http://www.g7fek.co.uk/news.php UK Amateur radio, CB Radio and Astronomy Blog Wed, 19 May 2010 15:19:56 +0100 en-gb Wed, 19 May 2010 15:09:35 +0100 http://www.g7fek.co.uk/blogus/newsshow.php?page=Radio_Caroline_will_be_ba_1479 http://www.g7fek.co.uk/blogus/newsshow.php?page=Radio_Caroline_will_be_ba_1479 Radio Caroline will be on the real airwaves again, live from the Ross Revenge at the end of May 2010. The Broadcast will again be on 531 KHz Medium wave. Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:57:58 +0100 http://www.g7fek.co.uk/blogus/newsshow.php?page=Radio_Caroline_live_on_Me_55076 http://www.g7fek.co.uk/blogus/newsshow.php?page=Radio_Caroline_live_on_Me_55076 Radio Caroline will be broadcasting live from the Ross Revenge, the last Caroline radio ship, this Easter weekend. Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:33:56 +0000 http://www.g7fek.co.uk/blogus/newsshow.php?page=Tesco_Internet_Phone_to_C_45413 http://www.g7fek.co.uk/blogus/newsshow.php?page=Tesco_Internet_Phone_to_C_45413 Tesco Internet Phone and Tesco Talk Wifi are closing down. Users who have bought phones as Christmas presents will be left without any service and with locked hardware. Tesco will NOT refund any customer hardware purchases prior to December 29th therefore NO Christmas purchases will be refunded. So if you bought a phone for Christmas you will have a total of just 16 weeks use out of it. Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:38:27 +0000 http://www.g7fek.co.uk/blogus/newsshow.php?page=Echolink_for_the_iphone_-_15292 http://www.g7fek.co.uk/blogus/newsshow.php?page=Echolink_for_the_iphone_-_15292 Yes its true. Now i'm going to have to put up with ...... Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:48:24 +0000 http://www.g7fek.co.uk/blogus/newsshow.php?page=Solar_Eclipse_-_15th_Janu_55032 http://www.g7fek.co.uk/blogus/newsshow.php?page=Solar_Eclipse_-_15th_Janu_55032 This year sees a rare annular eclipse of the sun on January 15th, 2010. It is believed that this one will be the longest Solar eclipse of the 21st Century...... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:01:36 +0000 http://www.g7fek.co.uk/blogus/newsshow.php?page=Darkest_Sky_in_UK_-_Gallo_19361 http://www.g7fek.co.uk/blogus/newsshow.php?page=Darkest_Sky_in_UK_-_Gallo_19361 The award, announced by the International Dark Sky Association, confirmed Galloway as one of the best places for stargazing in the world. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:45:47 +0000 http://www.g7fek.co.uk/blogus/newsshow.php?page=BigL_to_return_to_medium__2870 http://www.g7fek.co.uk/blogus/newsshow.php?page=BigL_to_return_to_medium__2870 Troubled anorak radio station BigL plans to broadcast again on medium wave on 1395 KHz from 1st November 2009. Here I comment about this and other revival radio stations..... Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:30:06 +0100 http://www.g7fek.co.uk/blogus/newsshow.php?page=Funicular_Railway_-_Railw_43613 http://www.g7fek.co.uk/blogus/newsshow.php?page=Funicular_Railway_-_Railw_43613 An old Funicular Railway site was activated for Railways on the air weekend on 27th September. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:20:06 +0100 http://www.g7fek.co.uk/blogus/newsshow.php?page=Manned_Space_Program_anno_55343 http://www.g7fek.co.uk/blogus/newsshow.php?page=Manned_Space_Program_anno_55343 last week Russia unveiled a 30 year plan for a manned space program including missions to Mars. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:49:45 +0100 http://www.g7fek.co.uk/blogus/newsshow.php?page=Astrofair_2009_Report_by__48612 http://www.g7fek.co.uk/blogus/newsshow.php?page=Astrofair_2009_Report_by__48612 Mike G7FEK was in attendance at the 2009 Astronomy Fair at the Norman Lockyer Observatory in Sidmouth. Here is my report...