In response to the UK’s continuing social distancing regulations, the RSGB Convention Committee has changed the arrangements for this year’s event and is holding an online Convention on Saturday, 10 October 2020
The programme will be split into two streams and whether you’re a new licensee or have been enjoying amateur radio for many years there will be a range of topics from expert speakers that you can enjoy free throughout the day.
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08:45 | President’s welcome and introduction Dave Wilson, M0OBW |
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09:00 | Keynote address Eric Swartz, WA6HHQ From the K2, and a box of parts, to the technology and key features the K4. A behind-the-scenes look at a 22-year adventure of hard work, luck, technology and excitement at Elecraft. |
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10:00 | The small station Joe Chester, M1MWD |
QRO Magnetic Loop Antennas Rael Paster, M0RTP |
11:00 | Turning amateur radio into an adventure Kevin Richardson, G0PEK and Lauren Richardson, 2E0HLR |
VHF propagation and weather Jim Bacon, G3YLA |
12:00 | The magic of six metres Chris Deacon, G4IFX |
Having fun with HF contesting Olof Lundberg, G0CKV |
13:00 | How to get the most out of your dealer for your part-exchange Martin Lynch, G4HKS |
DSP: Underlying Concepts William Eustace, M0WJE |
14:00 | A pictorial introduction to data modes Mike Richards, G4WNC |
VHF/UHF radios for contesting and DX-ing Alwyn Seeds, G8DOH |
15:00 | Antenna modelling with MMANA-GAL Steve Nichols, G0KYA |
Ionoscatter on 50 and 144Mhz Palle Preben-Hansen, OZ1RH |
16:00 | Getting Started on Low Earth Orbit Satellites Peter Goodhall, 2M0SQL |
Take your CW to the next level Bruce Pea, N9WKE |
Let op !! aangegeven tijden zijn in Engelse zomertijd !!
75 jaar VERON-dag
Op 20 en 21 oktober 1945 wordt een amateur-radioconferentie gehouden. Met de bedoeling om de oude verenigingen N.V.V.R., N.V.I.R. en V.U.K.A. samen te voegen tot één grote landelijke vereniging met afdelingen. Daarom vergaderen op 20 oktober de hoofdbesturen van de eerste drie verenigingen. Ook de locatie van deze vergadering is bijzonder: De grote restauratiezaal van de A.V.R.O. aan de ‘s-Gravelandseweg in Hilversum.
Om dit te vieren organiseert VERON de 75 jaar VERON-dag met een QSO-Party. Dus alle leden met 75 in de roepletters zijn van harte welkom om deel te nemen aan deze party. Ook wij realiseren ons dat dit voor de meesten van u gewoon een werkdag is. Maar heeft u een uurtje beschikbaar? Kom dan uit met uw speciale roepletters.
Op welke banden?
- De enige beperking is op welke banden je mag uitkomen. Dus HF, VHF, UHF-en-hoger. Alles binnen de gestelde eisen van je registratie.
Met welke modi
- Je mag in elke mode werken waar je wilt van CW tot digimode of van phone tot ATV/DATV.
Dus heb je speciale roepletters met 75 in de call doe dan mee op 21 oktober 2020.
Definitief afgelast
As part of the national “Get on the air to care” campaign with the NHS, the RSGB Tonight @ 8 series of live webinars cover a range of topics and help you gain more enjoyment from amateur radio.
Tonight @ 8 webinars are live-streamed, allowing you to watch the presentations and ask questions online. They can also be viewed on a later date on the RSGB website and YouTube.
Info : https://rsgb.org/main/tonight-at-eight-live-webinars/
Planned webinars
28-09-2020 | Tim GW4VXE | My world of VHF |
02-11-2020 | Heather M0HMO | Introduction to GNU Radio |
Archived webinars
15-06-2020 | Mike G4WNC | Raspberry Pi |
29-06-2020 | Steve G0KYA | Antennas for small gardens |
13-07-2020 | John M0JAV | How to check for VDSL RFI |
27-07-2020 | Dom M0BLF | Getting started |
07-09-2020 | James M0JCQ | Portable adventures with SOTA |
As part of the national “Get on the air to care” campaign with the NHS, the RSGB Tonight @ 8 series of live webinars cover a range of topics and help you gain more enjoyment from amateur radio.
