ICQPodcast at G8BBC Launch

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ICQ Amateur/Ham Radio Podcast's Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL) and Colin Butler (M6BOY) attended the official opening of the BBC station located at Broadcasting House - G8BBC.

Lord Tony Hall opening G8BBC

The station, located in a room known affectionately as Askey's Flat on the eight floor, was officially opened by BBC Director General Lord Tony Hall who with the assistance of Jonathan Kempster M5AEO who is a BBC Studio Manager made a contact to HMS Belfast (GB2RN) moored on the River Thames.

The BBC Radio Group bestowed an honoury membership to Lord Tony Hall, making him the 36th member of the group

We will be publishing a special episode along with video footage of the event in due course.

BBC Director General Lord Tony Hall (Centre) alongside Jonathan Kempster (M5AEO) left and Jim Lee, G4AEH,

BBC Director General Lord Tony Hall (Centre) alongside Jonathan Kempster (M5AEO) left and Jim Lee, G4AEH,

ICQPodcasts Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Chris Howard (M0TCH) and Colin Butler (M6BOY) with BBC Director General Lord Tony Hall

ICQPodcasts Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Chris Howard (M0TCH) and Colin Butler (M6BOY) with BBC Director General Lord Tony Hall

DXCC Octobers Most Wanted

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The October 2017 'DXCC Most Wanted' callsigns have been published by the DXCC and updated on ClubLog.

  1. P5 - DPRK (North Korea)   
  2. 3Y/B - Bouvet Island   
  3. FT5/W - Crozet Island   
  4. KH1 - Baker Howland Islands   
  5. BS7H - Scarborough Reef
  6. CE0X - San Felix Islands
  7. BV9P - Pratas Island
  8. KH3 - Johnston Island
  9. VK0M - Macquarie Island
  10. KH7K - Kure Island

The complete "DXCC Most Wanted" - https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php

 

Latest GEO Quarterly Magazine Available

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The September edition of the weather satellite magazine GEO Quarterly produced by the Group for Earth Observation is now available for free download
 
The Group for Earth Observation's aim is to enable amateur reception of weather and earth imaging satellites that are in orbit or planned for launch in the near future. 
 
GEO recently changed from a paid subscription to an optional sign-up to the GEO-Subscribers Yahoo group. 
 
Download September 2017 GEO Quarterly - http://www.geo-web.org.uk/geoquarterly.php
 
Group for Earth Observation - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GEO-Subscribers/