RSGB Construction Competition

The RSGB has launched its latest construction competition.

To enable members across the country, and even the world, to enter, entries will be judged over the internet rather than in person.

There are four categories—Beginners, Construction Excellence, Innovation, and Software—and the deadline for entries is 1 March 2023.

Special recognition will be given to entries submitted by radio amateurs under the age of 24, and to those who have just gained their Foundation licence.

A cash prize will be awarded for the winner of each section, with a bonus for the overall winner who will also be declared the winner of the Pat Hawker G3VA Trophy.

To find out more, including how to enter, see the full details on the RSGB website - http://www.rsgb.org/construction-competition.

Ham Radio’s News Information Channels Shrink By Two

Two important resources for keeping current on ham radio information have gone away. After 31 years of publishing the free Ohio Penn DX Bulletin, Tedd Mirgliotta KB8NW, is calling it quits. He announced that the edition of October 31st, 2022 was to be the final bulletin. This, coupled with the recent passing of Richard G4TUT, publisher of Southgate Amateur Radio News, narrows the field of resources for hams to keep an eye on global happenings.

Got a Problem? Ask a Ham!

When local police in West Bengal India had a problem, they didn’t call other police - they called a group of hams! Their handheld radios were being knocked out of service by holiday lights decorating the parks for recent Hindu festivals. The hams, with the help of a club member who is a physicist, ran tests on the radios and realized that the cheaply made holiday lights were the issue. When lit, the LEDs emitted a noise on a frequency very close to the one the police radios were using. The hams said “change the bulbs” with better-quality bulbs which just happened to be made in India……and problem solved.