to fit in the palm of your hand
UK student balloon flies round the world
HMS Collingwood Open Day will be on Saturday 4th June
Welcome to 2 new members Stewart M0HSU & Ian M6IHH
Unlocking the Phase Locked Loop
£472 Million funding agreed for next generation of Type 26 frigates

22 March 2016
Rail passenger charged with using mobile phone jammer
June 17 designated as World QRP Day
HMS Monmouth crew march through Monmouth
New advanced Russian frigate heads for Barents Sea trials

21 March 2016
The Communicator Easter 1952 added to the Library
ICQPodcast 207 - review of IC-2730 + more
New UK amateur radio free ads site
Farewell tour of RN's Sea Kings
Big change to HMS Victory
Here's where you can vote for RRS Boaty McBoatface
HamRadioNow.TV - Digital Voice progress
HMS Bronington sinks in Birkenhead Dock
HMS Bronington sunk

18 March 2016
Welcome to new member Steve M6SRE
DX News from ARRL
Jutland centenary to be marked by parade & ceremony in Southsea

16 March 2016
The Communicator Easter 1958 & Christmas 1960 from Collingwood Museum added to Library
Mods to QE class carrier to provide amphibious assult support
HamRadioNow.TV ep. 247 on a variety of topics
Want to know what the aircraft flying over you is and where it is bound for? Check out HERE
RN will demonstrate its robots off coast of Scotland

15 March 2016
Ofcom row back on declaring million of TV sets obsolete
100 watts & a wire podcast
Morse Telegraph Club

14 March 2016
Amateur radio exam syllabus revision underway
DX News from ARRL
5MHz allocation for Belgian amateurs
Latest IARU Monitoring System Newsletter now available for download
Millions of UK Freeview TV sets may become obsolete
AmateurLogic.TV ep. 88 incl. 3D printer primer
Pompey's predicament

10 March 2016
Simon G0IEY will be carrying out maintenance on the ATV equipment in the HQ Shack & the mast as weather permits
Video demo of new Icom 7300
Hovercraft research site bid for redundant part of Portsmouth Dockyard
New RNARS Notice Board in the right hand column. Click on it to try it out.
Death of ex RN officer & Fleet Air Arm observer friend to Beatles

9 March 2016
All Communicators magazines for 1954 & 1955 from Collingwood Museum added to Library
Latest ICQPodcast available, topics include Marconi Exhibition & shack projects
Using the Si5351 to create a VFO
The Mighty KBC to close down on 6095 kHz on 27 March
HMS Sultan ceremony to mark centenary of squadron creation
HMS Albion reaches milestone in her refit in Devonport
PM reminded of promise to bring shipbuilding back to Portsmouth
How low can you go? The world of QRP

6 March 2016
More Communicators for 1951 & 1953 from Collingwood Museum added to Library
Special call on 16/17 June GB2AMT commemorating centenary of Alan Turing's birth
DX News from ARRL
RSGB has assumed responsibility for administering short contest calls
Ofcom Spectrum Licensing Department will be moving to Warrington
Belgium gets 5 MHz allocation & 4m extension
Remote controlled short wave receiver
Devonport Naval Heritage Centre Open Day on Sunday 3 April

3 March 2016
The Communicators for 1949 and 1950 added to the Library thanks to Collingwood Museum
NASA announces plans to develop supersonic passenger jet
MSF 60 khz standard will be off-air on 10 March from 10.00 to 16.00
Small scale DAB trial extension

2 March 2016
Problems with new F35 carrier aircraft

1 March 2016
The Communicator Vol 1 Issue 1 (Easter 1947) & other issues from 1947 & 1948 added to the Library thanks to Radar & Communications Museum in HMS Collingwood
Link to historic WW I colour photos of Australian troops added to Photo Albums
RN's manpower woes
HamCollege.TV episode 14 - Propagation

29 February 2016
TXFactor.TV episode 10 now available, includes contribution from Noel G8GZT (BATC)
No AM radio in electric cars due to QRM
Former HMS Hermes to become a floating hotel
HMS Artful fires first torpedo using Common Combat System(CCS)

26 February 2016
Cornish amateurs on the air with K prefix on St Piran's Day, 5th March
K7AGE video on antenna building
DX News from ARRL
RN has fewer expert linguists than other UK forces
Thales selected to upgrade comms system on Type 23s
Tonight at 21.00 on Quest 'Devonport: Inside the Royal Navy'

