GB3EG Now On-Air in Wigan

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The GB3EG repeater, located in Wigan, is now on the air.

It is an analogue repeater with no internet connection activity.

The location is at the QTH of 2E0SAF, approximately 200ft above sea level, with a mast 11.5m above ground level.

Its RF output is at 7dBW, that’s about five watts but has had some good reports from further afield.

It is accessed by 82.5Hz CTCSS tone only, and the operating frequencies are 430.9125MHz and 438.5125MHz with narrow deviation.

ARRL - Dare to Imagine

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The ARRL CEO Howard E. Michel WB2ITX challenges radio amateurs to dare to imagine what amateur radio will look like in 2025 and beyond. Dare to imagine change

“We can try to mould the future generation of hams to our image, or we can embrace new hams for what they are. ARRL needs to do the latter. We are now organizing our thinking around the concept of verticals — narrow markets or target niches — that will allow ARRL to provide each member what they want.

Traditional clubs are not the future of clubs. Young people now join causes, not clubs

Our focus will be on developing ways, and an infrastructure, that members can use to organize themselves in ways they want, to do things that they consider meaningful. I can see these new clubs organized to support special events such as a marathon; to engage in STEM education, or prepare for disasters. These types of clubs exist now, but they may need to conform to a set of rules designed for traditional clubs. Can we scrap the rules and provide meaningful support? To aid in this, club leadership could be another vertical. ARRL could provide training in soft skills, such as how to run a meeting or give an effective presentation.”

Radio Amateurs Aid in Rescue in Remote NZ park

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Just days before the volcanic tragedy, a team effort to rescue an injured man in a remote New Zealand park, which included radio amateurs, took place.

The radio amateurs in New Zealand were praised for their help in the rescue of a man who became injured on remote conservation land in Canterbury.

The injured man was one of two who had been in the park when Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand received a report of a personal locator beacon activation there near Benmore Hut.

Detective Mark Buckley told the website stuff.co.nz that although a helicopter was sent to the scene, strong winds kept it away. It was not until 1:25 a.m. on Saturday that Volunteer Land Search and Rescue, or LANDSar teams accompanied by police found the two men.

They provided medical aid to one of the men whose right leg had suffered lacerations and who was unable to walk.

Detective Buckley credited the coordinated efforts of an Amateur Radio Emergency Communications team as well as volunteers from the Christchurch, Oxford and Ellesmere LandSAR teams.