Tonight @ 8 webinars are live-streamed, allowing you to watch the presentations and ask questions online. They can also be viewed on a later date on the RSGB website and YouTube.
Info : https://rsgb.org/main/tonight-at-eight-live-webinars/
Planned webinars
28-09-2020 | Tim GW4VXE | My world of VHF |
02-11-2020 | Heather M0HMO | Introduction to GNU Radio |
Archived webinars
15-06-2020 | Mike G4WNC | Raspberry Pi |
29-06-2020 | Steve G0KYA | Antennas for small gardens |
13-07-2020 | John M0JAV | How to check for VDSL RFI |
27-07-2020 | Dom M0BLF | Getting started |
07-09-2020 | James M0JCQ | Portable adventures with SOTA |
Amateur radio construction – Steve G0FUW and Pete N6QW
Despite what many people think, building your own radio equipment is still a very popular aspect of amateur radio.
In fact there has never been a better time to do this, with readily accessible building blocks and high spec test equipment available at bargain basement prices, or, in the case of software, absolutely free.
This presentation covers the reasons why people homebrew radio equipment, share some ideas on how to get started and provides some examples of homebrew gear, and using hardware and software.
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As part of the national “Get on the air to care” campaign with the NHS, the RSGB Tonight @ 8 series of live webinars cover a range of topics and help you gain more enjoyment from amateur radio.
Tonight @ 8 webinars are live-streamed, allowing you to watch the presentations and ask questions online. They can also be viewed on a later date on the RSGB website and YouTube.
Info : https://rsgb.org/main/tonight-at-eight-live-webinars/
Starting out on the microwaves bands – Neil G4LDR
‘Starting Out on the Microwave Bands’ will provide basic information needed to understand the microwave bands and how to become operational on them.
Topics covered will include:
- What are the microwave bands
- Propagation properties and microwave beacons
- What classes of licence can use which microwave bands
- Equipment requirements including antennas and transverters
- Examples of typical equipment including simple wideband systems
- Operating on the microwave bands including satellites, contests and activity periods
- Resources to help you get going on the microwave bands
Those who become operational on the microwave bands will find there are plenty of opportunities to try the many aspects of this part of the hobby. These include operating portable from a hill top using relatively simple equipment; satellite operating; DXing; trying different operating modes including CW, voice, digital and even DATV; right through to probably the most challenging part of the hobby, moonbounce or EME.
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As part of the national “Get on the air to care” campaign with the NHS, the RSGB Tonight @ 8 series of live webinars cover a range of topics and help you gain more enjoyment from amateur radio.
Tonight @ 8 webinars are live-streamed, allowing you to watch the presentations and ask questions online. They can also be viewed on a later date on the RSGB website and YouTube.
Info : https://rsgb.org/main/tonight-at-eight-live-webinars/
Dutch PACC contest.
Dutch PACC contest.
Op donderdag 18 februari 2021 organiseert de VERON PR-Commissie een online lezing.
Onderwerp:
Arduino voor de radio amateur. Cor PA0GTB heeft al meerdere artikelen in Electron geschreven over dit onderwerp. Cor neemt ons mee in de geheimen van de Arduino. Tijdens de lezing vertelt Cor wat een Arduino is, hoe en waarmee programmeer je deze en zal een aantal voorbeelden laten zien. Waaronder ook een project dat in Electron van maart zal verschijnen.
Wanneer:
De lezing wordt gegeven op donderdag 18 februari 2021 en begint op 20.00 uur en duurt ongeveer 60 tot 90 minuten.
Hoe:
VERON maakt gebruik van GoToMeeting. Via een Nieuwsbrief krijgen de personen die hebben ingeschreven een link toegestuurd. Indien u zich heeft uitgeschreven voor de Nieuwsbrief dan is het niet mogelijk om u een uitnodiging te sturen.
Aanmelden:
Aanmelden kan via de volgende link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKD7fyUvbGTumLxQRTuuUc9e8bJUu0syKccfHGEUJzE__iIg/viewform
GoToMeeting Software eventueel eerder te downloaden kan via https://www.gotomeeting.com/nl-nl. Maar G2M kan ook gebruikt worden met Google Chrome en met een app op iPhone, iPad of Android-apparaat
Hopelijk tot ziens tijdens de Online lezing
73 Johan, PA3JEM