25 February 2016
Don't miss Norbreck Rally in Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool on Sunday April 10th
On this day in 1955 Ark Royal was first commissioned
This is Antarctic Activity Week

24 February 2016
Video of Tim Peake and Oasis Academy contact
SolderSmoke podcast 185 - Antennas in February
NASA invites public to send artwork to an asteroid
USN prepares to install railgun on new destroyer
What is a railgun?
Captain Ellie Ablett RN nominated for Positive Role Model for Gender at National Diversity Awards

23 February 2016
Video: Inside a satellite clean room
Quick guide to APRS
The end of Amateur Radio?

22 February 2016
Radio amateurs involved in detection of gravitional waves
Tiny USB Morse Code beacon
Archive of Popular Science magazine available for free browsing
New video about Foundation exam
Death of Britain's most famous test pilot Capt. Eric 'Winkle' Brown RN aged 97
Van der Heem submarine SSA for sale. Details in For Sale page

20 February 2016
'Getting started with digital modes' video tutorial
Marconi exhibition & talks in Chelmsford weekends from March 11 to May 29
First UK amateur radio QSO on 241 GHz
DX News from ARRL
Build your own Arduino or Pi-based transceiver
Life on board RFA Mounts Bay
HMS Artful prepares for official handover

17 February 2016
NASA TV to broadcast cargo ship departure from Space Station
IARU Monitoring System newsletter now available
Who was the first radio amateur?
Hunt is on to find remains of HMS Triumph

15 February 2016
Plans for massive new power supply in HMS Daedulus meeting resistance(page 7)
More info on new power supply
BYLARA looking for new members
History of HMS Dolphin in pictures(page 20)
RN relied on NATO to protect British waters 20 times in 2015

12 February 2016
QRP moon bounce
NATO reports more Russian sub activity in Atlantic than in Cold War
USN looking to develop drones that can stay aloft for months at a time
12,000 km QSO on 600m
DX News from ARRL
Amateur Radio operators role in Indian Fleet Review
Fleet Commander handover
Battle of Jutland Memorial Park in Denmark
ISS HamTV used by Tim Peake for school contact was 'world first'
New website for RN shipmates and reunions
Scots donate timber to HMS Victory renovation

10 February 2016
Pleased to announce that the new Patron of the RNARS is Vice Admiral Sir Philip Jones KCB, currently Fleet Commander but soon to be First Sea Lord
Real time wind map of North Atlantic
DKARS free magazine available for download
Former wardroom of HMS Nelson considered for conversion to hotel
Sub service recruiting engineers from surface fleet

8 February 2016
'It weren't like that in my day!' - Channel 4 view of life as a new entrant in HMS Raleigh tonight at 21.00
Free 40 page Introduction to Amateur Radio booklet
Results of International Naval Contest 2015 on the Contests page
HMS Ceres, RNR unit in Leeds commissioned

5 February 2016
Coming soon - spray on radar for the military
World Radio Day will be on 13 February
An interesting radio project next to Kings Cross is looking for volunteer radio amateurs
DX News from ARRL
HMS Iron Duke visits London
The Spectator magazine's view of life aboard HMS Bulwark & other Naval matters

2 February 2016
HamRadioNow.TV 239 - SatNOGs - DIY networked ground stations
2 Amateur Radio satellites deployed into orbit from ISS
New 80m evening contest
Why are beards traditional for men in RN?
RN's new F35B Lightning II will make first UK appearance at Fairford Air Show in July
Navy’s new jet fighter to make UK debut

1 February 2016
History of the Morse key
US alternative to mobile phone networks
HamCollege.TV lesson 13 - history of SOS, Emergencies and nets, transistors
Ofcom has released a list of available callsigns as at 21 January 2016
More about unreliable engines in Type 45 Destroyers
First compartment in HMS QE is handed over
New Executive Officer in Collingwood
Grand Harbour transitions from naval & commercial use to a leisure port

30 January 2016
Paul G3VCN (QTHR) is looking for an Eddystone speaker to use with an Eddystone Rx
DX News from ARRL
DAB+ services launch in the UK
CQ-DATV now available for free download
Vice Admiral Sir Philip Jones appointed as First Sea Lord
All Type 45 Destroyers will replace their engines

