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Crawley Roundtable 2008
Details for the 2008 Crawley Roundtable to be held on Sunday Sept-14 are now available here
BeaconSpot
BeaconSpot - A new online Beacon reporting system from UK Microwave Group:
New! - www.beaconspot.eu
Scatterpoint Archive
The Scatterpoint archive for 2006 is now available online. Direct access is also possible
via a separate entry path & pages to this website
- www.scatterpoint.org
2008 Contests
The Operating pages have the new 2008 Contest calendar and rules.
Updates to the Firsts tables have also been uploaded
Martlesham & UKuG Proceedings
The latest UKuG Proceedings are now available by post
Martlesham also saw the approval of the revised UKuG Constitution and first G3EEZ Award
Get Started on 10GHz !!
In the August-2007 edition of Radcom a modern approach to getting quickly started on 10GHz DX was published. RSGB has kindly let us put the full article online:
10GHz Quick Start Project
- also linked form our Hardware and Operating pages
Beacon News/Vetting
Beacon News
A new beacon batch is being planned - see vetting or Scatterpoint Sep-2007
GB3ZME Beacons to move site
GB3MAN 24048.850 New Beacon on air from Manchester - reports welcomed or Click Here
GB3LEF 3400.955 back on line but low power at present - Reports welcomed by Geoff Findon G3TQF
GB3CFG 1296.905 on air from Carrickfergus - reports welcomed
GB3RAL VHF 40/50/60/70.05MHz VHF Cluster Operating - See News Item
Beacon Vetting
Jan-2008: GB3CAM, GB3MAN-5, GB3KEU approved
Jul 2007: GB3RAL 40.05 & 60.05MHz VHF beacons approved
Jun 2007: GB3COA, GB3CSB and GB3FRS applications under review
May 2007: GB3CMS & GB3XGH cleared for 10GHz, GB3FNM approved on 5.7, 24 and 47GHz, GB3MAN approved for 24GHz
April 2007: GB3DUN, GB3MHK and GB3ZME cleared for operation at 24048.xxx
April 2007: GB3RAL 70.050 VHF Beacon approved.
Click for further Info on beacons and vetting
75GHz QSO
Audio, Video and Images of a recent 75GHz QSO show just how practical this
mmWave band is becoming. Click Here
Microwave Museum
A wonderful online collection of classic microwave hardware:
www.microwave-museum.org
Microwave Firsts
The Operating pages now carry the data gathered by John Quarmby G3XDY regarding UK Microwave Firsts.
We are sure there is more data out there - do have a look and let him know!
Awards & Changes: Dec-2006 / Jan-2007
This period sees quite a number of changes to licences and personnel
A revamped Technical Support Team is now available, replacing the Elmer scheme
2007 Contests: Calendar and
the Contest Rules
Scatterpoint 2005 now available online
UKuG awards to Mike Dixon G3PFR and ON4KST for their
Outstanding Contributions
UK Amateur Licence Changes benefit Microwavers - Read More Here
UK Bandplans Update
inc Bandwidths, Beacons, 23cms
UK Microwave Frequency Schedule Changes - Jan-2007
Microwave Project Support
UKuG is pleased to introduce a project support scheme - Get money for a worthy project!
For full details - Click Here
Ofcom/CEPT Issues on UWB, 10GHz Satellite Spectrum etc
UK Microwave Group, works closely with RSGB and other affilated groups such as Amsat-UK and BATC regarding
a wide range of CEPT/Ofcom related issues. Copies of recent submissions on 10GHz Auctions / Phase-3E/5A Satellites
and other issues are in the papers section of the Operating Page
Badges and Accessories
Click for the excellent quality UKuG Lapel Badges and other accessories.
Scatterpoint Archive
The Scatterpoint archive is now available online
and via a separate entry path to this website - www.scatterpoint.org
Newsletter and Membership
The Microwave Newsletter transferred from RSGB to UKuG on July-1 2004. The newsletter is now
called Scatterpoint and its regular delivery is one of the benefits
of UKuG Membership.
RSGB Spectrum Forum
Following the 2003 AGM, the UK Microwave Group liaised with the RSGB regarding the end of the RSGB Microwave Committee.
In early 2004 the UKuG affiliated itself to the RSGB and now works with the RSGB Spectrum Forum
where, since Jan-2007, Murray G6JYB works as RSGB Microwave Manager.
UKuG operators are represented by Sam Jewell G4DDK and Mike Dixon G3PFR.
Microwave Reflectors
The original Yahoo 'Waveguide' refector is now unfortunately closed.
The UK-Microwaves reflector is its replacement as explained
here. Click on the relevant link below for more:
UK Microwaves
US Microwaves
UK Beacons - mainly for keepers/builders
Moon-Net - EME
Florida Weak Signal Society - FLWSS
Disclaimer: UKuG cannot take responsibility for any content on the above.
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