Anniversary celebration of the IARU/ITU/REF

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To celebrate the 90th anniversaries of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) and the Reseaux des Emetteurs Francais (REF), and the 150th anniversary of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the following special event station from different French areas / entities are to be active on the air.

  • TO90IARU - April 4-18th; from Martinique
  • TK90IARU - April 4-18th; from Corsica
  • TM90WARD - April 17-19th; from France
  • TM90REF - May 17-31st; from France
  • TM150ITU - May 3-17th; from France
  • TM150UIT - May 3-17th; from France

All QSOs will be automatically confirmed by Bureau from the REF QSL Bureau.

 

RSGB Youth Committee Minutes Released

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The minutes of the RSGB Youth Committee meeting held on 14 March 2015 have been released

In the minutes RSGB Board member Steve Hartley G0FUW indicates that in 2014-15 the level of young members in the RSGB had remained broadly constant.

The number of young members had plunged by 43% in the preceding 4 years to the low 200's.

The minutes record that the increase in the average age of RSGB members has halted but it is due to older people in their 40's joining rather than younger people.

In 2011 60% of RSGB members were aged 60 or over and the average membership age had been increasing one year every year so it is encouraging news that this aging trend has now stabilised.

The minutes note the RSGB Board's view that the Society has money and that this money is being well spent if it furthers the hobby and brings more youngsters into the hobby. For the Wales DX15 event the Committee has secured £3900 from the RSGB and the RCF.

The Youth Committee Chair Mike Jones 2E0MLJ plans to give a 30 minute presentation about the Committee's work to the RSGB AGM in London on Saturday, April 25.

Download the Youth Committee minutes - http://rsgb.org/main/files/2014/12/RSGB-Youth-Committee-Meeting-14-March-Minutes-PDF.pdf

RSGB Youth Committee - http://rsgb.org/main/about-us/committees/youth-committee/

Youth Committee on Twitter - http://twitter.com/yota_uk

Radio Ham Operator over the Moon at Decoding Space Message

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Colin Bowman M0NLP, Kent UK spoke to his local newspaper after receiving a Slow Scan TV (SSTV) picture from the International Space Station (ISS) and in doing so gained some good publicity for the hobby.

“I went mad when I realised I had decoded an entire picture. I had to e-mail my children straight away, though, as they are both licensed amateurs as well and my daughter has just started a new job in the space industry in Turin.”
— Colin Bowman M0NLP, Kent UK