28 January 2016
HamRadioNow.TV - Whispering Raspberries - using the Pi for WSPR
GEO back issues available for download free of charge
Discrepancy detected in GPS time

26 January 2016
Friends of CW site
HF digital voice broadcasts
HMS PoW gets its first crew members
£70 million F-35B Lightning II to make its debut this year

25 January 2016
Practical Wireless constructional articles
Free competition for SDR goodies
HMS Severn visits London to support LFB 150th anniversary
The changing face of Grand Harbour

22 January 2016
Weekly DX News from ARRL
Celestial navigation makes a comeback in USN
New 134GHz DX record
RNZN celebrates 75 years
HMS Hermes/INS Viraat negins its final journey
New Type 26 frigates could be built with cheap imported steel
RAF pip RN for Chief of Defence Staff post

19 January 2016
Unusual names of RN ships
HMS Kent enters Portsmouth Harbour on an unusually sunny day

18 January 2016
First UK/EI DX contest next weekend
Test your astronaut & space walking skills
Submariners commemorate HMS Truculent
MSJ to be renamed Princess Royal Jetty in preparation for new carriers
New CO of RN's only fast jet squadron

15 January 2016
Martin PF9A asks that those members who took part in International Naval Contest (list here) and who have not yet submitted their logs should do so before 1st February
AmateurLogic.TV episode 86 looks at satellite TV and FLrig
DX news from ARRL
Is YL term past its sell-by date?
Farewell flypast by HMS Gannet SAR helos

14 January 2016
Interesting online book about Radio Communications & Signals Intelligence In The Royal Canadian Navy by VE3FAB
Latest IARU Monitoring System newsletter now available
Helping small warships fight above their weight
HMS PoW's aft island installed

12 January 2016
How to listen to the International Space Station using a handheld

11 January 2016
Peter G3PYB key member of Collingwood Radio Club & ATV guru went SK on 8 January
A (US) look at modern military radar systems
Project to develop a common missile compartment for UK and US subs
Microwave tuner that accepts inputs from 0.5 to 20 GHz
Sandringham students speak to Tim Peake GB1SS onboard ISS
Low noise Yagis explained by Justin G0KSC
DX News from ARRL
USN wants technology to be able to see through fog, rain, haze & snow
Recent Committee & AGM Minutes uploaded to the usual places
Radio France switches off Medium Wave transmissions
Free version of QSO Secretary for Android available now
Results of electromagnetic interference tests on LED bulbs

6 January 2016
Naval hero who rescued Enigma machine dies aged 95
SAR from HMS Gannet ends after 40 years
More about WW II 'Shiny Sheff' and her stainless steel fittings

4 January 2016
British scientists commemorated on amateur radio in 2016
HamCollege 12 - all about repeaters
Certificate to celebrate 70 years of the end of WW II
Call for descendants of Battle of Jutland veterans to commemorate 100th anniversary
Culdrose 771 squadron SAR team finish their last shift

3 January 2016
DX News from ARRL
Radio Amateur's Guide to DMR
Special call GB0ELR to celebrate return of Flying Scotsman to the track

29 December 2015
Online Foundation Licence training course
Advice on buying your first handheld

28 December 2015
Spanish amateurs get access to 5MHz frequencies for the next year
Technology trends in military & naval hardware in 2016
HamRadioNow.TV - Digital ATV update
DX News from ARRL
Footware with built-in Hi-Def displays
Latest edition of the (free) 5MHz Newsletter available
Plaque for submariners unveiled in Gosport

21 December 2015
If you happen to be in or around Chichester anytime over the next 12 months there's a free exhibition on local born Admiral Sir George Murray in the Novium Museum
ISS spacewalk scheduled on NASA TV for today Monday at 08.10 ET
How, where and when to spot the International Space Station
How to make DX QSOs on a very short aerial
SM4HCF is Sweden's Minister of Defence

18 December 2015
ISS SSTV activity planned for late December 2015
DX News from ARRL
QSO Today podcast - interview with ZL1BPU inventor of many digital modes
1940 GPO film on how the teleprinter works
No place for sleepwalking sailors in RN
HMS Protector begins first RN Ross Sea patrol in 80 years

