New RSGB Microwave Manager

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The Board of the Radio Society of Great Britain has appointed a new Microwave Manager, Barry Lewis G4SJH 

The Society has been looking for a new Microwave Manager for two years since the previous manager Murray Niman G6JYB was appointed as Chair of the RSGB Spectrum Forum in July 2014. Since then, Murray has been covering the Microwave role until a new volunteer could be found.

RSGB Announcement - 
http://rsgb.org/main/blog/news/rsgb-notices/2016/06/29/new-rsgb-microwave-manager/

UK Microwave Group - http://www.microwavers.org/

UK Amateur WW2 Effort

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A local newspaper in the North of England has praised and documented the efforts of local Amateur / Ham Radio Operator Joe Noden G6TW, who was recruited by the UK Government's Radio Secret Service (RSS), monitoring shortwave frequencies on his Skyranger receiver.

 

Joe’s role included listening to Morse Code transmissions, recording information he heard and passing the information to Bletchley Park for analysis and decoding.

Many signals received may of sounded important, however without decoding, the importance of the information was not always immediately apparent. However on one occasion, Joe received information from a German hideout in Heligoland transmitting vital shipping movements.

Joe’s actions enabled the Secret Service to locate the source of the transmission and within days the enemy base was bombed and destroyed by the RAF.

Full Crewe Chronicle - http://www.crewechronicle.co.uk/news/crewe-south-cheshire-news/willaston-mans-key-radio-role-11447371

G6TW Goes to War - http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/bearwolf/bearwolf/html/g6tw.html

White House honors Limor Fried AC2SN

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The US White House has honored radio amateur Limor Fried AC2SN as White House Champion of Change

“While studying engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Limor ‘Ladyada’ Fried decided to create a company focused on supporting learning electronics for makers of all ages and skill levels.”
— White House announcement

In 2005, Fried founded Adafruit which has grown to now employ more than 100 individuals in their 50,000 sq ft. NYC factory. Limor is committed to building both innovation and community and is known for creating resources for learning.

Limor was the first female engineer on the cover of WIRED magazine and was awarded Entrepreneur magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year in 2012 and was also on the NYC Industrial Business Advisory Council.

Adafruit is a 100% woman-owned company.

Champions of Change - https://www.whitehouse.gov/champions

Limor Fried AC2SN Twitter - https://twitter.com/adafruit
imor Fried AC2SN Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/adafruit