17 December 2015
The Communicator Summer-Autumn 1973 has been added to the History page
AmateurLogic.TV episode 85 looks at baluns, voltage regulators and a cheap spectrum analyser
Last medium-wave transmitters in Germany to be switched off on 31 December this year

16 December 2015
CW Skimmer developer receives Canadian Radio Amateur of the Year award
SAQ to transmit again on Christmas Eve on 17.2 kHz

14 December 2015
Latest IARU Monitoring System newsletter now available for free download
Straight key night on Oscar 2016
Third Astute class sub formally handed over to RN
Pompey Dockyard dredging begins in preparation for new carriers

11 December 2015
DX News from ARRL
Sailors get lifestyle lesson
International Naval Contest this weekend. Click for details

8 December 2015
Impressive new USN destroyer goes testing
The Communicator Spring 1968 added to the History page
NASA to televise return of 3 astronauts who are all radio amateurs
Free history of Gerald Marcuse G2NM
RN Christmas video featuring Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines
Video tour of HMS QE

7 December 2015
If you get your newsletter by email and you have not yet re-confirmed your details with GM6HGW please do so now
K for Kernow NOVs now available
RSGB is soliciting opinions on 5MHz Band Plan
OFCOM guidance on receive-only scanners
Latest DKARS free magazine now available for download

4 December 2015
Dutch amateurs get 60m at last
DX News from ARRL
BAE Systems to build computer-controlled deck gun for US Coast Guards
Over 500 amateur licences revoked by Ofcom
New Boeing drone with endurance of 4 days and wingspan of 150 ft!
New photos of HMS Monmouth visit to Hamburg in Albums (h/t DK9OS)
Friends and family visit HMS Artful

2 December 2015
Congratulations to members Ben & David who passed their Foundation exam and to Taff who passed his Intermediate exam in the HQ Shack last night - 100% success
Plaque commemorating Gosport as birthplace of the Submarine Service to be unveiled
HamCollege episode 11 on 'Your first radio' now available
Obituary of Admiral Sir Jeremy Black

1 December 2015
VHF, UHF & microwave tropo ducting forecast added to the Links page
Raspberry Pi amateur radio kits with some for $5!
DX News from ARRL

24 November 2015
HQ Shack will close at 18.00 next Tuesday 1st to allow an Exam to take place
Defence Review to give Portsmouth a 'bright future'
Defence Review cuts number of Type 26 frigates from 13 to 8

23 November 2015
The Communicator Summer 1965 added to the History page
Portsmouth Harbour being dredged in preparation for new carriers
QSO Today Ep 67 - Is this the golden age for home brewing?
Navy to get 9 new Boeing P8 maritime patrol aircraft in latest SDSR
RN calls on French maritime patrol aircraft to search for Russian sub

20 November 2015
Making things - inspiring the young
DX News from ARRL
HMS President hosts Armed Forces Diwali festival
Sprout SSTV active Sundays
Video of cruise ship rescue by RN ships & aircraft

19 November 2015
Russian unmanned underwater nuclear weapons pose new challenges
WRC-15 agrees new 5MHz amateur radio band
New Sky Q TV service raises HF pollution fears
BT G.Fast broadband service uses frequencies up to 106 MHz
HMS Clyde rescues cruise ship drifting off Falklands

17 November 2015
QSO Today - K3MD - contesting legend
RN role in 800th Lord Mayor's Show
Concern that cuts will leave RN stretched

16 November 2015
The Fall 2015 edition of the free ARRL magazine Radio Waves now available for download
RN sponsors nuclear apprentices
A new way to learn CW

13 November 2015
An archive of all news published recently on the rolling news now available on NewsArchive
AmateurLogic episode 84 - more about using Raspberry Pi
US Navy tries to share aerials among radar, comms and EW
Amateur Radio Geotool now available in Google Play Store
100 watts & a wire episode 18 looks at offensive behaviour on the bands

11 November 2015
Netherlands now has 60m in their bandplan
All BBC R&D white papers since 1944 now available
QSO Today podcast episode 65 - Top Band contesting

9 November 2015
Personalised gilet/bodywarmer now available in Commodities
Some photos from yesterday's Kempton Park Rally now in PhotoAlbums
Raspberry Pi multimode transmitter software
BAE Systems helping to develop next-generation EW technologies
HMS Collingwood personnel support VC memorial event
HMS Belfast Remembrance ceremony

7 November 2015
The Communicator Christmas 1964 added to the History page
Ofcom has published UK licence guidance
RFA fails test after undergoing routine maintenance

6 November 2015
Raspberry Pi powered portable FM transmitter
CME impact impact expected on 7 November
The Communicator Easter 1964 added to the History page
DX News from ARRL
Morse code heavy metal

5 November 2015
New symbol graphics for APRS
NASA is looking for explorers for future missions
Electronic warfare backpacks
Former Scottish international signs up
RN leads bicentenary anniversary on Ascension Island

4 November 2015
The Communicator Christmas 1963 added to the History page
HMS Sutherland refuels at sea from German tanker FGS Bonn
RN personnel presented with medals for ebola work

3 November 2015
The Communicator Summer 1952 added to the History page
Ofcom has released new guidance for UK radio amateurs
RSGB video on amateur radio as a hobby can be downloaded free of charge
Join our Chairman at Gosport Remembrance Ceremony next Sunday at 11.00
100 watts and a wire episode 17 now available

2 November 2015
US Military enlists amateurs to simulate CME
More about secret numbers stations
DKARS Nov 2015 magazine is now available for free download
Running multiple high-power stations on one antenna simultaneously
Latest ICQPodcast including new HF rig for £2.89
HMS Jufair resurrection and reconstruction

31 October 2015
The Communicator Easter 1962 added to the History page
Blue plaque unveiled for radar pioneer who built a transmitter in 1920 at age 9
A tribute to the 807

30 October 2015
DX News from ARRL
CQ DATV free magazine available for download
Korean warships to visit Portsmouth next week
Review of new book about RN Sub Service since 1945
Nato warships gather for class photo

29 October 2015
The Communicator Christmas 1961 added to the History page. Lots of RNARS stuff in it
Thousands of redundant TETRA radios likely to become available to UK amateurs
Last Vulcan completes final flight

26 October 2015
The Communicator Easter 1961 added to the History page
ICQPodcast interviews Justin G0KSC from InnovAntennas
Latest Perisher course on HMS Torbay
Annual Submariners' Remembrance Service and Parade will be held on 1 November
Two arrested following theft of articles from sunken WWI HMS Hermes off Dover
RAF Officer in charge of RN carrier building project
Two halves of 2nd new carrier HMS PoW joined together

23 October 2015
Special report on BFBS
GB0GMT to commemorate the start of GMT
DX News from ARRL
Secret files released on death of Buster Crabb
Wildcat from HMS Lancaster first to land on St Helena

22 October 2015
Obituary of our late Patron Admiral Sir Peter Abbott
Reminder that the RNARS CW Activity Contest is on 14/15 November
Building radios with bricks(ZIP file)
Trafalgar Day on HMS Victory
Almost 8% of RN is obese
RNARS Awards for 2015 now on the Special Notices page

21 October 2015
Today is Trafalgar Day
More use of Raspberry Pi in Amateur Radio
New version of Log4OM released

19 October 2015
The Communicator Summer 1969 added to the History page
K for Kernow in callsigns starts in 2016 - but it's optional
Ofcom will revoke unvalidated amateur radio licences
SolderSmoke podcast 181 is now available
Livery Company guests visit HMS Sultan

16 October 2015
BAE Systems developing new EW technologies for USN
New RSGB Amateur Radio promotional video-worth a watch!
DX News from ARRL
BAE tests unmanned boat off Portsmouth(video)

15 October 2015
US Navy goes back to sextants after GPS fears
AmateurLogic.TV episode 83 - 10th Anniversary
RN faces 4,000 staff shortage - 'perilous situation'

14 October 2015
IARU Monitoring Service newsletter now available
Digital Radio User Guidelines
Parachute Mobile attempt on October 17
100 watts and a wire episode 16 available to view
Selection of RN photos

9 October 2015
AGM tomorrow Saturday
DX News from ARRL
RadCom Basics nr 3 now available to RSGB members
Work begins on River-class patrol vessel HMS Trent
A brief history of the first 100 years of RN Search & Rescue
Summer 2015 edition of 5 MHz Newsletter available

6 October 2015
Don't forget - AGM this Saturday in HMS Collingwood at 14.00
Radio Officers Association new publication
3D radar installed on HMS QE

5 October 2015
From 1 October UK exams will be based on new licence rules
DKARS Oct 2015 free magazine now available for download
December is YOTA month
Fall in number of VK licences
Osprey lands on HMS Ocean

3 October 2015
The death has been announced of our patron Admiral Peter Abbott GBE, KCB, MA, RN

2 October 2015
Building a Boeing Dreamliner in under 4 minutes
Summer 1991 Newsletter added to Members' Reports page
DX News from ARRL
Royal Marines exercise in Las Vegas (Some nice photos)

1 October 2015
US Marine Corps squadrons may be based on new RN carriers
USAF updates venerable B-52s
CQ-DATV free magazine available for download
US companies developing positing & navigation system with GPS performance but independent of satellites
RadCom Plus released
Free digital mode Android app

28 September 2015
Pig launched into space from HamFest
RAYNET - RAEN & RSGB re-unite
Days of Shipping Forecast on LW could be numbered
Salvaged D-Day LCT on view in Portsmouth Naval Base
Ham College episode 9 looks at resistors & potentiometers
Stricken RN sub stops for repairs in Gulf

25 September 2015
RSGB invites all UK amateurs to complete online survey
DX News from ARRL
HMS Triumph crew visit Triumph Motorcycles

24 September 2015
Details of G3ENI's funeral arrangements on the Yahoo Group
NASA TV to broadcast cargo ship departure from space station
Replica of HMS Pickle sets sail from Gosport
HMS Astute crew receive Freedom of Wirral
HMS Sutherland re-christened with a wee dram of 18-year old malt
100 watts and a wire podcast - episode 12

22 September 2015
Latest ICQPodcast looks at SDR dongles among other topics
RSGB takes over exam management
How to erect an aerial mast on your own
QSOToday podcast looks at bouncing signals off the moon

21 September 2015
US researching swarms of drones to overwhelm air defence
China launches 9 amateur satellites
Another Type 42 destroyer leaves Pompey for the last time

17 September 2015
US Navy looking for upgrades to sub comms antenna
USMC moves from gallium arsenide to gallium nitride in air defence radar
Former First Sea Lord calls for more RN ships
HMS Blyth visits Blyth
Video of what the new RN Type 26 frigates may look like and do
RN plans to have laser weapons operational by 2020

15 September 2015
Any personalised commodities bought from now up to and including the AGM will be delivered free of postage charges
First Sea Lord's speech on the responsibilities of navies
QSO Today podcast episode 58 - K7QO on CW at 145 WPM (yes 145)
MOD confirms gun for new Type 26s

14 September 2015
A sad weekend for the Society. Three long-standing members SK, John G3ENI, a founder member, Di G0RNO former Data Comms Manager and Roy G3ADR. Our condolences to their families.

QSO Secretary - simple logging utility for Android
DX news from ARRL
Ofcom agree to temporary K prefix for Cornish stations
SolderSmoke e-book free on Amazon
Subreddit for Amateur Radio
Video on dipole & inverted-V basics
US Rugby World Cup squad to use Navy facilities in Portsmouth

10 September 2015
Chess and Morse Code
Visualisation of Microwave signals
Navy cake for HM QE
HMS Portland sails under Tower Bridge to moor next to HMS Belfast
Time lapse video of Portland's journey up the Thames

8 September 2015
Some issues of our Newsletter prior to 2013 added to the Members' Reports page
TXFactor.TV episode 9 now available
MOD admits sub damaged NI trawler's fishing gear

7 September 2015
TXFactor now has the weekly GB2RS news available to download or stream
The HackADay site now has details of the Codec2 FreeDV amateur radio digital voice system
Latest ICQPodcast on the use of microphones in amateur radio
BBC2 tonight at 21.00 - The Forgotten Code-breaking Genius of Bletchley Park (UK only)

4 September 2015
Reflectorless Yagi designs, models & plots
DX News from ARRL
Video about JT9 & JT65
Wellingborough celebrates Merchant Navy Day

3 September 2015
Yesterday was the 156th anniversary of the last big solar superstorm
Morse abbreviations were early form of textspeak
TXFactor.TV episode 9 visits Essex clubs
HamRadioNow.TV - Techniques of the best operators
Malta digital repeater update
Bletchley Park documentary on BBC TV
CQ-DATV magazine 27 now available
Merchant Navy Day celebrated in Rochdale
The Communicator Spring 1969 added to the Miscellany page

1 September 2015
Dave G4JBE has taken over the role of Data Comms Manager after Diana stood down
HMS Echo finds remains of SMS Lützow German flagship scuttled at Jutland
SMS Lutzow
100 watts and a wire episode 10 available-Antenna stuff and more
RAN first of class helicopter dock ship on verge of becoming operational

31 August 2015
AGM is in 6 weeks time, items for the Agenda to the Secretary please
Committee Minutes 9 July 2015 added to the usual places
Is this the Navy of the future?
Upgrade to Faslane base infrastructure
FreeDV digital HF voice mode party on 12/13 September
Free DKARS magazine for September now available for download
HamCollege.TV for newbies episode 8 now available

30 August 2015
Summer 2015 Newsletter added to the usual page

28 August 2015
DX News from ARRL
Long lost ensigns unveiled ahead of Jutland Centenary

27 August 2015
RN's hidden gems opened to the public
HMS QE flashes up her radar to track aircraft
HMS Portland delivers champagne hamper to 'almost there' Atlantic rowers

25 August 2015
HMS Artful will manufacture her own oxygen and fresh water from sea water
HMSm Artful

24 August 2015
5 of the 6 Type 45 destroyers are in Pompey at the moment, one in refit (page3)
RSGB reply to PC Pro article about amateur radio
Hungary issues temporary permits for 5350 to 5450 kHz
Video from Tokyo Ham Radio Fair
ICQPodcast series 8 episode 18 - Rigol 1050e scope review + lots more
Youngsters won't serve on subs - there's no Facebook!
FCC fines telecomms company for blocking WiFi signals at conventions

21 August 2015
DX News from ARRL
Hayling Island canoe flotilla tribute to RN Commander
AmateurLogic.TV episode 81
The RN chef with a PhD passes out of training

20 August 2015
HMS York leaves Pompey on way to be scrapped
HMS Scott scans the seabed of the Atlantic Ocean
HMS Artful arrives in her new home port
100 watts and a wire episode 8 posted
Astute Class subs video

17 August 2015
UK Gov't refuses to confirm when FM signals will be switched off
HamRadioNow.TV edition 215 explains why D-STAR will be emission 6K25F7W
New US Frequency Allocation Table
Largest section of HMS PoW floated to final assembly point
Plaque laid on wreck of HMS Saracen

14 August 2015
The Communicator Winter 1968 added to the Miscellany page
The new AOR DV1 will switch automatically between DMR, Fusion, D-Star & analogue
DX News from ARRL
International Lighthouses & Lightships weekend next Sunday
Spectacular flares display over HMS Richmond
HMS Richmond with flares

13 August 2015
QRZ.com now remembers the last 12 calls you looked up
Alan G8CJM #1657 is looking for an MFJ 418 Morse Tutor. If you have one available please contact the webmaster
Audio basics for hams
HMS Artful sets off on maiden voyage

12 August 2015
Dan M0TGN video about Arduino CW decoder project
NASA TV programme on Perseid meteor shower
HMS Edinburgh leaves Pompey for the last time
Listen to episode 7 of '100 Watts & a Wire' about Calling Freqs, Ninja Nets and Portable Ops
RN Reservist won last VC of WWII

11 August 2015
IARU Monitoring System newsletter for July now available
On this day in 1415 Henry V sailed from Southampton: "fair stood the wind for France"

10 August 2015
HMS Hood bell recovered from seabed
'Enigma ' award special stations will start transmitting on 14 August
Ofcom on HF Broadcast licensing
Hacklet 69: Morse code projects
ICQPodcast series 8 episode 17 - lots of amateur radio related news
Rolls Royce to provide diesel generators for Type 23 frigates
Channel 4 to follow RN New Entrants over 8 one hour programmes

7 August 2015
Ofcom warn of hoax email
GB2VJ will be active from 8 August to 4 September
Flight Refuelling Rally on 9 August
Perseid fireballs will peak on 12-13 August
VI0ANZAC call to activiate this weekend from Antarctica
New Youth Contesting programme
DX News from ARRL
Some pictures from HMS Alliance reunion (page 19)
HMS M.33 opens to visitors in Portsmouth Dockyard
HMS Albion being resuscitated
Designer says RN ships must be hacker-proof